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Qatar Fund for Development has donated 1 million euros for the reconstruction of eight children football fields in Germany that were damaged last year by heavy floods. The sports infrastructures, Doha News reports, were put out of operation in the Read more
The Egyptian petrochemicals company ECHEM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Riga Green; a UAE-based company, for the production of algae oil, a statement from the Egyptian Petroleum ministry has revealed. Algae oil is used in producing aircraft Read more
A shipment of one and a half tons of smuggled ivory was seized last weekend and three suspected traffickers arrested in Lubumbashi, in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a judicial source said Thursday. The origin and destination Read more
HSBC has unveiled a Female Entrepreneur Fund (“Fund”), which will provide US$1bn in lending to female-owned businesses over the next 12 months across several markets including Egypt. The bank in a statement said the fund aims to break down the Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message of congratulations to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election Saturday President of the United Arab Emirates by the Federal Supreme Council, expressing his confidence that relations between the Read more
Prince Moulay Rachid represented his brother King Mohammed VI in Abu Dhabi in the condolences presentation ceremony of late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State of the United Read more
King Mohammed VI, in his own name and on behalf of the royal family, and the entire Moroccan people, expressed his sincerest condolences and deep feelings of sympathy for the tragedy that befell the United Arab Emirates following the sad Read more
The Egyptian-Kuwaiti Holding Company signed a partnership agreement with the German HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE, which works in the field of manufacturing compressed wood, reports say. Per the deal, HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE will acquire 27% of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Holding’s stake in its subsidiary Read more
The Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which convened in Marrakech on Wednesday, issued a strong-worded final statement expressing concern over the proliferation of separatist movements in Africa, such as the Algeria-backed Polisario, and sounding the alarm Read more
The U.S has commenced construction of its new embassy in Doha, the capital of the tiny gas-rich Gulf country. Designed by Richard Kennedy Architects of Phoenix, Arizona, the structure will be located on a 12-acre property in a new diplomatic Read more