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Moroccan Royal Armed Forces have thwarted an incursion on the Moroccan territory by a group of the Polisario militias, aided by some Algerian soldiers, reports say. The Polisario militias, assisted by six Algerian soldiers among whom a top officer, were Read more
Tunisian authorities that are trying hard to revive the country’s flagging economy are expecting to attract around €20 billion and 2,000 international companies at an international conference dubbed “Tunisia 2020”, the organizing team told the media. Tunisia, since the 2011 Read more
King Mohammed VI has called on Moroccan administrations and institutions to streamline their services, to simplify procedures and to make sure that they are always accessible and available to the citizens. In a speech he made Friday on the occasion Read more
Turkish citizens could be heading to the polls sooner than they expected to decide on whether they want to maintain their current system of government or switch to a presidential system. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said “if the parliament puts Read more
Egyptian President Thursday defended his country’s backing of a Russia-sponsored UN resolution last Saturday, a vote that angered Saudi Arabia, which took economic sanctions against the North African country by suspending oil supply. Egypt took financial donor Saudi Arabia by Read more
The World Bank (WB) said Algeria’s economy is stumbling on the backdrop of the sharp drop in oil prices and the lack of economic diversification with growth rate falling to 3.6% in the first half of 2016 compared to 3.9% Read more
Russia will help Mali face the terrorist scourge. This was confirmed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and North Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, who said his country is willing to help Read more
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has rejected claims by western countries and media that the democratic wind which swept away in 2011 several Arab leaders, including his predecessor Ben Ali, was an Arab Spring. For Essebsi there has never been Read more
Tension is mounting between Turkey and Iraq as the two countries’ leaders are exchanging jabs about the presence of Turkish troops in Iraq ahead of a planned operation to retake the city of Mosul. The verbal exchange climaxed Tuesday, with Read more
Moroccan security services have announced Wednesday the arrest of two jihadists linked to ISIS terror organization. They were operating in the northern cities of Tetouan and Fnideq. According to the Moroccan Interior Ministry, the arrest of the two militants, made Read more