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Moroccan security services foiled on Tuesday another major drug smuggling operation in the region of Agadir where they seized one ton and 770 Kg of cannabis inside a truck. The truck’s driver, 44, and his companion, 28, were arrested in this drug bust, says a press release issued by the Moroccan national police. The preliminary […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and American Airlines have sealed a code-share deal, which will allow smoother connections for passengers of both airlines. The deal is due to go into effect on Dec.26. The deal will enable AA’s customers to buy selected RAM flights to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN), which will provide connecting service to Marrakech. Early […]
Morocco’s flag carrier RAM will start operating three flights per week between Casablanca and Beijing on January 16 as part of an expansion plan that also includes the acquisition of new long-haul aircrafts. RAM officials hope that the new route will help connect other African airports to Beijing Daxing airport, one of the largest in […]
Eastern Libyan forces, aligned with retired military General Khalifa Haftar, have released a vessel flying a Grenada flag with a Turkish crew seized few days ago amid tensions between eastern Libyan authorities and Ankara. The vessel arrested on Saturday off Libyan coast was allowed on Monday to resume its journey to Alexandria, Egypt, where it […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week announced a contribution of $220 million to implement a results-oriented program intended to improve territorial competitiveness in Morocco. The program, part of Morocco’s efforts to implement its industrial acceleration plan at the level of regions, is aimed at setting up new industrial poles, attracting private investors and generating […]
Lawmakers and activists in Kuwait have lambasted the Gulf country’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt on anti-corruption cooperation noting that the most populated Arab country is not a reference on the fight against corruption. Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) have signed an agreement to fight corruption jointly. The agreement, […]
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate said he will form a cabinet of national technocrats and competences, independent from all political parties, after he failed to reach a deal with the political movements. At a press conference in Djerba Monday evening, Habib Jemli indicated that the country can no longer wait for the formation of a new cabinet […]
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. The project will enable farmers to adopt renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic (PV) irrigation pumps, the establishment of […]
The United Nations has made clarifications regarding the presence of two elements of the MINURSO, at the site of the pseudo-congress of the Polisario, indicating that their presence was part of routine monitoring and reaffirming the neutrality of the UN mission in the Sahara. The clarification was made Monday by Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for […]
Morocco was elected Monday member of the executive board of the Arab tourism council convened in the Saudi city of Al-Ahsa (328 km east of Riyadh). Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Tunisia were also voted members of this board for a two-year mandate. The election took place during the 25th session of the Executive Bureau […]