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A Ministerial Conference on the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative, held virtually on Friday, at the invitation of Morocco and the United States, expressed strong support for this initiative as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the Sahara Read more
Concerning the Sahara issue, Morocco can count on France, which sees the Kingdom as a reliable strategic partner, said Bruno Fuchs, MoDem Deputy (Presidential Majority). There is no doubt that “the Sahara conflict has lasted long enough and it must Read more
The autonomy proposal presented by Morocco remains the “most realistic solution” to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, according to Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rabat. It is “difficult to find a more realistic and Read more
A senior Turkish security official was in Tobruk, eastern Libya, to meet House of Representatives’ Speaker Aqila Saleh, French media Mondafrique reports. The Turkish official not named by the media, reportedly met Saleh, the political top figure of the eastern Read more
Egypt has signed up for a 1-billion loan from International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to finance petroleum imports, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports citing the Arab country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The loan according to the ministry will cover 2021 Read more
Tunisian pilot working for Dubai-based Emirates has said he has been suspended by the Emirati airline after he refused to fly to Israel. Moneem Saheb Tabaa made the announcement on his Facebook page that he later closed, reports say. “God Read more
A new attack in the western province of Benishangul-Gumuz killed nearly 80 people. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, an independent body attached to the Ethiopian parliament, issued the alert. The incident took place at dawn, in the locality of Daletti, Read more
Tunisia Tuesday announced a four-day general lockdown starting from Thursday as authorities move to curb alarming covid-19 contaminations. The measure includes a nationwide curfew from 4pm to 6am, suspension of school classes until January 24, ban on all cultural events. Read more
The Egyptian parliament Tuesday elected former Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Chancellor Hanafy Ali El Gebali as its new speaker close to President Abdelfattah al-Sisi. 71-year old Gebali obtained 508 votes out of 576 to beat his Read more
A court in Jordan Tuesday handed death sentence to a man who stabbed to death eight people including four foreigners in 2019 at an ancient tourist site in the kingdom, The New Arab reports. Mustafa Abu Ruwais, 24, is sentenced Read more