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Egypt and Saudi Arabia will sign soon multiple contracts for a 2 GW electricity transmission network that will connect the two countries’ grids. The project worth $1.6 billion will connect both countries’ grids with 900 kilometers of overhead transmission cables and pass across the sea bed, for 25 kilometers. Egypt will finance 40 per cent […]
Two military personnel loyal to Eastern Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar died Sunday after 2 helicopters collided over the village of Msus, 130 kilometers southeast of the city of Benghazi. Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) controlled by Haftar said in a statement Sunday Brig. Gen. Bouzied al-Barrasi was among the two casualties. The crew of […]
Morocco and Mauritania have voiced their shared determination to intensify their contacts and permanent consultations to serve the common interests of the two brotherly peoples. This determination was expressed at a phone conversation Sunday between, the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita, and Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed. According to the Mauritanian news agency “AMI”, the […]
The Socialist Forces Front (FFS), the oldest opposition party in Algeria, has denounced “the systematic recourse to security management of state affairs”. The party has voiced “serious concern” over the “return of arbitrary arrests”, saying the systematic recourse to the security management of state affairs aims to “crush popular aspirations to freedom, dignity and social […]
A large delegation of Polish businessmen was on a visit to Morocco this week during which it made a trip to Laayoune to explore investment opportunities in the Moroccan southern provinces. At a meeting later in Rabat with the Foreign Minister, head of the Polish economic mission, Robert Jędrzejczyk, said the potential of the southern […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and compassion to the Algerian Head of State following the demise of the former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. In his message, King Mohammed VI said he learned the news of the death of Bouteflika with “deep sorrow and deep emotion,” and expressed in these painful circumstances to […]
The United States welcomed Friday the death of the leader of the terrorist group, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), and “polisario” mercenary, Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi. “The United States welcomes the announcement by our partner and ally, France, that its troops killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed Friday “the deepening of diplomatic relations” between Morocco, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords with “benefits that continue to grow”. “Today, one year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, their benefits continue to grow. We are witnessing […]
The 1st edition of the Forum “Brazza-cybersecurity” that took place in Brazzaville Sept. 16 – 17 highlighted by the formalization of the constitution of the African Federation of Cybersecurity, whose presidency was entrusted to Moroccan Mohamed Benhammou. The holding of this Forum is part of the dynamics of the 10th international conference on security in […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, reiterated Morocco’s unwavering commitment to regional peace, and called for establishing a new regional order, in which Israel is a stakeholder rather than an “outsider in its own region”. “Stay assured of Morocco’s unwavering and continuous commitment to doing what it takes to contribute genuinely to regional peace,” said […]