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Following the killing of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, on Monday, some voices in Russia responded immediately that it was a plot by the West to undermine the recent warming up of relations between Ankara and Moscow. The Russian Read more
Tunisian authorities blamed “foreign elements” for the assassination of a Hamas drone expert in the coastal city of Sfax on Thursday. Mohamed Zaouari, 49, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the wheel of his car outside his home in Read more
BP, oil and gas giant multinational, announced that it has signed a $916 billion joint agreement with US explorer Kosmos Energy to drill for gas offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Under this agreement, BP will acquire 62% interest in Kosmos explorations Read more
Prime Minister Hariri has unveiled his 30-member cabinet that he described as “a government of national accord” following concessions by every party. He said it is also “an elections government” as parliamentary polls are to be organized in mid 2017. Read more
The United Nations has urged the Libyan people to work for “national reconciliation” in the wake of an end to operations for the liberation of Sirte from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists. The head of the Libyan Government of National Accord Read more
The United States has moved to the rank of fifth export destination of Moroccan goods, Moroccan minister of economy and finance, Mohamed Boussaid, said when addressing the Atlantic Dialogues fifth edition held in Marrakesh. Boussaid ascribed the positive results to Read more
Tensions between Austria and Turkey have reached new heights after Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz proposed suspending talks with Ankara for its accession to the European Union (EU) during the organization’s summit in Brussels. Although the proposal was turned down by Read more
The Islamic State group vowed to trigger “a volcano of jihad” in Egypt following the execution Thursday of Abel Habara, leader of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, for his role in several deadly attacks. Egyptian authorities on Thursday executed the 40-year old Read more
Morocco has sent an emergency humanitarian assistance to hundreds of sub-Saharan African nationals deported by Algerian authorities to Niger in violation of international humanitarian laws and conventions. As soon as King Mohammed VI heard the news of the sufferings and Read more
Algerian and UN veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has urged both his country and Morocco to leave the Western Sahara issue aside and work to reopen their land borders and normalize commercial activities through the borders for the benefit of the Read more