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The Algerian government has expelled Agence France Press (AFP) bureau Chief in Algiers after they accused the news agency for being biased following the publication of a story titled “Algeria has chosen to write its future with an ailing president”. The story dealt with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ambition to rule the North African country for […]
Morocco and Spain are on way to further diversify their bilateral partnership with the signing of eleven cooperation agreements in different fields. The agreements were signed at a ceremony in Rabat chaired by King Mohammed VI, his Son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and King Felipe VI of Spain, who arrived earlier in the afternoon on […]
Boeing projects the Middle East will require $745 billion in aviation services through 2037 to keep pace with growing passenger and freight traffic in the region, the aviation giant said in a press release Tuesday. The projections came in a new report released on the sidelines of the International trade fair for maintenance, repair and […]
The African Union, the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) organize the first joint International Food Safety Conference this Feb.12-13 in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 32nd AU summit. The conference brings together government leaders, senior policy makers, and representatives from international organizations, civil society and the […]
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank) plans to disburse about $85 billion in support of intra-African trade until 2021, Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the bank said. Speaking on the sidelines of the 32nd African Union Summit, Oramah said the move is crucial to achieving African economic integration. He said the bank is working […]
The Moroccan Inter-ministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH) said it will get in touch with Human Rights Watch to denounce its politically-motivated positions and deflate its allegations and erroneous conclusions regarding the situation of human rights in the Kingdom. A detailed answer will be sent to HRW in the weeks to come, said the DIDH, […]
Moroccan judge Mustapha El Baaj was elected on Tuesday by the UN General Assembly member of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for a term until 30 June 2020. His election is an international recognition of the important role played by Morocco on the international scene and the efforts made by the North African […]
Violent protests in Zimbabwe claimed lives on Monday as soldiers were deployed to quell protests after the government more than doubled fuel prices. At least 13 people had sustained gunshot wounds in and around Harare, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said. Owen Ncube, the minister of state for national security, said the […]
Speaker of the Irish Parliament Seán Ó Fearghaíl has seized the opportunity of his working visit to Morocco (Jan.7-11) to discuss latest developments of the Sahara issue. Mr. Ó Fearghaíl, who met in Rabat several senior Moroccan officials including Head of Govt Saâd Eddine El Othmani and Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El […]
The majority of Algerians feel disgusted, abandoned and outraged after a 31-year-old man was left to die in a well in the southeast of Algeria, Africa’s biggest military spender and member of the OPEC cartel. Ayache Mahjoubi fell accidently in a well in M’Sila Province and remained stuck there for six days as the poorly […]