Maghreb News

06/22/2022

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06/13/2022

https://www.reuters.com/article/tunisia-politics-journalist/tunisian-police-arrest-journalist-who-said-president-asked-army-to-close-union-hq-idUSL8N2XY0FE

Tunisian police on Saturday arrested journalist Salah Attia, who said on Al Jazeera that President Kais Saied had asked the army to close the headquarters of the powerful UGTT union, a witness told Reuters. There was no official confirmation of the arrest.

06/10/2022

Allied and partner nations marked the successful completion of the 17th iteration of exercise Phoenix Express 2022 during a closing ceremony at El Aouina Air Base, in Tunis, Tunisia, June 3, 2022.

06/06/2022

The UGTT (The Tunisian Labor Union) machine at the heart of economic and political negotiations with Kaïs Saïed:

By refusing to participate in the national dialogue as defined by President Kaïs Saïed, the powerful labor union UGTT is reaffirming its essential role in Tunisian politics. Present both in negotiations with the IMF to obtain a loan and at the Carthage palace with the head of state, the omnipresent secretary general of the union, Noureddine Taboubi, is however facing an internal challenge.

06/02/2022

US embassy Morocco:
Ibtihaj Muhammad , a US Olympic athlete and winner of a bronze medal in fencing, joined Justin Forsett , a former professional NFL American football player, to meet with youth at Tibu Africa ’s new center in Casablanca today. Those youth included 18 talented young people from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia who participated in a U.S.-sponsored program on turning their passion for sports into promising entrepreneurial projects.

06/02/2022

US embassy Tunis:
Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi joined Chargée d’Affaires Natasha Franceschi and Director Brian Pearl from the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage for a historic signing of an MOU between the United States and Tunisia. The cemetery is the final resting place to 2,841 fallen American soldiers who gave their lives during WWII’s North Africa campaign. The signing of this agreement will pave the way for the disinterment of several American service men and women buried at the cemetery as "unknown" soldiers for repatriation to the United States for identification and reunification with family. During the event, which coincides with Memorial Day observances, Minister Jerandi laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers. He also visited the Wall of the Missing where 3,724 missing American soldiers are memorialized.

06/01/2022

05/28/2022

Real Madrid is the Champion of Europe for the 14th time in its history.

Extended Highlights, Presented By HeinekenTwo of Europe’s most legendary clubs face off in Paris for its most prestigious prize as Mo Salah leads out Liverpo...

05/27/2022

Exercise kicked off this week in Tunisia

05/27/2022

Algeria threatens to halt gas exports to Spain:
Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle of diplomatic tensions between the gas supplier, the gas importer and their shared neighbor Morocco — all against the background of skyrocketing prices driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Spain has been in talks with Morocco about helping the North African kingdom boost its gas supplies. That could possibly be done by allowing Morocco to use processing facilities in Spain that could handle imports by ship of liquified natural gas (LNG), which could come from a variety of suppliers. Gas could then be sent to Morocco via an existing pipeline that crosses the Strait of Gibraltar.

05/25/2022

US Embassy Tunisia-05/25/2022:
A congressional delegation led by Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) met today with Minister of Defense Imed Memmiche to discuss ongoing joint military cooperation to address mutual security challenges in the region. The delegation, which included Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), and Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), underscored the strength of our military cooperation and Tunisia’s important role as a major non-NATO ally and regional security partner across North Africa and the Mediterranean. During the visit, the delegation visited the North Africa American Cemetery where they paid tribute to 2,841 fallen soldiers and 3,724 missing Americans whose names are memorialized on the Wall of the Missing.

05/25/2022

News Morrocco, 05/25/2022:
Under the instructions of his highness, the king Mohamed VI, the supreme chief of the royal army, the deputy minister Abdellatif Lodayi met with the general Mokhtar Bol Chaabane, the Mauritanian joint chief of staff for mutual discussions.