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The Algerian government will grant scholarships to 400 PhD students to be enrolled at the Irish University of Limerick (UL). The program to cost up to €20 million over four years comes as the North African country embarks on a switch from French to English as the official language of teaching and learning in […]
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91, state television announced Tuesday. The former leader had undergone surgery just weeks prior to his death, local media reported. Hosni Mubarak had succeeded in 1981 President Anouar al-Sadat, who made Egypt the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel. He […]
President Kais Saied said Monday that he presented to visiting ruler of Qatar Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani several projects that Qatar can contribute to finance. These projects include Kairoun hospital complex, according to press reports. Emir Tamin began Monday a two-day visit to the North African country, the first visit since March 2019, […]
The parliament of Malawi has passed a law that sets 19 May 2020 as the date for fresh presidential elections. Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court overturned the results of last year’s election that saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected, citing widespread irregularities – especially the “massive” use of correction fluid on tally sheets. The […]
An attack against a response unit of the Burkinabe national police in the province of Sanmatenga, in the center-north of Burkina Faso, left four dead, including three policemen, and five injured. The attack was perpetrated by armed men on the Pissila-Gibga axis, said the police in a statement. Meanwhile, around 20 alleged terrorists were […]
Following the careless act of Spanish Secretary of state in charge of social affairs Nacho Alvarez who hosted in his office a Polisario delegation, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not take long to admonish the minister of the leftist Podemos party and clarify again Spain’s position on the Sahara issue. The Spanish Foreign […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) supports Morocco’s automotive industry with a €15 million loan to Varroc Lighting Systems Morocco, the Moroccan subsidiary of the Indian motor industry’s lighting systems giant, Varroc Engineering Pvt Ltd. The EBRD’s financing will allow Varroc Engineering to supply the Tangier Renault factory and the Peugeot PSA plant […]
A Moroccan MP delegation took part in the 19th Winter Meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) held in Vienna Feb.20-21. During the gathering, the Moroccan MPs discussed with OSCE members and partners several issues related to migration & security, the fight against terrorism & extremism, human […]
Spanish Secretary of state in charge of social rights Nacho Alvarez decided to go carelessly against the current of his government making a storm in a very small cup by hosting a Polisario delegation in his office. Alvarez went further in his anti-Moroccan sentiment and provocation to express in the name of the Spanish government […]
Africa could be a big victim of the coronavirus, which crippled many cities in China and led to deaths elsewhere as scientists still struggle to find a cure. “Our greatest concern is about the potential for spread in countries with weaker health systems,” Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said. If the […]