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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have launched a joint program destined to boast private renewable energy markets in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. The SEMED Private Renewable Energy Framework (SPREF), Read more
Lebanon’s political arena is in disarray as political parties that rallied behind Michel Aoun for him to be elected as President to end the presidential vacuum of more than two years battle for ministerial positions. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met Read more
Several heads of space agencies from all over the globe held a meeting in Marrakech on the sidelines of COP22 to discuss the prospects for cooperation in the field of earth observation in the context of climate change. The event, Read more
A self immolation in Tunisia in December 2010 which gave birth to protest against the Ben Ali regime and eventually led to its downfall before crossing borders into other countries in North Africa and the Middle East has immensely contributed Read more
At the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Economic and Development Affairs Authority in Riyadh, Saudi’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said that “in the era of blocs” which presents opportunities, they can become the Read more
“This liberation operation marks the beginning of the end of the so-called ‘Daesh Caliphate’ in Iraq” stated Jan Kubis of the ongoing offensive assault of the Iraqi forces, backed by militia groups and the US-led coalition, to takeover Mosul. The Read more
The Tunisian Ministry of Defense Wednesday announced the army hunted down and killed Talal Saïdi, the leader of IS-linked terrorist Jund al-Khilafa, which killed a Tunisian soldier in his house in the central-western region of the country. Jund al-Khilafa assaulted Read more
Morocco, host country of 22nd UN conference on climate change (COP22) has purchased from the World Bank USD 100 million in World Bank Green Bonds. These 3-year bonds mature on December 15, 2019 and have a semi-annual fixed rate coupon Read more
Israel is claiming credit for blocking Palestine’s effort to become a member of the global police organization known as Interpol at its latest general assembly held in Bali, Indonesia. Prime Minister Netanyahu applauded the “very intensive work” of the Israeli Read more
King Mohammed VI has renewed on Sunday evening his unwavering attachment to Africa and his keen interest in the continent and pledged to see to it that Morocco’s African policy acquires a continental dimension and covers the whole of Africa. Read more