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The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC), a body monitoring compliance by signatory states to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, has established the full responsibility of Algerian authorities in the kidnapping of Polisario dissident, Ahmed Khalil Mahmoud Braih. The Alkarama Foundation, a Geneva-based human rights organization, shared the recent UNHRC decision on its […]
Turkey and its Libyan ally UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of trade and a new plan meant to solve pending issue, Libyan Observer reports citing Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan. The deal signed Thursday, according to Pekcan will lay the groundwork for resolving ongoing […]
Palestinian factions, Hamas in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank, have closed their ranks in reaction to the unprecedented normalization of ties between Israel and the UAE, announced Thursday. Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, held a phone conversation with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. Both Palestinian leaders adopted a joint stance in reaction to the […]
Voices are rising in Morocco for a new donation campaign for the anti-coronavirus fund, which now has 9 billion dirhams ($975 mln). The fund was spurred by King Mohammed VI when the virus first outbroke in Morocco and gathered some 33.7 billion dirhams ($3.7 bln) thanks to generous donations from Moroccan enterprises and individuals. The […]
Morocco’s automotive industry is the most attractive market in the MENA region for production opportunities, said Fitch Solutions Foundation in its latest report. “Morocco is the top ranked MENA market in our Autos Production Risk/Reward Index, thanks to a robust outlook for production growth, low labor costs and positive industry policy”, added the Fitch think-thank, […]
In a “win-win” agreement, Gabon has entered into a commitment with Venezuela. The two countries want to further strengthen and consolidate their cooperation in the oil sector. One of the largest oil producers and exporters around the world, Gabon, aims to draw inspiration in this sector from the experience of Venezuela, to make better use […]
The outbreak of the coronavirus has crippled the global supply chain for the automotive sector which, coupled with a demand crisis, has triggered a lethargy in the car industry fabric globally with Morocco being no exception. Morocco has made the automotive sector a pillar of its industrial strategy attracting large-scale investments by world giants such […]
The US State Department cited Morocco as an example in terms of women’s empowerment through the campaign to support the melkization operation aimed at enabling women inherit Soulaliyate lands, an operation launched as part of the partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. During a virtual event on the development and prosperity of women in the […]
Morocco’s Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb announced Wednesday the establishment of COVID-19 referral health centers in neighborhoods throughout Morocco. The measure comes to increase the number of screening centers and improve access to urgent care in efforts to curb the spread of the virus, said the official in a virtual conference organized by the […]
Lebanon and Algeria, two countries led by corrupt elites who hijacked the ambitions of youth to democracy and prosperity, share many of their plagues, according to Algerian senior opposition leader Said Saadi. In a tribute to the victims of Beirut blast, Saadi said on his facebook account that the explosion widened the cracks within the […]