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VM Steel, a Belgian stock-listed exporter of a wide range of steel products has launched a subsidiary, VM Steel Maroc, in Morocco from where it aims to conquer the African continent. The subsidiary is the first international branch of the Belgian steel giant. “The choice of Morocco is not due to chance. Morocco is indeed […]
The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, met Thursday in Benghazi with rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar who has released 18 Italian fishermen detained for three months and charged with fishing illegally in Libyan waters. Conte, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio, discussed with the retired General the latest developments in Libya, including political, […]
Nigeria partially reopened its land borders after almost a year and a half of closure. This decision was intended at the time to combat smuggling and encourage local Nigerian production. This reopening is a surprise decision, as was the announcement of the closure of the borders in August 2019. The commercial isolation ordered unilaterally, without […]
Italy has expulsed 92 Tunisians living irregularly in the European country which is fighting illegal migration flows from the southern banks of the Mediterranean. The expulsed arrived this week on three different flights that landed at Ennfidha airport, in Sousse governorate. The expulsions are part of the European country’s program to flash out […]
HM King Mohammed VI sent a message to the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, in which the Sovereign wished him a speedy recovery following his contamination with Covid-19. “I have learnt that you have tested positive for COVID-19. I hope that you will quickly be restored to perfect health and I […]
The US looks to Morocco as a reliable security partner with whom it seeks to foster security cooperation to counter the terrorist threat. This came during talks in Rabat between Police and domestic intelligence chief Abdellatif Hammouchi and US Security Council Director in Charge of Africa and the Middle East Robert Greenway. The talks took […]
The number of Israeli tourists visiting Morocco is expected to rise from 50,000 to 200,000 as the two countries prepare to launch direct air links. Speaking to Israeli TV I24, Morocco’s tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui confirmed the estimate, highlighting the bonds between Moroccan Jews in Israel and their ancestral land. The opening of direct […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) supports Morocco’s Fez-Meknes region road projects and covid-19 response with a $30 million funding. Ten million dollars will be used for the purchase of disinfection and sterilization equipment, which will be used to sanitize public places. The remaining $20 mln will support the region’s plan to expand and upgrade […]
spokesperson of the Basque Nationalist Party at the Spanish Congress of Deputies Aitor Esteban underlined Wednesday that the solution to the Sahara issue must be sought within the framework of the possible. The Polisario must understand “what is possible and what is impossible” to reach a solution to the Sahara issue, said Aitor Esteban during […]
A helicopter of the Algerian navy crashed Wednesday at sea in Tipaza governorate killing the three-man crew onboard. An MS-25 Merlin crashed into the sea during a technical drill, , the ministry of defense said. The crew was made of a lieutenant and two lieutenant-colonels. The ministry did not provide any explanation for the tragedy. […]