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Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba received a high-level delegation from British energy giant Shell on Monday. The delegation included Richard Howe, Executive Vice President of Conventional Oil and Gas; Fakher Bader, Vice President and Head of the UAE and Iraq branch; and Martin Garvelink, General Manager of New Business Development. The discussions […]
Morocco’s insurance and reinsurance sector closed 2025 on a robust note, with total premiums written surpassing 64.3 billion dirhams — a year-on-year increase of 7.9 percent — according to figures released by the Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority, known by its French acronym ACAPS. The growth was broad-based, with both major branches of the […]
As the US leads efforts to facilitate negotiations on the Sahara on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan, Algeria’s diplomatic posture is shifting in ways that reveal deeper strategic anxieties about its quest to keep the status-quo of unjust colonial borders drawn to the detriment of Morocco. Beyond the status of the Sahara territory, […]
Belgium has reaffirmed support for Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, saying the plan is “the most serious, credible and realistic basis” for achieving a just and lasting political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The Belgian position was voiced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime […]
Algeria is preparing to welcome Pope Léon XIV in April, a visit the government hopes will highlight the country’s historic ties to Christianity and its claim to the legacy of Saint Augustine. But the visit will take place at a context marked by church closures and mounting crackdown on Christian communities. Official media have intensified […]
A group of 40 States have reiterated steadfast backing for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2797, endorsing the Moroccan Autonomy under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. In their joint statement made at the 62nd session of UN Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, these countries commended UN Security […]
Morocco and Finland have reaffirmed their commitment to a strengthened bilateral relationship following high-level talks in Rabat between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, with discussions spanning economic cooperation, regional security, and key geopolitical issues. On the economic front, Bourita highlighted notable progress in trade relations, pointing to the presence of […]
Algeria’s reaction to the unfolding developments in Iran reignited questions over the coherence of its foreign policy, exposing familiar patterns of hesitation, selective outrage and inconsistencies that diplomats say increasingly undermine its credibility on the regional stage. The strikes, which killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top officials, targeted the regime with […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has been among the airlines that canceled its scheduled flight from Casablanca to Doha, as well as the return Doha–Casablanca service, after Qatar closed its airspace amid rapidly deteriorating regional security conditions. A Qatar Airways flight scheduled to depart Casablanca at 15:30 on Saturday was also canceled due to the closure, […]
A group of Tunisian lawmakers has submitted a comprehensive proposal of law to Parliament aimed at overhauling key sections of the country’s nationality Code in a bid to tighten eligibility for citizenship and adapt provisions relating to birthright nationality. Under the draft legislation, naturalization would be conditioned on legal entry and a continuous seven-year […]