Morocco Launches Ambitious Plan to Upgrade Industrial Sector

Morocco launched on Wednesday an ambitious plan meant to foster industrial growth, reinforce the country’s economic resilience, and confirm its place among emerging nations. At a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI, Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy presented the details of the new 2014-2020 industrial growth strategy, which represents “an evolution of emergence towards […]

Israeli FM’s statement on Algeria-Iran ties contains “accurate information” – Israeli Foreign Ministry

The statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at a conference held two weeks ago in Morocco on Algeria’s ties with Iran contains “accurate information,” spokesperson for the Israeli foreign ministry for Arab media Hassan Kaabia said.   “Algeria has become, since the beginning of the Arab Spring, a passageway for terrorist movements, at the […]

Central African countries to launch regional oil & gas pipeline network to reduce dependence on imports of refined products

Central African countries inked a deal Thursday to build a regional oil and gas pipeline network and hub infrastructures which backers say will strengthen energy supply and reduce dependence on imports of refined products, Reuters reports. The signatories are Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Republic, all oil producers […]