After 2-year Ebola ban, Sierra Leone cleared to perform Hajj
Some 800 places have been allotted to Sierra Leonean Muslims to make the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2016, two years after the deadly Ebola epidemic […]
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EgyptAir Flight Went off Radar with 66 Passengers
Flight MS804, an EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route from Paris to Cairo, has disappeared from radar with 56 passengers and 10 cabin crewmembers Wednesday night, […]
Morocco Keen on Diversifying its Partnerships, King
Morocco is Keen on diversifying its partnerships at the political, strategic, and economic levels although it remains committed to its strategic relations with its allies. […]
Morocco, GCC Countries to Boost Strategic Cooperation
The special and strong strategic partnership existing between Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be enhanced further during the 1st-summit meeting scheduled this […]
Egypt: Tourism Falls by almost 50%, Italy Announces Boycott
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAMPAS) has revealed that the number of tourists in February fell by 45.9% compared to the same […]
Algeria: Not bankrupt by low oil prices but ready for production freeze
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal during his visit to Annaba, 600km east of Algiers, said the country is not “in bankruptcy” despite the low global oil […]
Togo inks US$194 million agreements with IDB
The Togolese government on Wednesday, signed several funding agreements worth $194 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), in Jeddah, during the visit to Saudi […]
Egypt: China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Egypt to boost ties, Cairo rubs hands
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Wednesday in Cairo in what has been defined as a landmark visit that will bolster ties with Egypt which expects […]
Egypt seeks $1bln loan from China
Egypt’s central bank is expected to borrow one billion dollars in a concessional loan from China to help shore up its foreign reserves. The loan […]
Angola & China state-run oil companies agree 10-year oil deal
China’s state-owned oil company, Sinochem Group said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with Angolan state-owned producer Sonangol to buy crude oil for more […]