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The Saudi labor ministry has issued directives to companies to stop hiring foreign skills for certain jobs in the hospitality industry as the Gulf country embarks on providing jobs for its citizens. Companies operating resorts, hotels rated three stars or Read more
The Throne Day speech delivered Monday evening by King Mohammed focused on Morocco’s development model and on economic reforms that the Monarch wants to improve and make more effective. “Today, our resolve is greater than ever to press ahead with Read more
The progress made by Morocco in just two decades is pretty impressive. The change is both tangible and visible in all regions of the North African Kingdom, although challenges still lie ahead. Foreign travellers and Moroccan expatriates are astonished Read more
Morocco has capitalized on its political stability, robust infrastructure, and a strategic location, to emergence as a regional manufacturing and export base for international companies, said the US State Department in a report. “Morocco is actively encouraging and facilitating foreign Read more
The Arab League, the United nation and world leaders, on Thursday mourned the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi who died earlier in the morning at the age of 92. AL chief Ahmed Aboul-Gheit mourned Essebsi’s death offering condolences Read more
Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations under international humanitarian law”. Read more
Eni has announced that production from South West Meleiha Development Lease, located in the Egyptian Western Desert, some 130 Km North of the oasis of Siwa, has started. The current production, delivered through two oil producer wells, is around 5.000 Read more
The World Bank responded to strong demand from the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) during the financial year that ended on June 30th, 2019, with $5.47 billion in new commitments to invest in people, expand the private sector, Read more
Saudi Arabia sent back home 30 Egyptians after it complained to Egyptian authorities that the visitors arrived for Hajj on banned tourist visa. Saudi authorities reportedly had informed Egyptian travel agencies to prevent Egyptian holders of tourist visa to visit Read more
East-based Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has promoted military aid Mahmoud Al-Werfalli to the rank of lieutenant-colonel despite the latter being on the International Criminal Court (ICC) wanted list of war criminal. Al-Werfalli was army major until his new appointment. Read more