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The Algerian and Polisario militias have imposed a total blackout on the disastrous Covid-19 outbreak among those held against their will in Tindouf camps. After he tested positive for Covid-19, Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali was rushed to Spain using an Algerian passport and a fake name while the thousands of Sahraouis held in the camps […]
Morocco takes part in the Obangame Express 2021, conducted by the US Naval Forces Africa, the major multinational naval exercise in West Africa designed to improve regional tactical cooperation to counter common security threats. The announcement was made by the US Africa Command in a press release. The ongoing two-week OE-21 exercise, which started […]
Prominent Portuguese figures have called on their government and the European Union to support Morocco in the Sahara issue and to back the kingdom’s territorial integrity. In a letter addressed to Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, in his capacity as President of the Council of the EU, a group of former and current Portuguese officials […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to temporarily suspend flights to and from six other countries, extending the list of countries with which air links have been banned, in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The six new countries added to this list are Poland, Norway, Finland, Greece, Lebanon, and Kuwait. The suspension of air […]
UAE will open a mission in Tel Aviv following the historic peace deal between the two countries, the Foreign Minister of the Gulf country has said. “The embassy will be in Tel Aviv. This is very clear,” Anwar Gargash said Thursday during a video conference with US-based Atlantic Council think-tank. The Gulf country and Israel […]
The European Union Monday allocated Tunisia 10 million euros to help stem illegal migration activities from its coasts. The bloc’s commissioner for home affairs and internal security, Ylva Johansson, announced the assistance, which will be used to fight traffickers who control the illegal migration activities on the shores of the North African country. Over 4,100 […]
The confinement imposed to curb coronavirus infections have led to a drop in air pollution and car accidents across the country, authorities said. Morocco started a lockdown on March 20 that was extended to May 20 limiting movement to necessities with only one member in every household allowed to shop. Working from home has been […]
The Tunisian government Tuesday denied claims by the country’s leading LGBT group that it has approved a same marriage, adding that the North African country still does not recognize homosexuality, Webdo Tunis reports. Minister of Local Affairs, Lotfi Zitoun speaking in front of the Tunisian parliament squashed the controversy that birthed in the North African […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has underlined Tunis’s unified position with UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli after his defense minister tagged the fragile Libyan government as militia”, reports say. Tension has emerged this week between Tunisia and Libyan after Tunisian defense minister, Imed Hazgui, in comments to a local TV station, called forces […]
As Morocco continues lockdown, advising people to stay home to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic, the popular supermarket chain “Marjane” and Spanish delivery service firm “Glovo” have partnered to meet high online demands. The deal sealed by the two sides offers shoppers home delivery of purchased Marjane products such as fruit & vegetables, bakery, […]