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Karpowership, a Turkish company which supplies Lebanon with a quarter of its energy needs, has shut down this Friday its two floating stations over failure by the Middle East country marred in financial crisis, to pay its arrears, Reuters reports. A source knowledgeable of the matter but who required anonymity told Reuters that the company […]
The Africa-France summit was to be held from July 8 to 10 in Montpellier in the south of France. It has finally been postponed to October due to travel constraints related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The health crisis had already forced the Élysée to cancel last year’s Africa-France summit planned in Bordeaux. This time, the […]
Richard Norland will carry out his new mission as Special envoy for the United States in Libya while retaining his position as ambassador in Tripoli, the U.S. State Department announced Monday in a statement relayed by the U.S. Embassy. According to the statement, the ambassador will increase diplomatic efforts to “keep the political process […]
U.S Vice-President Kamala Harris Tuesday expressed the US support to Tunisia’s subscription for a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it strives to salvage its flatted economy. Harris held a telephone conversation with Tunisia’s leader Kais Saied, the first high level contact between the Biden Administration and the North African country. […]
El Pais, one of Spain’s most popular newspapers, confirmed that the admission of Polisario leader in Spain was a decision taken at the highest state level. El Pais confirmed the conclusion of Morocco’s foreign ministry that letting Ghali into Spain under a made-up identity and an Algerian passport was a “premeditated act.” Ghali flew to […]
Morocco has reiterated its strong rejection of the violent acts that shook Al Quds and denounced unilateral measures by Israel to affect the legal status of the holy city, venerated by three monotheistic religions. Speaking at an Arab Foreign Minister’s meeting on the latest developments in Al Quds, Morocco’s FM Nasser Bourita stressed Morocco’s position […]
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hailed, on Tuesday, the role played by the Al Quds Committee, under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, in protecting the holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. In a final declaration issued after an emergency meeting, the Committee of Permanent Delegates of the OIC Member States “commended […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reiterated on Tuesday its deep concern over the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria and the continued crackdown on the Hirak, denouncing “the use of violence to disperse peaceful demonstrations” and “the arbitrary arrests and detention of people who have exercised […]
African countries must pool their efforts and share their experiences for a safe, stable and prosperous continent, stressed Moroccan ambassador to South Africa, Youssef Amrani. “Morocco has always been an active player in the African continent. We are not Africans only by geography, we are Africans by our history, by our spiritual links with […]
Algeria’s economic and social crisis is causing an upsurge in illegal migration. In 48 hours, more than 30 boats carrying Algerians were intercepted by the Spanish Coast Guard. A migratory pressure that worries the Spanish authorities. More than 30 boats carrying some 445 illegal migrants from Algeria were intercepted within 48 hours by the […]