The second round of voting by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) gathered in Geneva has resulted in a new unified Libyan government, with Mohammed al-Menfi chosen as presidency council head and Abdulhamid Dbeibeh as Prime Minister. Seventy-four members of the LPDF, which includes Libyans from different political backgrounds, elected a list that includes Abdul […]
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Audit report reveals overvalued procurement by Justice Ministry
The Moroccan Justice Ministry has bought overvalued furniture and office equipment an audit by the Finance Ministry showed. The audit repot published by Moroccan media Rue 20 showed that the expensive procurements occurred during the administrations of Islamist Mustapha Ramid and his successors Mohamed Aoujar of the RNI and current USFP minister Mohammed Ben Abdelkader. […]
Morocco’s trade deficit eases 23.1%, tourism receipts halve
Morocco’s trade deficit shrunk 23.1% as the pandemic lowered both imports and exports with tourism being the worst hit sector. Tourism revenues dropped 53.8% to 36.3 billion dirhams from 70.7 billion dirhams in 2019 when Morocco received 13 million people. Imports bill dropped 14% thanks in particular to lower energy imports and fewer equipment imports […]
Sahara: Venezuela’s Interim President Juan Guaidó voices full support for autonomy plan
The President of the National Assembly and Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, has expressed his full support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan in the Sahara, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, deeming this initiative as the only possible solution to promote stability and prosperity in the region. This came in a statement published […]
Washington raises its travel warning to Algeria to highest level
The US State Department recently raised the level of its warning to US travelers wishing to travel to Algeria to Level 4, the highest level on its scale of insecurity, and attributed this to the risks of “terrorism and kidnapping.” According to the travel warning posted on its website, the State Department advises Americans not […]
A former US Deputy National Security Adviser praises Trump’s bold decision on Moroccan Sahara
Former US deputy national security adviser Elliott Abrams has hailed the “sound” and bold decision made by ex-president Donald Trump who signed in December 2020, a historic proclamation recognizing Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory. In an Op-ed published Wednesday in the prestigious American bi-monthly magazine “National Review”, Mr. Elliott said “Trump got […]
Morocco-OECD: Launch of Phase II of Country Program
Morocco and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) launched on Thursday the second phase of the country program which enables the Kingdom to benefit from the OECD expertise and support in public governance, inclusive economic growth, gender equality, human capital development, the fight against corruption… The 2nd phase of the Morocco Country Program […]
Re-election of Moroccan Omar Hilale as President of CAR Configuration of UN peacebuilding Commission
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Omar Hilale has been re-elected by acclamation as President of the Central African Republic Configuration of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), during the body’s first formal meeting of the year. The PBC, a subsidiary body of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, has the mandate […]
US CPaT to train remotely pilots of Royal Air Maroc
Pilots of Moroccan national airline company, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will benefit from a remote training of US Company “CPaT Global”, a leader in E-Learning Solutions for Airlines. The announcement was made by the Texas-based company which has been awarded a contract by the Moroccan flag carrier for initial and recurrent training spanning a variety […]
Algeria may withdraw from African handball championship to be in held in Moroccan Sahara
Blinded by its support for the Polisario separatists, Algeria mulls withdrawing from the African handball championship to be held in Laayoune and Guelmim in the Southern provinces, in 2022, Algerian media reported. An investigation has also been opened against the head of the Algerian handball federation for voting in favor of Morocco. The move highlights […]