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German embassy reopens in Syria after 13 years
The German embassy has reopened in Syria after nearly 13 years, following the closure of its mission in Damascus when former president Bashar al-Assad violently suppressed a popular uprising, triggering...
Morocco: Immigration to Ceuta declines
Latest reports from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior reveal that 269 migrants successfully entered the city of Ceuta from the beginning of the year until Saturday, this is an...
Iran weighing opportunities and threats in Trump’s Deal
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, reported on March 20th by The New Arab, that Iran is currently weighing both the ‘opportunities’ and the threats presented in US President Donald Trump’s...
Morocco-Spain trade relations reach record €22.7 billion
Morocco has surpassed Turkey in bilateral trade with Spain, as trade volume has exceeded 22.7 billion euros. This positions Morocco as Spain’s third largest non-EU partner, demonstrating a clear model...
Nigerian President declares state of emergency
Nigeria is on the verge of a political crisis after President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich Rivers state, and suspended the regional government for 6 months....
Morocco-Spain trade hits record high
Morocco has surpassed Turkey in bilateral trade with Spain, with volume exceeding €22.7 billion. This positions Morocco as Spain's third-largest non-EU trading partner. According to Atalayar, Spanish exports to Morocco...
Geopolitics
Graft
Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for ex-Mauritanian president
Mauritanian prosecutors have demanded an appeals court impose a 20-year jail sentence on former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for abuse of office and embezzlement,...
Morocco falls further down corruption index
Transparency International reported in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on February 11th, that Morocco lost a point and dropped to 37 out of 100,...
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported on November 11th according to...
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Politics
German embassy reopens in Syria after 13 years
The German embassy has reopened in Syria after nearly 13 years, following the closure of its mission in Damascus when former president Bashar al-Assad violently...
Iran weighing opportunities and threats in Trump’s Deal
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, reported on March 20th by The New Arab, that Iran is currently weighing both the ‘opportunities’ and the threats presented...
Kurdish and Syrian officials discuss merger of armed forces
Kurdish and Syrian government officials met in the northeastern province of Hasakeh with the commander of the main Kurdish-led group in the country, the Syrian...
Algeria blocks French deportation list amid strained relations
The Foreign Ministry of Algeria took to X to confirm that they had refused to accept a deportation list from France, who it accuses of...
Tunisian opposition calls for political prisoners’ release
Tunisian opposition party leader Ahmed Najib Chebbi has demanded the release of Ennahda Movement leader Rached Ghannouchi and Free Destourian Party leader Abir Moussi from...
Algeria accuses France of “blackmails and threats”
Algeria has rejected what it described as France’s “language of threats and blackmail,” stressing that Paris must adhere to the official channels agreed upon by...
Tabloid
Arsène Wenger launches FIFA development project in Egypt
Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA chief of global football development, launched a FIFA-backed talent development initiative in Cairo on February 7th, reported...
Libyan rap music restricted because it “violates moral values”
Eastern Libya's interior ministry have instated new restrictions on rap music, artists must request permission from the culture ministry before sharing any new songs. According...
Famous Tunisian rapper and alleged drug kingpin arrested
A famous Tunisian rapper has been arrested and is believed by authorities to be the kingpin of a drug trafficking network. According to Watan on...
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January...
Shark attack at Red Sea resort kills foreigner, injures another
Egypt's ministry of environment said in statement on December 30th that a shark attack in the Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam has killed...
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