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Morocco’s economy confirmed its recovery momentum in 2025, with gross domestic product growing 4.8% in the first quarter compared to 3% in the same period last year, according to the High Planning Commission (HCP). The strong performance reflects marked progress in non-agricultural sectors and recovery in agricultural activity, driven by sustained growth in domestic demand. […]
The Free Syrian party, ex-National Salvation Front, has called on the new authorities in Damascus to include Polisario in the list of terrorist organizations banned in Syria for their participation in the bloody atrocities committed against the Syrian people. The party supports the bi-partisan legislation submitted by U.S. Republican Representative Joe Wilson to the Congress […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is reviewing a confidential legal brief accusing the Russia-linked Wagner Group of committing war crimes in West Africa — not only through acts of extreme violence but by promoting them online. The brief, submitted by legal experts from UC Berkeley, contends that Wagner’s dissemination of graphic content — showing beheadings, […]
Greece has deployed naval vessels off the coast of Libya in response to a recent surge in irregular migration across the central Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish media reported this week. According to the Greek Ministry of Defense, the deployment includes warships and surveillance assets aimed at monitoring and deterring human smuggling operations originating from Libya. […]
A deadly gold mine collapse in northeastern Sudan’s Howaid desert has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to local media reports. The incident occurred over the week-end in Nile River State, where artisanal mining is rampant and largely unregulated. Eyewitnesses said miners were trapped beneath a sudden avalanche of sand and rock […]
Morocco’s national electricity production increased by 6.5% during the first four months of 2025, accelerating from 3% growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the Financial Studies and Forecasts Directorate (DEPF). The improvement was primarily driven by strong performance in private electricity production, which increased 8.1%, and the National Electricity and Potable […]
Morocco’s national ports handled 60.8 million tons of commercial cargo during the first quarter of 2025, representing a 10.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Financial Studies and Forecasts Directorate (DEPF). The growth was primarily driven by transhipment traffic, which surged 12.7% and accounted for 49.9% of total port activity. […]
Efforts by Sudan and South Sudan to revise transit and processing fees for South Sudan’s crude oil exports concluded inconclusively, with no formal agreement reached following high-level meetings in Port-Sudan. Though talks were described as constructive by Sudanese officials, technical sources revealed significant differences remained over logistical adjustments, particularly at the Bashayer oil terminal. South […]
Morocco and Türkiye signed two memoranda of understanding on Friday in Istanbul to strengthen cooperation in road safety and maritime transport, officials said. The agreements were signed by Moroccan Transport Minister Abdessamad Kayouh and Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu on the sidelines of the Global Transport Connectivity Forum currently held in Istanbul. The first MoU […]
Algeria’s recent oil and gas licensing tender, launched with high hopes to attract global investments, has drawn low interest with no US company bidding. This has pushed President Tebboune to take matters into his own hands reaching out to the two US oil giants: Chevron and Exxon Mobil. The two companies sent senior officials- not […]