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The population of the Sahara is an integral part of the Moroccan people’s fabric and cannot be attached to a region according to ethnic or confessional connotations, commented Saudi daily Riyadh, noting that any approach to the Sahara issue must be wise and balanced. In a column by journalist Abdelrahman Al Jadie under the title […]
An official in the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has finger-pointed the UAE for attempting to divide war-torn Libya after its protégé Khalifa Haftar declared himself ruler of the oil-rich country. Mohamed Amari, member of the GNA, took to his Facebook page to castigate the Gulf country. He wrote that the Tripoli-based government was […]
The renegade east-based commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, announced on Monday April 27 his withdrawal from the political agreement concluded in 2015 in Skhirat, Morocco, which had allowed the formation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), currently led by Fayez El Serraj. In a televised speech aired Monday night, Hafter said […]
A court in Lebanon has ordered the arrest of 17 people, including the Chief of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, on corruption and supply of adulterated fuel charges. Judge Ghada Aoun, prosecutor at Mont-Liban court of appeal, ordered the arrest after state-run Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) lodged early this month […]
Turkey Tuesday sharply criticized France and called the European country to end its support for rebel and east-based retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar. The tirade was made by Hami Aksoy, spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in response to an interview of French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian with Le Monde. In the interview, the French […]
As Lebanon’s economy struggles amid coronavirus fallout, the parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that is expected to generate revenue for the country. Lawmakers approved the bill during a parliament session held in a conference hall. The approval received the backing Hezbollah’s allies including representatives […]
Morocco and China cooperate closely in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Morocco’s ambassador to China Aziz Mekouar. Speaking during a meeting broadcast on Tuesday by China-Arab TV channel, Mekouar said that videoconferences were organized regularly between doctors and health professionals in China and their counterparts in Morocco to share Chinese experience in […]
The 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has gone to Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui for his book ‘Spartan Court’. The Djelfa-born author was announced winner of the IPAF Tuesday in Abu Dhabi by the organizers who streamlined the ceremony due to movement restriction imposed by the UAE because of the novel coronavirus. Aissaoui receives […]
Russian Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP), an enterprise of ROSATOM’s TVEL Fuel Company, and the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority have signed a 10-year contract for supply of low-enriched nuclear fuel components, such as uranium and aluminum items, for ETRR-2 research reactor. ETRR-2, a research reactor of Argentinian design, is based at the Nuclear Research Center […]
Qatar will send two field hospitals to Italy, the world’s hardest hit country by the novel coronavirus outbreak, joining thus a string of countries, including China, Cuba and Turkey that have been helping Italy to address the outbreak. The medical aid will support the European country in its efforts to combat the coronavirus epidemic, Qatari […]