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A parallel government installed by Libya’s parliament and seeking to oust the ruling executive in Tripoli was sworn in Thursday, plunging the country into an institutional crisis reminiscent of the darkest hours of the civil war. The parliamentary-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bachagha, and part of his team were sworn in before MPs in Tobruk, in […]
In 2021, $120 million private investments were injected in 28 new projects in all Tanger Med’s activity zones, says the port’s management in its latest newsletter. The new projects created 4397 additional jobs. They were made by private entities and corporations from UK, USA, France, Italy, Ireland, China, Portugal, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Spain… The list […]
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Morocco within the frame of an international tour that will take her to Turkey, Spain, Algeria and Egypt. Sherman starts this Friday her week-long trip with a visit to Istanbul and Ankara, says a press release issued by the U.S. State Department. The Deputy Secretary is expected […]
The Irish airline Ryanair announced on Thursday the launch of a new route between the Spanish city of Valencia and Agadir. This new service will be operational from April 1st with two weekly flights, the company said in a statement. The launch of this route is part of the company’s summer program “the most important […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted commodities market sending prices skyrocketing at a context the world is struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Morocco’s sovereign Mohammed VI had- prior to the outbreak of this war- urged the government to take concrete measures to foster Morocco’s self-sufficiency on the strategic areas […]
Libya’s new Prime Minister is expected to be sworn in this Thursday before the House of Representatives (HoR), the country’s state legislature, after winning confidence vote from the house members. The former Interior Minister said on Twitter that his team which was validated on Tuesday will also take oath. “The Presidency of the House of […]
The Russian tourism federation has revealed that Russian holidaymakers are expected in Tunisia amid growing international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The federation, according to Russian TV (RT), said that Tunisian Tourism Minister Moez Belhassan expressed the North African country’s keenness to welcome Russian tourists adding that Tunis is not planning to impose any […]
The United Nations General Assembly adopted, this Wednesday, a resolution on the situation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The Kingdom of Morocco has decided not to participate in the vote on this resolution, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, calling for the continuation and intensification of dialogue and negotiation. The UNGA […]
Morocco exported 851 Ghw of electricity in 2021, worth 565 million dirhams ($60 million), as it continues to diversify its energy mix away from fossil fuels, the treasury said. Electricity exports were up 700% compared to a year earlier while imports grew only 20% to 688 Gwh, the treasury said in a recent report. The […]
The reports of discrimination against African nationals trying to flee Ukraine have caused uproar, after Africans, mostly students, have accused Ukrainian security forces of racially profiling them, and of stopping them from getting on trains. The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the AU Commission, […]