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The US will continue to support the Tunisian army’s efforts to combat terrorism and tackle insecurity as the North African country battles against waves of terrorists crossing into the country to create mayhem, US ambassador to Tunis announced on Friday. Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein met with Tunisian Defense Minister Farhat Horchani to whom he reiterated the […]
Algerian authorities have refused to issue entry visas for “Le Monde” journalist to cover French Prime Minister Manuel Valls’ two-day official visit to Algiers in retaliation to the paper’s publication of Algerian President’s photo on its front page beside photos of world leaders named in the Panama Papers leak. “Algerian authorities have refused to issue […]
King Mohammed VI launched Friday in Rabat a new structural project of car-manufacturer Renault group in Morocco called “Renault Ecosystem.” The project, meant to consolidate the positioning of the Moroccan automotive sector on the world chessboard, requires an investment of about $1.0 billion and will develop a global supply platform for the manufacturer. The sovereign […]
Moroccan and Mauritanian servicemen have benefited from intelligence course training conducted by US military experts in preparation for upcoming exercise “African Lion 2016.” The training course was held March 3-25 at the Moroccan Southern Zone headquarters in Agadir, according to press reports. The three-week course is the first of what US service members are hoping […]
Calls by some government ministers to change the constitution and allow the country’s President to run for elections in 2019 continue to stir condemnations as the leader of the opposition front has called government to sanction cabinet members who have expressed such a view. Saleh Ould Hanana, leader of the FNDU (coalition of opposition political […]
The Tunisian government has allocated €230 to the fight against terrorism and is determined to also tackle smuggling, become a major concern for the country’s security and economy, Prime Minister said on Thursday. Prime Minister Habib Essid, who was giving a lecture at the Institute of National Defense, in the military base of Bortal Hayder, […]
Top US commander for Africa Thursday downplayed the capacity of the Islamic State’s branch in Libya to conquer more swathes of the Libyan territory given the current state of affairs and the Libyan people’s disdain of the terrorist group even though it has grown in size with around 6,000 fighters. For Gen. David Rodriguez, head […]
The two companies mentioned in the leaked Panama papers that were set up by Mounir Majidi, the private secretary of King Mohammed VI, are legally flawless and operated in total transparency. The statement was made by Moroccan attorney Hicham Naciri, known as the Royal Palace lawyer, following the publication by some media of the name […]
Relations between Algiers and Paris are seemingly turning sour few days after France’s top diplomat, Jean-Marc Ayrault was in Algiers to prepare the Algeria-France summit and two days before an official visit by French Premier Manuel Valls. On Wednesday, Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs summoned French ambassador to Algiers to complain about French media “hostile […]
Khalifa Ghweil, chief of Tripoli’s so-called National Salvation Government dealt serious blow to the Libyan political process and the unity government Wednesday as he nullified a decision by his ministers to step down and hand over the Libyan capital to Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj. Khalifa Ghweil issued a statement demanding members of his cabinet to […]