Morocco’s King represented at 2nd Russia-Africa Summit by head of Government

King Mohammed VI is represented at the second Russia-Africa Summit by Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, who arrived in Saint Petersburg on Thursday. The second Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum opened in St. Petersburg, in the presence of heads of state, heads of government and ministers from 49 African countries, according to the Kremlin. The […]

Egypt, Saudi Arabia to sign electricity transmission network agreements

Egypt and Saudi Arabia will sign soon multiple contracts for a 2 GW electricity transmission network that will connect the two countries’ grids. The project worth $1.6 billion will connect both countries’ grids with 900 kilometers of overhead transmission cables and pass across the sea bed, for 25 kilometers. Egypt will finance 40 per cent […]

Qatar “could” lose FIFA World Cup if it was “bought,” FIFA’s Domenico Scala

The independent chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee Domenico Scala told Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung that Russia and Qatar could be stripped off their rights to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup if they are found guilty of paying for the votes in 2010. This is not the first time that Scala has […]