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Moroccan and Saudi top tier side Al Nassr striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has wrapped up the year 2019 as the world most prolific scorer with 57 goals, surpassing therefore global stars including Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. The announcement was made at the 11th edition of Globe Soccer Awards that took place at a ceremony on […]
The office of President Kais Saied Thursday issued a statement rejecting allegations the Tunisian leader has abandoned the country’s neutrality in the Libyan crisis after he reportedly promised to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) during his Wednesday meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “Tunisia will never accept to be part […]
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that his country will send troops to Libya at the request of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), facing a military offensive launched by Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s forces. “Since there is an invitation (from Libya) right now, we will accept it” Mr. Erdogan said in a […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his country’s willingness to deploy troops to support Libya’s internationally recognized government, the GNA, based in Tripoli. Erdogan made the remarks during an unexpected visit to Tunisia, confirming earlier statements on the possibility of sending Turkish soldiers to back Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj’s government against rebel commander Khalifa […]
Morocco has expressed backing to Indonesia’s cal to set up the league of Senates and Shura Councils in Islamic Countries as an effective parliamentary framework to address adverse moves and propaganda that might undermine the image of Islam and Muslims worldwide. The project was discussed at a meeting Tuesday in Rabat between visiting speaker of […]
The US has stopped supplying Egypt and Jordan with bomb sniffing-dogs after reports of negligence and deaths of the security animals. “Any death of a canine in the field is an extremely sad event and we will take every measure possible to prevent this from happening in the future,” said the Department of State. A […]
Egypt and Russia Tuesday agreed to avoid aggravation of the crisis in Libya where the two countries are finger-pointed for supporting retired army commander Khalifa Haftar who has been pushing to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reportedly held a telephone conversation with his Russian […]
Morocco’s flag carrier RAM will start operating three flights per week between Casablanca and Beijing on January 16 as part of an expansion plan that also includes the acquisition of new long-haul aircrafts. RAM officials hope that the new route will help connect other African airports to Beijing Daxing airport, one of the largest in […]
Eastern Libyan forces, aligned with retired military General Khalifa Haftar, have released a vessel flying a Grenada flag with a Turkish crew seized few days ago amid tensions between eastern Libyan authorities and Ankara. The vessel arrested on Saturday off Libyan coast was allowed on Monday to resume its journey to Alexandria, Egypt, where it […]
Lawmakers and activists in Kuwait have lambasted the Gulf country’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt on anti-corruption cooperation noting that the most populated Arab country is not a reference on the fight against corruption. Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) have signed an agreement to fight corruption jointly. The agreement, […]