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Newly leaked documents show that the White House has blessed Haftar’s attack on Tripoli, which has so far paved the way for a greater Russian leverage over the renegade general. “Washington’s inconsistent position on Libya — officially supporting the peace process even as the White House has signaled that President Trump favors Mr. Hafter — […]
The besieged Tripoli administration ordered the shutdown of all government facilities, large markets and non-essential shops in its territory, and lockdown of roads to traffic, in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19. The measure, announced by the Presidential Council, starts this Friday April 17 and will last 10 days. Citizens wearing masks […]
The police of Zagora, Southeastern Morocco, seized on Thursday over 1.6 ton of cannabis and arrested three people involved in this drug smuggling operation. The main suspect was captured at the entrance of the city of Zagora on board a truck transporting 62 packs of cannabis weighing 1,69 ton, says a press release issued by […]
Voters are again called to the polls this Sunday, April 19, for the second round of legislative elections. The authorities have decided to maintain the date of this electoral deadline despite strong protests and the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday 19 April, Malians will be called to the polls again. A second round will be organized […]
For the G5 Sahel countries, the coronavirus pandemic is now the number one enemy, even before terrorism, as the region has recorded more than 1200 cases. The Foreign Ministers of the G5 Sahel met on April 15 evening by videoconference for their first meeting since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the conference, the […]
Moroccan Police said that crimes have dropped by 20 pc in March as the country was locked down to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. According to the data released by the National police, snatching crimes fell 24 pc last month compared with the offenses recorded during the same period of last year. Economic and […]
The number of new coronavirus cases in Morocco reached an unprecedented level with 227 new confirmed cases between Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced this Thursday morning that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has jumped to 2,251 with 227 new cases and […]
Leader of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Faiez Serraj Wednesday ruled out possibilities to sit down again at a negotiation table with his rival Khalifar Haftar that he accused of committing crimes against all Libyans. In an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica, Serraj charged the east-based retired military General with bombing “indiscriminately Tripoli, […]
Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Faiez Serraj Wednesday ruled out possibilities to sit down again at a negotiation table with his rival Khalifa Haftar that he accused of committing crimes against all Libyans. In an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica, published Wednesday, Serraj charged the east-based retired military General with bombing “indiscriminately Tripoli, residential […]
Tunisia is expecting about $1.4 billion-loss in revenue in the tourism sector this year as result of impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a document submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in view of seeking a new loan to supplement the 2020 national budget, reports say. The North African country like other countries around […]