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King Mohammed VI has renewed Morocco’s strong determination to increase the share of renewables in electricity output capacity to 42 pc by 2020 and to 52 pc by 2030. The Moroccan Sovereign chaired, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Read more
Protesters who assembled in front of the office of Prime Minister Hani Mulki, recently reappointed by King Abdullah to form a new government, are demanding his sacking, following the assassination of writer Nahed Hattar who was shot dead by a Read more
The Saudi-led coalition has rejected a ceasefire proposed by Saleh Al-Sammad, head of the 10 member governing political council, established by the Houthis and their allies in August. The coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri stressed that “if they (rebels) Read more
France and the United Kingdom have joined the tense diplomatic tussle between Russia and the US over Syria at the UN Security Council that has dominated the headlines of this year’s General Assembly. British Ambassador to the UN, Mathew Rycroft Read more
A telephone discussion between intelligence officer Major General Wael el-Safty, head of Palestinian Affairs at Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate (GID), and controversial Palestinian figure living in exile, Mohammed Dahlan, has been leaked with the two ridiculing Fatah and President Mahmoud Read more
There are signs that Oman could be on the verge of preparing to sell some of its stakes but the undersecretary of the Finance ministry, Nasser al-Jashmi, downplayed the speculations. He explained that “we are transferring logistics-related assets, and the Read more
As Russia and the United States continue to disagree at the United Nations on the terms of extending the ceasefire, President Assad announced that the seven-day ceasefire, began on September 12, has ended and launched a new offensive on the Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has hailed the role played by Central Banks in mitigating the gravity of the financial and economic crisis that hit the world about a decade ago. “During the past decade, as governments found themselves with Read more
President Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, has stressed that as much as Ankara is determined to get rid of the Islamic State, it has its “principles and conditions on the issue.” He pointed out that “it is out of question for Read more
The port of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday exported its first crude oil since 2014, as tanker Seadelta sailed off to Italy with more than 700,000 barrels. National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla had put the revival of exportations on Read more