Author: M Barbu

Maroc : vers une récession économique plus brutale en 2020

Tous les indicateurs devraient fortement se dégrader en 2020 à cause de la crise sanitaire et des mesures des autorités, avant de se redresser en 2021.

Plus sombres qu’en juin dernier, les nouvelles prévisions macroéconomiques pour le Maroc prévoient une récession plus brutale pour 2020 à cause de la crise sanitaire. L’économie du pays devrait se contracter de 6,3 %, et non de 5,2 % comme la banque centrale marocaine l’avait annoncé, en raison d’un « redémarrage plus lent que prévu » face à la pandémie. Des prévisions amenées à évoluer tant la situation est encore incertaine.

Apostolakis: If Turkey Acquires S-400, Greece Needs to Buy F-35, So There Is a Balance of Power

Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis says he is concerned with Turkey’s purchase of Russian-built S-400 air defence system.

In a wide-ranging interview with Open TV on Thursday night, Apostolakis said Ankara’s acquisition of the system will completely change the situation in terms of control of the air space over the Aegean. At the same time, he stressed the need for Greece to acquire F-35s or other aircraft to boost its air defense so that there is a balance of power.

Russian officers train Syrian mercenaries and send them to support Haftar’s army

The Turkish news agency Anadolu has accused Russia of sending several hundred Syrian mercenaries to eastern Libya.

Anadolu claims that according to local sources, about four hundred Syrians have already arrived in Libya. It is reported that all these people are mercenaries and were trained in a special camp near the Syrian city of Kamyshly. The Turkish agency claims that the instructors for the Syrian fighters were Russian officers. After training, all the cadets were sent to Khmeimim, and from there they were transferred to Libya.

Mali Update: Stand-Off

On September 21, the military junta that overthrew the Mali government of President Ibrahim Keita announced a transitional government. It is headed by retired Colonel Bah N’Daw, with junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta as his vice president.

Battles and airstrikes in Syrian desert | Nearly 30 regime soldiers and ISIS members killed in 24 hours

SOHR activists have reported ongoing attack by ISIS members on regime positions in Al-Rasafah desert in Al-Raqqah countryside, near Aleppo-Hama Al-Raqqah triangle. Fierce clashes are underway between both sides, amid intensive airstrikes by Russian jets since morning in an attempt to repel ISIS attack. Meanwhile, regime forces have sent military reinforcement to the battle fronts.