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A powerful militia group in the Libyan capital Tripoli seized power on Wednesday night and cancelled the scheduled Dec. 24 elections, reports say. Forces belonging to Al-Samud brigade have taken control of the headquarters of the ministry of defense and the Presidential Council (PC), Tunisie Numerique reports citing local TV Al Ghad. “Presidential elections will […]
The World Bank approved on Wednesday a $450 million loan for Morocco which is deploying sustained efforts to modernize its public sector through the implementation of an ambitious governance reform program . Over the past few years, Morocco has embarked on long-term and wide-ranging reforms to improve the overall performance of the public sector and […]
UNESCO integrated, this Wednesday, the Moroccan equestrian art of Tbourida to its intangible cultural heritage, a status allowing to preserve this ancient equestrian practice that is very popular in Morocco. The inscription of Tbourida on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was announced by UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, which is […]
Alstom is investing €10.5 million in Morocco to build a new production line and develop capability in the country to manufacture on board transformers. It will be the second production line at Alstom’s facility in Fez, which currently produces harnesses and electrical cabinets for rail and take up about 13,000 m2 of the facility and […]
The Royal Moroccan Navy’s Sigma-class frigate Allal Ben Abdallah (F 615) joined on Tuesday the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) in a maritime drill carried at the Strait of Gibraltar within the frame of the longstanding U.S.-Moroccan military cooperation ties existing between the two allies and partner countries. The largest American aircraft carrier […]
The 42nd Summit of the High Council for Gulf Cooperation (GCC) was held this Tuesday, in the city of Al ‘Ula, in the north-west of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the leaders of its member states, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. The summit has […]
Egypt is planning the production of a new Egyptian jab “EgyVax” in collaboration with private sector player Eva Pharma, the Supreme Council of Universities, and the Agriculture Research Center, the ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said in a statement. The Supreme Council of University Hospitals, the Center for Agricultural Research, and Eva Pharma […]
Armed clashes on Monday night between local police forces and a group affiliated with Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, left one dead and two wounded in southern Libya, according to a hospital source. “Armed with tanks and heavy artillery, a militia under the command of Mabrouk Sahbane of the al-Karama forces (the name […]
As a state entertaining a rentier economy, Algeria has long sought to gain influence in Africa and the Arab region through cash handouts during the era of expensive oil. After years of diplomatic lethargy during the Bouteflika era, the recycled military regime tries the same recipe, yet money has run out. Algeria first donated 100 […]
Morocco’s economic, social and environmental council (CESE) put forward a set of recommendations to cut the share of informal employment in the job market to 20%, a rate close to developed countries. According to national and international institutions, the informal economy accounts at least for 36% of all jobs in Morocco and it has a […]