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Tunisia: President sacks country’s Paris, Milan consuls, orders audits

Kais Saied has terminated the diplomatic jobs of Tunisia’s consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered a financial audit of the missions, his office announced on Sunday. The statement said Taher Arbaoui who had been running the country’s consulate in Paris will be replaced by Ridha Gharsalaoui. Adel Ben Abdallah on the other hand will […]

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How Algeria served as a trigger for Morocco’s antifragility

Antifragility is a concept coined by Nicholas Taleb in his book, Antifragile, according to which stressful conditions, shocks, volatility, faults or attacks are all factors that may end up building up an antifragility system strengthening capabilities and preparedness as well as cutting dependence. The concept applies to greater extents to Morocco’s relations with Algeria which […]

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EBRD Supports Morocco’s Capital Markets with E-Learning Program

The European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) has launched capital markets e-learning program to support the development of Morocco’s financial system. The program was launched in cooperation with Intuition, a digital financial learning provider, the Moroccan Ministry of Economy & Finance, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) and the Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE). Morocco already has […]

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COVID-19: Morocco cancels cultural & artistic events as omicron continues to spread worldwide

Moroccan authorities decided on Friday to cancel all cultural and artistic events as the new coronavirus variant Omicron continues to spread around the world. The new measure comes after they have suspended all incoming passengers’ flights and ferries for two weeks, while the number of attendees at funerals has been reduced to maximum ten people […]

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Algeria fails to meet gas export target to Spain

Spanish media is ranting at the government after a drop in the gas flow leaving households facing a wave of freezing cold without a proper heating system and casting doubt on Algeria’s promises. Spanish paper Okdiario reported that the guarantees of the Spanish Prime Minister regarding the steady flow of gas were too political and […]

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Global Coalition against ISIS: Morocco Co-Chairs Africa Focus Group

Morocco has been chosen to co-chair Africa Focus Group, set up by the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, in recognition for the key role played by the Kingdom in the fight against terrorism. Morocco will chair the Group along with the United States, Italy and Niger. The newly set up group is tasked with enhancing […]

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Algeria deepens its economic, diplomatic isolation

Algeria under the military regime of general Chengriha and his civilian puppet Tebboune has taken in recent months a series of measures that left the country more isolated with an inaudible voice regionally and internationally. Its warmongering against Morocco after cutting diplomatic ties has only further worsened the isolation of Algiers which is viewed more […]

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Libyan Interior ministry warns insecurity puts electoral process in jeopardy

Libya’s Interior minister, Khaled Mazen, warned that deteriorating security situation in the country is no longer acceptable for the electoral process to proceed following failure of the Sabha Court to consider the appeals brought to it due to security threats, Libya Observer reports. Mazen made remarks during a joint press conference with Minister of Justice […]

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Saudi Arabia donates to Tunisia medical aid including 40 tons of liquid oxygen to combat pandemic

Saudi Arabia’s aid agency, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), delivered Wednesday to Tunisia a shipment of aid to Tunisia, including 40 tons of liquid oxygen, to back up the medical sector of the North African country in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The shipment according to the Tunisian Health minister Ali Mrabet […]

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Morocco’s Power Company Partners with Atos & Siemens for Its Smart Grid Project

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has teamed up with Atos and Siemens on smart management of power grid (smart grid), which uses IT to monitor power generation and demand in near real-time, providing more reliable and cost-effective system. This project is part of the country’s digital transformation agenda. It will enable […]