COP22: EBRD & UfM Unveil Joint Program To Boast MENA Renewable Energy

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

Iran and China sign military agreement, collective military movement envisioned

Iran and China signed a military agreement that would help to “create a collective movement” against terrorism and serve as an “upgrade in long-term military and defense cooperation” between them and in their joint military exercises. Signed by defense ministers Read more

Heads of Space Agencies Explore Cooperation Prospects in Marrakech

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

Arab states lose more than $600 billion in 4 years due to Arab Spring

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

Egypt accuses Turkey and Al Jazeera TV Channel of destabilization tactics

Cairo has reacted to President Erdogan’s latest accusations of “the Egyptian regime” providing “support” to the Gulen movement claiming that Ankara was back-stabbed. Erdogan in an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Thursday said “we differentiate between the Egyptian people Read more

KSA: Let’s form one bloc to be a global economic powerhouse, Riyadh tells GCC

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