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Grenade explosion in Mali kills five people including two Russians

A grenade explosion killed Tuesday two Russian instructors, two Malian soldiers as well as a civilian in the city of Segou, central Mali, reports say. “There was an accident at the Tam-Tam bar in Segou. A Russian instructor mishandled a grenade and there was an explosion. Two Russians were killed. The incident also killed a […]

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Morocco’s export association eyes Russian market with Halal products

Morocco’s export association, ASMEX, has inked a deal with Center for Standardization and Certification under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Eurasian Development Fund aiming at selling Moroccan halal products in Russia. The deal, struck late last week, is spurred by emerging opportunities provided by the covid-19 pandemic, aujourd’hui.ma reports […]

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Libya: GNA to complain to Moscow over presence of Russian fighters on Haftar’s side

UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, said Thursday, it will present a list of Russian mercenaries who are allegedly combating alongside Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to capture Tripoli. The GNA, according to Khaled al-Meshri, the head of the Tripoli-based government’s Supreme Council of State, is compiling the list of the Russian fighters […]

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Sahara: Moscow Backs Quick Consensual Solution to this Regional Conflict

Russia supports a quick consensual resolution of the Sahara issue, said on Tuesday Russia’s Deputy Foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. He made the remarks in Moscow after meeting vice chairman of the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO), Talaâ Saoud Atlassi. Mr.Bogdanov, who is also a presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa, said Moscow and […]

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Moscow not in a Hurry to Resume Flights to Egypt

Russia, in the current state of affairs, will not resume flight connections with Egypt, Russian deputy Prime Minister has announced adding that immediate resumption of Russian flights to Egyptian resorts is “currently impossible”. Arkady Dvorkovitch reportedly made the remarks to Egyptian deputy foreign minister on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Reconstruction of […]

Asia Headlines Morocco

Moscow Hails Morocco’s Peace-Oriented Stance in Middle East Crises

Russian President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, lauded the positions adopted by Morocco in support of peaceful and political solutions to crises in the Middle East and in Africa. The Russian official made the statement following talks in Rabat Thursday with Moroccan Foreign Minister, Salaheddine […]

Algeria Business Headlines

Has Algeria Received Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile System S-400?

The Algerian army has reportedly received Russian anti-aircraft missile system S-400, designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 km, twice the range of the American Patriot missile. If such a delivery is confirmed, the North African country will become the first foreign country to get the S-400 system […]

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Algeria: EU to lean on Algerian gas to escape Russian gas dependence

London based paper Financial Times revealed on Wednesday that the European Union is planning to lean on Algeria to increase its gas import, a way to reduce its dependence on the Russian gas sources. According to the paper, talks have been initiated by the EU energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete and a new importation plan […]