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Davos: Morocco enters new development phase to build social state (Gov’t Chief)

Morocco is entering, thanks to the leadership of King Mohammed VI, a new phase of its development characterized by the building of a Social State, the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, said on Wednesday in Davos. In one year, the government has fulfilled the royal agenda by putting in place the regulatory framework for compulsory […]

Spain Scraps Sale of 400 Laser-guided Bombs to KSA

Madrid has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia for fear that the arsenal could be used in the ongoing conflict in Yemen. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, which said that the government decided to halt a military deal under which Spain was to supply 400 […]

Africa, Middle East install close to 1 GW of wind power in 2018

Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]