Category: Headlines

Algeria: 22 candidates apply for December 12 elections

October 28, 2019

Twenty two candidates, including two former Prime Ministers, have applied for the December presidential elections, state-run news agency APS said Sunday, after deadline for bids ... Read More

Mali: Armed groups to merge into a political movement

October 28, 2019

In Mali, armed groups that have signed the 2015 peace agreement, on Saturday called on other groups that share a common core to rally behind ... Read More

Germany denies having facilitated Tunisian youths’ trip to Israel

October 28, 2019

Germany’s embassy in Tunisia has denied any involvement in the future trip of a group of Tunisian youths to Israel, a country the North Africa ... Read More

Morocco, UK sign deal to maintain post-Brexit trade flow

October 27, 2019

Morocco and the UK signed an association agreement that would ensure the continuity of the current trade terms under the EU-Morocco free trade agreement without ... Read More

Moroccan diplomacy underscores attachment to multilateralism

October 27, 2019

Moroccan diplomacy is deeply attached to a rules-based international order where multilateralism is key, said Minister in charge of African cooperation Mohcine Jazouli. The Kingdom ... Read More

Sahara: MINURSO’s new mandate to be extended by one year instead of six months

October 26, 2019

The mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, will be extended by one year at the expiry of the current mandate this October ... Read More

EU ODYSSEA Project to launch first North African sea observatory in Morocco

October 26, 2019

The European Union funded project ODYSSEA will launch its North Africa’s first operational sea observatory in Al Hoceima National Park, in northeastern Morocco. The launch ... Read More

Seizure of over 9 tons of cannabis near Tangier; five drug dealers arrested

October 26, 2019

Policemen arrested on Friday five people for their alleged links to an international drug trafficking network and seized 9.1 tons of cannabis resin. The banned ... Read More

Morocco moves further up in doing business index

October 25, 2019

Morocco improved its ranking jumping 7 spots in the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business report to take the 53rd place amid 190 countries. According to ... Read More

Morocco’s BCIJ Arrests 6 ISIS-Linked Terror Suspects Near Casablanca, in Chefchaouen; Impressive Arsenal Seized

October 25, 2019

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled early Friday (Oct. 25) two ISIS-linked terror cells in Tamaris II in the southern suburbs of Casablanca ... Read More