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Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) who was visiting Tripoli Thursday to discuss the complex migration and displacement situation drew a grim picture of the situation in Libya, once a booming economy, which many hopeful migrants viewed Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is expected in Moscow Monday for a visit at the official invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Iranian TV reported Friday. President Rouhani, who will be heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, will confer with Read more
The European Union has renewed its commitment to sustainable management of water and sanitation to secure access to clean water for all, in particular for the most vulnerable groups. In a Declaration issued on the occasion of World Water Day Read more
Tunisian authorities look forward to attracting 10 million tourists by 2020 and have set a new ambitious strategy to reach this goal. The plan seeks to double tourism revenues which reached $1 billion last year. According to Tunisian tourism ministry, Read more
The Egyptian army announced Thursday that ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in the explosion of two bombs in clashes with Jihadists of the Islamic state group in the Sinai peninsula. The military said 15 Jihadis were killed in the fighting Read more
The Moroccan banking group Attijariwafa Bank was awarded on Monday in Geneva the ‘African bank of the year’ trophy at the 5th edition of the Africa CEO Forum. The bank’s CEO Mohamed El Kettani received the prize from Amir Ben Read more
King Abdallah II of Jordan is expected in Rabat this Wednesday on a three-day state visit at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The two leaders are scheduled to hold talks on their countries’ bilateral relations as well as international Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo for discussions reportedly centered on the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territories and general developments in Palestine ahead of the Arab Summit scheduled to Read more
Russia has sent a message to Israel warning that its in-and-out military operations in Syria will not be tolerated. Following last week’s incident, the Israeli ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to informed about Moscow’s concerns about Read more
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Jean-Francois Dauphin which had consultations with the Algerian authorities warned that the North African country “continues to face important challenges posed by lower oil prices.” The statement released by the Read more