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Part of Morocco’s efforts to upgrade the industrial sector, impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, 17 investment agreements, worth $93.6 million, were signed in Rabat Wednesday. The signing of the agreements relating to several sectors took place under the chairmanship of Minister of Industry and Trade Moulay Hafid Elalamy who described these agreements as an […]
In implementation of Royal guidelines to roll out coronavirus vaccine for all, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said that preparations are underway and the safety and health of citizens is a priority. “Our country’s choice for a vaccine is based on the criteria of safety and efficiency,” said El Othmani at the […]
Mauritania has for the first time officially reacted Wednesday to the Polisario’s provocative acts at Guerguarat crossing point as these acts obstruct the traffic of trucks carrying Moroccan produce to Mauritania and beyond to other African countries. The spokesperson for the Mauritanian government, Sidi Ould Salem, affirmed, at the end of the Council of Ministers […]
The blocking of the Guerguarat crossing point by the Polisario militias, the destruction of the road connecting the Moroccan and Mauritanian border posts, and the provocations against members of the Royal Armed Forces are a serious violation of the last five resolutions of the UN Security Council. A diplomatic source that closely follows the […]
The Moroccan industry is steadily recovering from the repercussions of the coronavirus and the restrictive measures related to it with 93% of jobs lost to the virus now retrieved, industry minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy said. In this respect, 100% of jobs lost in the pharmaceutical industry were restored while the rate is 97% for […]
The 75 Libyan delegates from the two warring sides and the civil society attending the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Tunis agreed Wednesday to hold elections in 18 months. Head of UN Support of Mission, Stephanie Turco Williams made the announcement Wednesday adding that participants reached a deal on holding free, fair, […]
As the Polisario militias continue to block traffic at the Guerguarat crossing point, chief of the separatist group Brahim Ghali is facing growing criticism in the Tindouf camps by the local sequestered Sahrawis and by influential members of the polisario for igniting unnecessary tension in the region. He is also rebuked for letting himself be […]
An official Mauritanian source denied the involvement of the Mauritanian administration in the creation of a so-called parliamentary friendship group with the Polisario separatist entity. Anbaa, a Mauritanian news website, cited an official Mauritanian source saying the so-called parliamentary group was created under the outgoing Mauritanian administration. “The news (about the parliamentary group) was elaborated […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied will travel Saturday to Qatar for a three-day visit, his office said Wednesday. The visit is taking place amid difficult economic conditions in the North African country whose economy has been severely affected by the pandemic. Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said the pandemic cost the country $2.9 billion in losses. […]
The victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election has prompted a deep concern within the Polisario top leadership due to the “close and excellent ties” existing between Morocco and the US democrat party, according to a Spanish-speaking website close to the Algeria-backed separatist group. It is “under the Obama administration that […]