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King Mohammed VI has renewed the call to extend social welfare coverage to all Moroccans, as this is part of a far-reaching, unprecedented national project. In a speech he delivered this Friday, October 9, at the opening of the Read more
Rallies are held in several Algerian cities to denounce Feminicides. No official figures exist, but the Facebook account Algeria Feminicides, which is doing a work of monitoring on this subject, lists 38 since the beginning of this year. The murder Read more
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian prominent human rights activist, was freed Wednesday after serving 8 years in prison following conviction on plotting to harm the security of the Islamic republic, reports say. Mohammadi, according to judiciary official Sadegh Niaraki, sentenced to Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lauded the presence of Turkish forces in Qatar as a stability and peace factor in the Gulf region. “No one except for those making plans of chaos should be disturbed by Turkey and the Read more
German car maker Volkswagen is contemplating the possibility of manufacturing natural gas-powered vehicles in Egypt, reports say. Volkswagen, Arab Finance reports citing AI Mal News is in talks with Egypt’s Arab Organization for Industrialization for a seven-year deal partnership deal. Read more
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, a division of the Japanese Sumitomo Group, will launch in December a new factory to produce pigtail cables for used in cars to supply the Egyptian local market and to export to Europe, Arab Finance reports. The Read more
The Bouznika Inter-Libyan Dialogue, whose second round of talks continues since Friday in Morocco, will contribute to the overall revival of the Libyan political process, said Monday the acting UN envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams. During a virtual press conference Read more
security forces Sunday arrested two militants of the Islamic state group (ISIS) who have taken part in several attacks against the armed forces and civilians, reports say. The interior ministry in a statement said one of the militants was responsible Read more
King Abdullah of Jordan has assigned Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz to continue his role as caretaker until November parliament elections. The monarch, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, on Saturday accepted Razzaz’s resignation but asked him to remain as interim Read more
The normalization with Israel, desired by the United States before next November, the date of the presidential election, is not materializing in Sudan. Neither the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Khartoum last August, nor last week’s Read more