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Senegal’s Foreign ministry has announced the decision to temporarily close its general Consulates around the world, after the missions reportedly came under attacks. In a statement, the ministry indicated the move came after Senegalese Embassies and Consulates in Paris, Milan, Bordeaux and New York were targeted by recent aggressions. “These acts caused serious damage, particularly […]
Italy is counting on Congo-Brazzaville to back a bid to organize World Expo 2030 in the city of Rome, the European country’s ambassador to the African country indicated Saturday. Luigi Diodati, marking the 77th anniversary of national celebration, indicated that Rome is counting on Brazzaville to win rights to host the global event. The Italian […]
Kais Saied has terminated the diplomatic jobs of Tunisia’s consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered a financial audit of the missions, his office announced on Sunday. The statement said Taher Arbaoui who had been running the country’s consulate in Paris will be replaced by Ridha Gharsalaoui. Adel Ben Abdallah on the other hand will […]
hMoroccan airline RAM said it will launch four new routes linking Marrakech to European cities in a bid to help the company and the city recover from the coronavirus impact. RAM chief Abdelhamid Addou said the decision was taken following a meeting with tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui and head of the national tourism promotion […]
Italian security forces [Carabinieri] dismantled Wednesday a drug trafficking network made up of 11 individuals, including 2 Moroccans. Two raids in different locations, Verse and Milan region, led to the arrest of the suspects believed active in large-scale hashish and marijuana trafficking. The drugs are shipped from the North African country with the assistance of […]
A Moroccan aged 30 has been nabbed for alleged terrorist plans in Italy after police found he has established contact with the Islamic State group (IS). “He expressed willingness to perpetrate terrorist attacks, but no evidence of eminent action has been discovered,” said Antonio De Jesu, a Police commissioner in Milan. The 30 years old […]
Tripoli-based Libyan authorities have warned their Italian counterparts against planned terror attacks by an Islamic State group’s local cell in Milan. The cell is reportedly sponsored by a veteran jihadist formerly deported by Rome. Forces aligned with the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) made, over the weekend, further advances into the city of […]
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank was Wednesday named best Moroccan bank by Euromoney for Excellence 2016 awards organised by leading Euromoney Institutional Investor based in London. Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious awards in global banking, which recognizes 20 global leading banks in various categories including world’s best bank, world’s best bank for financing, and world’s […]
The Moroccan Attijariwafa Bank Wednesday received international accolades as it was named top 2016 African Bank by peers at a ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia. More than 500 dignitaries made of business people and political figures from 24 countries acknowledged the work of the Moroccan institution, which is also ranked as the country’s leading bank. The […]