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Military cooperation between Morocco and Saudi Arabia is increasingly fostering as Riyadh promises to inject around $ 22 billion into a military armament project to be birthed out in Morocco. Saudi Arabia according to Arabian media outlet Al Massae relayed by Moroccan local media has promised to inject around $ 22 billion into a mega […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid amid growing criticism targeting his management of affairs appointed a new cabinet marked by 13 new entries including news secretaries at Foreign and Interior Ministries in a bid to boost efficiency. Most members of the former cabinet have kept their places following the reshuffle except handful of ministers including Foreign […]
Former Secretary General of ruling party Nidaa Tounes Mohsen Marzouk Tuesday announced the name of his new party and date of its press conference, reports say. The new party is according to Tunisian newspaper ”Tunisie Numerique” called “Path of reconstruction” and will hold a conference on January 7 in a move to announce the date […]
Tunisian authorities have extended the state of emergency until February 21 as the threat of terrorism in the country remains high in the North African country. Following the beach terror attacks perpetrated last July in Sousse killing 38 foreign tourists, including 30 Britons, Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi declared a 30-day state of emergency. Five […]
IS Tuesday carried out a second day offensive on Libya’s vital oil terminals prompting national oil company to call for help saying IS’s control of the oil region will cause fall of the Libyan state. The Jihadist group pushed further Tuesday on the Libya’s coastal region housing the country’s vital oil terminals. The terrorist group […]
Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming arrived in the Egyptian capital Monday for an official visit seen as ground work for January visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Chinese diplomat who joined Cairo via Abu Dhabi will have a four-day work with Egyptian authorities. Ming’s official visit is seen as ground clearing trip to […]
Mauritanian security forces have given chase of a Mauritanian terrorist sentenced to death who has broken away from his prison cell in capital Nouakchott, reports say. The fugitive named Salek Ould Cheikh borne in 1984 north of the country reportedly succeeded in sneaking out of the detention center on December 31 according to media quoting […]
Nadia Sminate, member of the Belgian “New Flemish Alliance” party (N-VA) has become mayor of the municipality of Londerzeel, a breakthrough for Moroccan community living in Belgium and a source of inspiration and pride for all Moroccans. She is the first Flemish mayor of Moroccan origin to hold and reach such a post. Nadia took […]
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), different from the two rival governments in Tripoli and Tobruk, formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA) signed in Morocco by some members of the two rival parliaments are meeting in Tunis trying to finalize the program and list of government members to be presented to the internationally-recognized government […]
Egyptian military sources Sunday indicated that the army killed 26 terrorists and arrested five suspects in military raid in a move to weed out IS-affiliated militants. The Defense Ministry in a statement added that it carried out raids in Arish, Sheikh Zuwayed, Rafah and some areas in Central Sinai. The ministry also indicated that it […]