Morocco has embarked on the rehabilitation of the ancient Jewish district of Marrakesh, locally known as “Mellah.” The project to rehabilitate the quarter, built in the 16th century to accommodate the Jews escaping the Spanish Inquisition—includes some thirty priority actions to safeguard houses that are threatened with collapse, refurbish Foundouks, rehabilitate homes and develop public squares […]
Morocco is reshaping the way it views and manages its artisanal sector — moving decisively from treating it as a social support mechanism toward positioning it as a genuine driver of national economic wealth and export growth. The sector’s current scale is already impressive. Artisanal activity contributes approximately seven percent of Morocco’s GDP and employs […]
Egypt has lost $10 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal due to ongoing attacks on shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday, May 4, during a meeting in Cairo with Mathias Cormann, 6th Secretary-General of OECD. The attacks, which began in November 2023, have significantly reduced vessel traffic […]
