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Algerians wishing to study in France have seen conditions to get a visa toughened as the French general consulate in Algiers imposes payment of at least 30 per cent of hotel bookings in advance. Student associations in the North African country have slammed the decision, which they deem discriminatory as the same decision has not […]
Shortly after the Italian parliament approved the deployment of the country’s naval forces to the Libyan shores to help combat the flow of illegal migration from the North African country to Europe, the Libyan National Army (LNA) have been ordered to take actions against foreign vessels trespassing in Libyan waters. The Parliament’s vote, which took […]
The Executive Committee of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) commended, on Tuesday in Istanbul, the efforts led by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to defend the holy city of Al-Quds in his quality as Chairman of Al Quds committee. In a statement issued at the end of its extended extraordinary […]
Libya’s increasing oil exportations are beginning to raise eyebrows in Italy as authorities believe that the mafia is linking up with extremist groups loyal to the Islamic State group to smuggle crude oil from the Middle East into Italy. As Libya has been in turmoil for the past six years, it was, along with Nigeria, […]
Morocco and France share the same concern of promoting peace and security across the world, said French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. “We are keen to promote openness and dialogue where peace and stability are threatened,” said Le Drian in an address at a function hosted by Morocco’s ambassador to Paris Chakib Benmoussa, on the […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support Morocco in its candidacy to host the 2026 World Cup, said CAF official and the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. He said Morocco will meet next month’s deadline to bid to host the World Cup, noting that interested countries have to meet the deadline of August […]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will start processing asylum seekers’ applications in Libya as of this summer, in a move to curb the deadly crossing of the Mediterranean by illegal migrants. “The idea is to create hotspots to avoid that people take crazy risks when they are not all eligible for asylum. […]
Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union hailed the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, for the defense of Al-Quds Acharif, the protection of its monuments, the preservation of its Arab character and support for the Palestinian people. In the final communiqué issued by the Union of Arab MPs that convened an emergency meeting in […]
Italy is planning to send ships in Libyan waters by the end of August to combat human trafficking and stem a huge influx of immigrants, a government source said on Thursday. The announcement came after Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said that the internationally recognized government in Tripoli requested in a letter Italy’s help through […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has strongly condemned as “unacceptable” Israel’s practices in Jerusalem that are meant to impose a fait accompli in the city, and urged the international community to take decisive actions to compel Israel to put an end to these provocative practices that could incite extremist tendencies, further tension, animosity and violence […]