Tag: Asia

Japan Earmarks $30 Billion in Support for Infrastructure Development in Africa

August 28, 2016

Japan announced it will invest $30 billion in support of Africa’s economic growth and infrastructure over the next three years. The pledge was made by ... Read More

Casablanca Airport Passenger number up 4.47% in May

July 9, 2016

The number of passengers at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca have grown by 4.47% in May compared to the same period last year, the national ... Read More

Morocco: First Islamic Banks to Open Doors in 2017

July 1, 2016

Morocco’s central bank will start very soon granting permits to Islamic banks due to start operations in the North African Kingdom in 2017. So far ... Read More

North Africa Tourism Plummets By 8 % in 2015 Due to Terrorism (WTO)

January 20, 2016

As international tourism grew by 4.4 pc in 2015 to reach a record of 1.2 billion arrivals, the number of foreign tourists dropped by 8 ... Read More

First Islamic Bank in Morocco Expected Next Year

November 14, 2015

Morocco will have its first Islamic bank next year, according to a statement made lately in Kuwait by governor by the central bank of the ... Read More

MENA to Spend Over $ 11 Billion on IT

October 6, 2015

North Africa and Middle East countries will spend $11.4 billion on information technology products and services in 2015, says US firm Gartner Inc. in its ... Read More

Egypt: al-Sissi promises peaceful Parliamentary elections

September 1, 2015

Al-Sissi Monday promised to ensure a peaceful unfolding of the parliamentary elections set for October and November. The Egyptian president who has been running Egypt ... Read More

Egypt-USA: Sisi and Panetta discuss regional security

May 29, 2015

Regional security and the joint Arab force project were among the main topics discussed at talks held Thursday in Cairo between Egyptian President Abdel Fatah ... Read More

Jordan Hosts MENA World Economic Forum

May 19, 2015

The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa will be held in Jordan 21-23 May under the theme: "Shaping a New Strategic ... Read More

Oman and Spain seal €200m investment fund partnership

April 30, 2015

Oman and Spain have signed a joint partnership fund agreement that will help the two countries to use the Middle Eastern country as a center ... Read More