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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a former Budget and Planning Commission chairperson as the country’s new minister of Treasury and Finance after his son-in-law and Finance minister Berat Albayrak resigned on Sunday, citing health issues. Lütfi Elvan, 58, Read more
Air France KLM group has opened its new office in Dubai Airport Freezone as part of efforts to weather impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. The move according to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Airport Freezone Authority, will Read more
Africa will have to wait a little longer to find out whether or not Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organization, which is in charge of managing trade relations around the Read more
King Mohammed VI rejected in the strongest terms the Polisario provocations in El Guerguerat border crossing in the southernmost tip of the Sahara. “We categorically reject the unacceptable practices designed to disrupt the normal flow of traffic between Morocco and Read more
After the UAE and 16 African states, Libya is set to be the next state to open a consulate in Laayoune, the largest city in Morocco’s Southern provinces, the Sahara, a Moroccan media reports. Libyan authorities have launched preparations for Read more
Tunisia’s health ministry has suspended eight PCR testing laboratories and shut down a ninth one following revelations that the centers overcharge the tests, Webdo Tunis reports. Health minister Faouzi Mehdi was before the parliament today Friday to brief the legislature Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is keen to inject investment into Egypt’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (TSFE) as well as into other projects, reports say citing a statement from the Egyptian government. TSFE has according to the statement submitted investment Read more
Cooperation deals between Egypt and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed this year have reached $112.5 million (EGP 1.765 billion), Minister of International Cooperation Rania al Mashat has announced. The agreements have covered several areas including health, Read more
Emirates has offered some of its pilots one year unpaid leave in efforts to cut loss incurred as results of the pandemic effects on the travel industry, reports say. “We can confirm that we’ve offered some of our pilots unpaid Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially inaugurated its Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, this Wednesday, November 4. The inauguration ceremony of the diplomatic representation was co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and the UAE Read more