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The cabinet of Fathi Bashagha; one of Libya’s current two Prime Ministers, has approved a draft budget of nearly 95 billion Libyan dinars ($20 billion) for 2022. “The draft budget for the fiscal year 2022 was presented, discussed, and delivered during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha on Thursday,” Minister of planning and […]
The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla has become over a twenty- year span a hotspot for kitesurfing, writes French magazine Paris Match, explaining the current trend by the city’s geographical position -30 kilometers north of the Tropic of Cancer, like Havana or Hawaii- which offers a pleasant climate all year round. “In the southernmost part […]
Morocco’s crucial role in managing migratory flows to Spain and Europe was highlighted at the meeting of the Permanent Joint Moroccan-Spanish Migration Group, convened Friday in Rabat and in comments by officials and experts following this meeting. The commentators also underlined that Morocco, which bears the brunt of illegal migration, takes a comprehensive and effective […]
Morocco has always favored the path of regional, interregional and international cooperation, based on the principles of common and shared responsibility, to respond to the multidimensional threats posed by the phenomenon of transnational organized crime. The remarks were made by a Moroccan delegation taking part in a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council […]
The Moroccan-Spanish permanent joint migration group met this Friday, May 6, 2022 in Rabat, for the first time in three years, to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two countries on migration-related issues, a meeting translating that cooperation between the two countries is resuming for good. Actually, after the meeting held at the Ministry […]
Morocco is seeking to purchase Israeli cruise missiles “Delilah” to enhance further its multi-layered defense capabilities, according to specialized “Defensa” magazine. The North African Kingdom has opened negotiations with Israeli Elbit Systems to get the Delilah missiles for its F-5 jets as the country intends to upgrade these supersonic light fighters with advanced sensor systems […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested, early Friday, a supporter of the terror Daech organization, for his alleged involvement in a terror plot aimed at seriously undermining public order. The 37-year old who was active in the city of Berkane was arrested in an operation conducted by the Special Force of the services […]
Russia’s top diplomat Serguei Lavrov has cancelled a trip to Tunisia initially planned for May 9-10, Tunisie Numerique has revealed. A source aware of the cancellation has told the media that the Russian Foreign Minister will not visit the North African country as indicated, owing to current international crisis that is opposing Russia to Ukraine. […]
Algeria has reduced by 25% gas supplies to Spain, after the latter changed its stance to support Morocco’s Sahara autonomy plan, Spanish media said. The gas transiting through the Medgaz pipeline was down by a quarter since Spain edged closer to Morocco, confirming once more forecasts by analysts who had warned Spain of Algeria’s unreliability […]
Morocco’s competition council fined Switzerland’s Sika Ag for its non-compliance with local competition law, the first sanction delivered by the regulator since its creation. Sika Ag had acquired Dry Mix Solutions, both operating in the manufacturing of construction material, without informing or getting approval from the Moroccan competition council in advance. The fine stood at […]