Morocco Launches Tender For 400 MW Solar Power Project

Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has launched a new international tender for a large-scale solar power project, confirming the North African country’s resolve to become a green-power leader. The project will have a total installed capacity of 400 MW and will include systems based on solar photovoltaic as well as solar thermal power generation […]

US provides $35 million for Tunisia SMEs

The US embassy launched Tuesday a financial support scheme worth $35 million in a favor of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) that have difficult access to loans to grow their activities, Business News reports. The US aid agency, USAID, is partnering with the Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) and US International Development Finance Corporation on […]

Washington re-iterates support for Egypt despite poor human rights record

US Secretary Of State John Kerry announced Sunday in Cairo the normalization of relation with Cairo despite a long spell of confusion following the overthrow of first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi and the poor human right record of al-Sisi regime. At a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri, Secretary of State […]