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Algeria president appears in public amid worry at vote bid

Algiers - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika made a rare appearance Monday to drop off papers for his reelection, as concerns grow over the ailing 77-year-old's bid for a fourth term....

Morocco beefs up security near Ceuta and Melilla

Morocco has reinforced security near the borders separating its territory from the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the northern coast of Africa, the Interior Ministry said....

Putin Can’t Stop

Even cynics like to feel moral. Even hard-eyed men who play power politics need to feel that their efforts are part of a great historic mission. So as he has been throwing his weight around the...

UNHRC chief lauds ongoing progress of human rights in Morocco

Geneva - President of the UNHRC, Gabon's ambassador to the UN Baudelaire Ndong Ella, lauded on Monday in Geneva the continued progress in the field of human rights in Morocco....

Bouaida holds series of meetings on sidelines of UNHRC in Geneva

Geneva - Minister delegate for foreign affairs Mbarka Bouaida held a series of meetings, on Monday in Geneva, on the sidelines of the UNHRC high-level segment in Geneva....

Conakry's Palais des Nations renamed after late HM Mohammed V, President Condé

Conakry - The Palais des Nations of Conakry was renamed after late HM Mohammed V, Guinean President Pr. Alpha Condé announced on Monday. In a...

Guinea views Morocco as "particular and privileged" partner

Conakry - Guinea views Morocco as a "particular and privileged" partner, said Guinean minister of international cooperation, Moustapha Koutoubou Sanoh, who also praised Morocco's constant support to...

President Alpha Condé: Guinea supports Sahara autonomy and will strive for Morocco's swift return to African union

Conakry - Guinean president, Alpha Condé, expressed his country's clear and unequivocal support to Morocco's autonomy plan to settle the Sahara issue and stressed that his country "will strife" for...

Morocco has been resilient to world economic crisis

Paris - Morocco has shown good resilience to the world economic crisis and has succeeded in preserving its major balances, with an external debt below 25 pc of the GDP, international opening,...

Morocco, special partner for Guinea, President Alpha Condé

Conakry - Guinea considers Morocco as a "special partner", said Guinean President Alpha Condé, stressing the countries' long-standing relations that date back to the time of the late King Mohammed V...

Algeria army kills 3 militants in east: Ministry

The Algerian army has killed three militants during an operation in the eastern Kabylie region, the country’s Defense Ministry has said. On...

Le renouveau de l'alliance maroco-guinéenne

Conakry - La visite officielle que le Roi Mohammed VI entame lundi en Guinée Conakry marque le renouveau de la relation un peu particulière bâtie par feu Mohammed V et l'ancien président Ahmed Sékou...

Mohamed Diaré : La Guinée sollicite le Maroc pour valoriser son 'grand potentiel minier'

Conakry - Le ministre d'Etat, ministre guinéen de l'Economie et des Finances, Mohamed Diaré, a déclaré que la Guinée, disposant d'un grand potentiel en ressources naturelles et minières, souhaite...

5th Arab league, First African championship of skydiving kicks off Saturday

Taroudant - The 5th Arab league and the first African championship of skydiving kicked off on Saturday at the airfield of Sidi Dahmane in Taroudant, in the presence of delegations representing...

Ivory Coast raises $315 million in regional bonds, hires banks for $500 mln in Eurobond

Rabat - Ivory Coast raised 150 billion CFA francs in the regional market and hired banks for a $500 million Eurobond issue, Morocco's BMCE Bank, one of the banks hired to manage the deals, said on...

Russia FM to Visit Tunisia Monday Join our daily free Newsletter

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will arrive here on Monday for a two-day visit to Tunisia. Tunisian Foreign Minister said in a statement today that Lavrov will meet with the Interim Tunisian...

World Cup - Algeria add Armenia to pre-World Cup friendlies

World Cup finalists Algeria have added another friendly to their preparations and will play Armenia in a warm-up game in Geneva on May 31, the Algerian Football Federation said in a statement on...

Algeria's Bouteflika urges strong election turnout

Algiers - Algeria's veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is running for a fourth term in elections in April, on Sunday called for voters to turn out in large numbers....

Collision between fishing vessel, sardine boat in Dakhla: investigation opened, rescue operations to continue, ministry

Rabat - investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision of a fishing vessel with a coastal sardines boat on Saturday near the port of Dakhla is opened, and rescue operations are to...

Head of Government meets with Jordanian counterpart

Rabat - Head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, who is on a working visit to Jordan, met Saturday in Amman with his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah El- Nsour, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense....