Algeria has failed in its endeavor to bring Palestinian factions together around the mediation table which it pinned hope for in its quest to host the Arab league summit. Algeria’s quest is more about whitewashing the image of a decaying regime that punches above its weight diplomatically to distract its own citizens from the deepening […]
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UN rejects Libyan Parliament’s appointment of new Prime Minister
The United Nations Thursday rejected the appointment of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as the country’s new Premier in replacement of the incumbent Abdul Hamid Dbeibah by the parliament, Al Wasat news outlet reports. The state legislature headquartered in Tobruk according to its spokesman Abdullah Belhaq voted unanimously to appoint Bashagha and granted him confidence. […]
Morocco backs international efforts seeking protection of oceans
Head of Moroccan government, Aziz Akhannouch, is taking part in the first high-level summit dedicated to the ocean, which opened Friday in Brest, northwest of France, to strengthen international cooperation in combating illegal fishing, decarburizing shipping, and reducing plastic pollution in high seas. Akhannouch was greeted by President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the […]
TunisAir plans massive layoff starting from 2022 to ease financial burden
Tunisia’s national carrier, TunisAir, will lay off 1,000 employees over three years starting from 2022 as part of plans to reduce financial burden and return the company to profitability, CEO Khaled Chelly has revealed. Chelly made the announcement Thursday while receiving the second small body A320neo of a four-jet deal signed with Airbus. The first […]
Algeria: Euro-Med rights watchdog slams punitive measures against striking prisoners of conscience
The Algerian authorities have been practicing “arbitrary” measures against dozens of prisoners of conscience, who went on strike to protest the extension of their detention, without legal justifications, or intent to try them on terrorism-related and other charges, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. Over 40 Hirak detainees in El Harrash prison […]
The US government officially returns a fossilized crocodile skull to Morocco
The US government officially returned a fossilized Moroccan crocodile skull to Morocco in a ceremony held at the Moroccan Embassy in Washington, DC this week. The US Embassy in Rabat announced this Thursday that the Art Crime Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has returned the fossilized crocodile skull to the Moroccan Embassy […]
Moroccan economy shakes off Covid impact, IMF says
Morocco’s economic activity has recovered most of the ground lost during the severe global recession of 2020 with a growth rate of 6.3% last year and medium-term growth prospects of 3.5%, as the country continues its fiscal and monetary stimulus, the IMF said. Morocco has posted the highest growth rate in the MENA region in […]
Morocco’s Central Bank gearing up digital currency
As many Western societies are going paperless and cashless, several central banks across the world started testing digital money to assess the risks and benefits of cryptocurrency, a global market spurred by Covid-19 restrictions in emerging economies particularly in Africa and Asia. Sensing the growing importance of decentralized digital currency with the evolution of Information […]
Egypt appoints first Coptic Christian to head the Supreme Constitutional Court
The Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi Wednesday named the country’s first coptic christian to head the Supreme Constitutional Court, the highest judicial body. The Egyptian leader picked Judge Boulos Fahmy, 65, from the five oldest of the court’s 15 sitting judges, as required by law, and is the 19th judge to preside over the court since […]
Libya’s PM survives alleged assassination attempt
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah Wednesday escaped an alleged attempt assassination after gun shots were fired at his car in capital Tripoli, reports say. A source close to Dbeibah who asked not to be named, told Al Wasat news outlet, the Prime Minister had been returning home when shots were fired from another vehicle that […]