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Lebanon said it supports Morocco’s territorial integrity and unity and rejects all separatist entities, reads a joint Moroccan-Lebanese statement. The statement was released following talks between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Lebanese peer FM Abdallah Bou Habib on the sidelines of the 9th Alliance of Civilizations forum held in Fez. Habib voiced satisfaction […]
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced November 1 the re-election of Egypt’s ex-Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohieldine, as executive director and member of the board. Mohieldin represents a group of Arab states, namely Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, along with the Maldives. Following his re-election Mohieldin stressed that […]
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) appealed Friday for $13 million in funding to support Palestinians in Lebanon, as the country reels from an unprecedented economic crisis. “Palestine refugees, living in overcrowded camps… are at the end of their rope,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement, adding that “almost every Palestinian […]
Egypt Monday announced its readiness to supply Lebanon with natural gas, once the procedures related to starting exporting Egyptian gas and receiving it in Lebanese territories were completed. Tariq Mullah, Minister of Oil and Minerals of Egypt made the announcement as he received Walid Fayad, the Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water. Mullah also indicated […]
Iraq’s government has agreed to continue supplying Lebanon’s electricity company with heavy fuel oil for another year, Zawya reports. Najib Mikati, the Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister, Thursday, said he made the request to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, who agreed to extend the agreement signed last year under the same terms. In July 2021, Baghdad […]
Lebanon has called on the European Union to cooperate on a roadmap for the gradual return of Syrian refugees to their country. “Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic and social crisis in its modern history, under which 80% of the Lebanese are living under poverty line,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The […]
‘Algeria once had 140,000 Jews. Algeria, where are your Jews?’ The question was raised by Hillel Neuer – an outspoken defender of Israel and frequent critic of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Neuer’s query was met with silence. The primary reason for the departure of Algerian Jews is, of course, that some 850,000 […]
The Arab League has appointed Moroccan diplomat Ahmed Rachid Khattabi to head its mission to observe the legislative elections in Lebanon, due on May 15. Rachid Khattabi serves as the League’s Deputy Secretary-General in charge of the media and communication department. The mission will hold a series of meetings with the authorities involved in the […]
The Tunisian government has recovered a portion of money stolen by members of late President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, deposited in Swiss banks, the North African country’s lawyer in charge of the State’s litigation has revealed declining to indicate the amount. Ali Abbas told local media Assabah that the sums have been recovered after […]
Lebanon reaffirmed its steady position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara, Lebanese foreign and defense minister, Zeina Acar said. Acar said her country does not recognize any separatist entity in southern Morocco making the position of her country clear once and for all. The remarks were made during talks with […]