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The Moroccan Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced, Tuesday, the end of the “Omicron” wave, after two consecutive weeks of green level and the beginning of the post-wave phase or the third inter-period. Meanwhile, l’Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA), said on Tuesday that tests on arrival at airports in the Kingdom are no longer […]
Fathi Bashagha, Libya’s new Prime Minister designated by the country’s parliament, promised Tuesday a peaceful transition although outgoing and rival Abdul Hamid Dbeibah vowed to remain in office. The House of Representatives (HoR), as expected, approved Tuesday Bashagha’s cabinet lineup after the latter made amendments to a first team he proposed on Monday and which […]
A court in Tunisia has indicted former Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh for illicit enrichment during his tenure in power from February to September 2020 after which he was forced to step down over accusation of conflict of interest. According to the communication office of Tunis court of first instance, the former Premier who has been […]
Speaker of Egypt’s Senate Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razek has called for enhancing further cooperation ties with Morocco through support measures propping up partnership between the two countries. He made the remarks following his meeting Tuesday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Speaker of the Egyptian Senate is visiting Morocco to take part in the 11th […]
Turkish automotive supplier Martur Fompak International inaugurated an industrial plant on Tuesday, March 1 in Tangier Automotive City. Built over 38,487 m², the plant required an investment of more than $35.6 million (340 million dirhams) and will allow the creation of 1,150 jobs. Located in one of Morocco’s biggest industrial zones, the factory […]
By March 1 at noon, over 2000 Moroccans, mostly students, managed to leave the Ukrainian territory to neighboring countries, Moroccan foreign ministry said. Most crossings took place in Poland, followed by Romania, Slovakia and Hungary as Morocco dislocated its embassy and consular staff to Lviv, about 70 kilometers south of the Polish border. Prior to […]
The Egyptian government is set to dedicate 30% of the new budget for green investments, as compared to 15% in FY 2021/2022, minister of Finance said. Mohamed Maait also indicated that Egypt is planning to raise green investments under the FY 2024/2025 budget to 50%, Arab Finance reports. Egypt has embarked on the development of […]
CEO of Algeria’s oil and gas company Sonatrach Toufiq Hakkar said on Feb 27 his country was ready to tap the potential of a 10 cubic meter pipeline to Italy, but a day later he backtracked on his promise casting doubt on Algeria’s limited gas production capacity, in a volte-face that indicates a fear of […]
The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on a number of Somali officials, including regional leaders, suspected of obstructing the electoral process. This is in response to the missed deadline for the completion of Somalia’s long-delayed elections. The country’s National Consultative Assembly, which is chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, has extended the deadline for […]
Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha failed Monday to win confidence vote from the House of Representatives (HoR) which has asked him to reshuffle his proposed cabinet line-up for a new parliament session scheduled this Tuesday. The former interior minister presented Monday to the HoR a government of 41 people including himself. The team is made […]