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Over 530,430 travelers entered Morocco through Tanger-Med port since the start of Marhaba operation 2022, the annual summer crossings of Moroccan expatriates to spend holidays in their homeland through the strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean ports. The number of inbound passengers increased this year by 10 pc compared to 2019, says Tanger-Med port authority. The […]
A group of young Moroccans took part in the “Future We Want: Model United Nations”, a global initiative for Young Leaders, held lately at the UN Headquarters in New York. The FWWMUN is the world’s largest platform for youth empowerment on diplomatic and international affairs, civic engagement and global citizenship. During their participation in FWW […]
Lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war pose huge challenges to the continent, a recent African Economic Outlook report by the African Development Bank (ADB) concluded. As the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic continue to bite, pushing millions of Africans into extreme poverty, locals are hoping initiatives by the ADB and […]
The signing of a peace agreement between Senegal and rebels in Casamance is “an important step” towards ending the nearly 40-year conflict in the southern region of Senegal, a mediator said. Under the peace deal signed in neighboring Guinea-Bissau last week between Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), the Casamance rebels […]
Saudi Arabia won Sunday the 2022 Arab Cup U-20 after defeating Egypt 5-3 on penalties in the final at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Abha. The Saudi youth took the lead on the stroke of the half time by Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa scored in the 45th minute. The Egyptian side leveled up only four minutes […]
The governors of the central banks of Tunisia and Libya held Sunday talks in capital Tunis to improve cooperation between the two institutions. Marouen Abassi of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) hosted his Libyan counterpart Seddik Omar Kébir. A statement from Libya’s CBL indicated the two governor discussed issues of mutual concern in “the […]
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia launched the Saudi-Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) that will invest in swathes of Egypt’s economy from infrastructure and real estate to pharmaceuticals. The fund in a statement said SEIC is interested in the country’s promising sectors including infrastructure, real estate development, healthcare, financial services, food and agriculture, manufacturing, […]
The Malian army and “white soldiers“ were involved in the killing of 33 of civilians, in Mali according to a report by United Nations experts. The disappearance of these civilians on March 5 in Robinet El Ataye, in the Segou region near the Mauritanian border, had caused a stir in Mali and Mauritania. Mauritania accused […]
The government the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that it would reassess the MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan from the country in light of the recent protests against the mission, a decision which MONUSCO said it supported. The mission is due to withdraw by 2024 according to a plan drawn up in 2021 but the government […]
Like Human Rights Watch’s latest controversial report on Morocco, Amnesty International’s Friday report on the war in Ukraine is the target of strong international criticism, casting doubt on the credibility of the two NGOs, accused of pernicious actions that resemble attempts at destabilization. Amnesty International’s latest report accusing Ukrainian forces of endangering the lives of […]