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The South African foreign ministry has summoned Algeria’s ambassador after police in Pretoria launched a probe into sexual harassment allegations leveled by a woman against the diplomat. Pretoria has expressed its concern to Abd El Naceur Belaid, 64, suspected of unethical behaviors, involving sexual attacks, on a 42-year old single woman working at the Algerian […]
Morocco braces for a cereals yield of 61 million quintals in 2019, that is 19% less than an average year, said the agriculture ministry noting the sugar beetroot harvest will be good standing at 70 tons per hectares. Rainfall was 11% less compared to an average year and 23% less compared to last year, the […]
Tunisia and Russia are contemplating the setting up of a free trade area. The project was discussed at the 7th session of the Tunisian-Russian Joint Economic Commission held Friday in Tunis. “Tunisia and Russia will examine the procedures needed to establish a free trade zone between the two countries,” Trade Minister Omar Behi was quoted […]
Kuwait Thursday denied Mauritania’s state news agency report that it has wiped out the interests on loans it had granted to the North African country, explaining that the interests are replaced with “investment opportunities’. The denial came in the wake of a Tuesday report by the Mauritanian state-run news agency that the Gulf country and […]
Russian Foreign Minister Thursday told an international gathering that only a political statement would end the military crisis that has engulfed Libya early this month after eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to take Tripoli. “We need to put an end to the ongoing internal conflict in Libya,” Sergei Lavrov said in his […]
The Egmont Institute, an independent Think-thank based in Brussels, has praised Morocco’s counterterrorism policy, saying the North African Kingdom has been successful in preventing terrorist attacks and getting intelligence information, which has been helpful locally and internationally. In its latest report entitled: “Returnees in the Maghreb: Comparing Policies on returning Foreign Fighters in Egypt, Morocco […]
Morocco reiterated, on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, its support for the Libyan people’s aspirations to build a democratic, inclusive, and united State and to preserve their country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The pledge was renewed by Morocco’s representative to the African Union (AU), ambassador Mohammed Arrouchi, in an address at a meeting of the […]
Amnesty international has denounced the latest violent attack that targeted refugees and migrants at a detention center on the outskirts of Tripoli, calling for the protection of civilians and trial of those responsible for this horrible aggression and assault. Armed men raided the Qasr Ben Ghashir detention center, south of Tripoli on April 23 and […]
Nidaa Tounes Executive director Wednesday said the party’s founder and country President Beiji Caid Essebsi will be the political movement candidate for this year presidential elections though the 92-year old statesman recently cast doubt about seeking a second term in office. Khalid Shaukat, in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), said Essebsi who has […]
Morocco has offered intelligence that helped Sri Lankan authorities identify the suicide bombers and their mentors in the Islamic State, Outlook India said in an exclusive reporting. The information was also shared with India as New Delhi and Morocco have a strong counter-terror cooperation, it said. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said […]