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The Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has recalled home its ambassador to France Isabelle Tshombe, after an audit of the mission revealed the diplomat was involved in funds embezzlement, Anadolu News Agency reports. A letter dated Dec. 27 and signed by the First Deputy Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula and the audit agency revealed the malpractices […]
“Neo” is the first Moroccan car brand to be produced for local market with a €50 million investment which will be used for the building of a factory for this project. The announcement has been made by the Minister of Industry & Trade, Ryad Mezzour. He told Saudi newspaper Asharq that the plant is expected […]
Tunisian and foreign rights watchdogs warn that President Kais Saied’s actions threaten press freedom and the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings. In this connection, Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday against what they say is growing repression and intimidation against the press since President Kais Saied’s power grab in July last year. […]
The registration of young eligible conscripts for 2023 started Wednesday in Morocco and will close on February 25. The 12-month compulsory military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 has been reinstated in 2019 after it was abandoned in 2006. In 2019, 133,820 young male/female Moroccans registered for the service and 178,166 volunteered […]
Japan will release to Egypt $301 million to finance the implementation of phase one of Cairo Metro’s fourth line. The related agreement was signed between Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Rania El-Mashat and the Minister of Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, and Japan’s Embassy in Egypt and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mubasher reports. The funds […]
Nationals of Jordan, India, Guatemala and Azerbaijan will benefit from the electronic visa (e-visa) to visit Morocco from January 10, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Wednesday in a statement. This decision is part of the efforts made by the Kingdom, on the national and international levels, aiming at the digitization of public […]
Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) told the Confederation of African Football that the national team could boycott the Africa U23 Cup of Nations if the national team is not allowed to have a direct flight to Algeria. Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan flights adding to borders which it has kept closed since […]
Moroccan farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after recent rainfall that dissipated the prospect of extreme drought and helped improve dam filling rates. Moroccan dams are on average 34% full on December 28 after the filling rate dropped to near 20% leading to a halt of irrigation in many key agricultural regions. Rainfall is […]
Many leading European clubs from different premier leagues are racing to add Atlas Lion stars that marked Morocco’s unparalleled run in Qatar World Cup. One of the revelations of the tournament was Azzedine Ounahi who mastered the midfield with skillful tackles commanding performances. He is now poised to leave his team Angers which languished in […]
Algeria has arrested independent journalist Ihsane El Kadi and shut down his Radio M, in a move that was decried by international media and free speech watchdogs. Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El-Kadi’s arrest and called on the authorities to “respect the work of the media in the country”. El Kadi […]