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Egypt is expected to receive, this year, the permission to build two nuclear plants for electricity generation. Amjad Al-Wakeel, Chairman of Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA), told Zawya the projects already in phases will be implemented in the second half of 2022. NPPA is coordinating with the contractor Rosatom of Russia to obtain […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Russian private military company Wagner, has accused the international community for Libya’s problems for trying to take money from the country, reports say. Speaking to Sputnik, Prigozhin also indicated that western states don’t help Libya for free and this is clear in the fact that top European officials and international […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart have agreed to cooperate on the Libyan crisis after the oil-rich country missed the scheduled key Christmas elections. Both leaders held a telephone conversation Saturday, Libyan Observer reports, citing the Egyptian presidency. The discussion according to the office of the Egyptian leader reflected a consensus on the […]
Russia’s Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare has barred all imports of various types of vegetables and fruits from producers of several countries including Egypt over fear of contaminations, Arab Finance reports. The move, according to the federal service, is meant to prevent large-scale infectious diseases among the population. The ban […]
Russia will start financing construction of the industrial zone in Egypt and is considering the use of such format in other countries, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vasily Osmakov said, Arab Finance reports citing TASS News agency. “We will start funding construction of the Russian industrial zone in Egypt from the next year. […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will start on Dec.12 a regional trip that will take him to North Africa and the Middle East region, reported on Tuesday several Russian news outlets. “In a few days, Sergey Lavrov will travel to the Middle East and North Africa. On Sunday, he will depart for Israel, Palestine, Algeria […]
It is common knowledge now that the Algerian media, at the instigation of the military rulers, fabricates news to serve the propaganda of the Algerian regime. In another desperate move of the king, Algiers tried to disseminate false information on relations between Morocco and Russia, linked since 2016 by a deep strategic partnership. “The practice […]
Tunisian private airline Syphax Airlines will fly to the North African country 50,000 Russian holidaymakers next year following an agreement with Russian tour operator TUI-Russia. Per the agreement, Syphax Airlines will use Moscow International airport and its services. Russian authorities have allowed tour operators to resume flying Russian tourists to Tunisia and several other countries […]
The Russian Embassy in Morocco announced that flights between Morocco and Russia have been suspended, starting Tuesday Oct.5. The embassy said it had received a decision from the Moroccan authorities regarding the suspension of flights with Russia, starting on Tuesday. The embassy did not indicate the reasons for this suspension, but it is likely that […]
Morocco’s central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) and Bank of Russia (Central Bank of the Russian Federation) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at improving and strengthening cooperation between the two Institutions. The agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise in several areas, including developing and implementing monetary policy. It also covers macroprudential policy, […]