Headlines Libya

Libya: Saadi Gaddafi set free from prison

Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been freed from prison upon decision of the country’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office and the approval of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, reports say. Saadi has reportedly flew to Turkey. The 48-year-old man was arrested following his extradition in 2014 from Niger where he fled to […]

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Algerian regime battling windmills, Morocco shifting into higher economic gear

While Algerian rulers continue funning conspiracy theories, escalating rhetoric and provocative actions against neighboring Morocco, the North African Kingdom remains focused on drawing foreign investors and creating business opportunities to speed up sustainable development and inclusive growth. Morocco has succeeded in building competitive automotive and aeronautic industries thanks to its open enterprising economy, political stability, […]

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US senator urges Tunisian leader to “restore” democracy

US Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Saturday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to bring back the North African country to the democratic path and swift end to the state of emergency, in reference to the ongoing exceptional measures put in place by the Tunisian President since July 25. The measures include suspension of the parliament […]

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Morocco to repatriate its national squad from Conakry

Morocco’s national football team will fly back from Conakry without playing a game that was supposed to take place on Monday against the Guinean counterpart. According to Moroccan media, the Moroccan team and accompanying delegation headed Sunday evening to the Conakry Gbessia airport, where a special plane was to fly them back home. Heavy gunfire […]

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Forest Fires: Algerian Army on the offensive again against Morocco

The monthly “El Djeich” magazine, the mouthpiece of the Algerian ruling military junta, joined other authorities to adamantly designate Morocco and Israel as responsible for the forest fires which ravaged Kabylie. The delirium and ridicule of Algerian generals is now casting a shadow over the North Korean regime’s, analysts ironize. In the editorial of its […]

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Moroccan architects build state-of-the-art steel trawler at Agadir shipyard

Two Moroccan architects working at a shipyard at Agadir harbor, Southwestern of the kingdom, have built a steel trawler fitted with state-of-art technology, Le360.ma reports. The vessel is fitted with innovative state-of-the-art propulsion system, electrical engine and auxiliary power generators running on diesel. The innovative system used by the architects working for Blue Wave; a […]

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Hurricane Ida: King Mohammed VI sends condolences message to US President

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and solidarity to President Joe Biden, following the passage of Hurricane Ida which struck the northeast of the United States, causing significant human and material damage. In these painful circumstances, the Sovereign expresses to the American President and, through him, to the grieving families and to […]

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International media exposes Algeria’s ‘blame games’

Headlines abound in international media and global think tanks deploring the state of play of Algerian blame games to hide a resounding policy failure by an unpopular regime. When wildfires broke out in Algeria, the government’s reaction was to blame arsonists then political opposition groups and afterwards Morocco in a desperate scapegoating attempt that only […]

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Libya: Oil output on decline, suspended NOC chairman says

Libya’s oil production has dwindled from one million and 300.000 barrels per day (bpd) to one million and 260.000 due to leaks in pipelines, the suspended chairman of the National Oil Corporation Mustafa Sanallah has revealed. The oil-rich African country lost 600 million dollars in lost selling opportunities due to lack of maintenance and huge […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: World Bank ties release of loan to appointment of a PM with economics background

The World Bank has tied allocation of a loan to Tunisia to a number of conditions including the appointment of an economist as Premier, the Washington-based bank’s Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj, who was on a visit to Tunis this week, has revealed. Tunisia has been without a Prime Minister […]