Cairo announced that it has reached preliminary deals worth $6.8 billion with Kuwaiti companies for the establishment of petrochemical projects. The initial agreements signed on Sunday involved several companies including Egypt Kuwait Holding Company, Kuwait Gateway Holdings and Boubyan Petrochemical Co. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab represented the government during the signing of Memorandums of Understanding with […]
Morocco’s national human rights council (CNDH) submitted its recommendations for the penal code reform which include proposals described as pro-liberties and progressive by analysts and rights activists although they might upset conservatives and Islamists. A new penal code is currently under Parliament scrutiny after a controversy stirred recently by an abortion and sex outside marriage […]
France’s support for the autonomy initiative to end the regional dispute over the Sahara remains “clear and steady” said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. Colonna made the statement at a news conference in Rabat with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita after talks that raised the means to bolster ties. “Regarding the Moroccan autonomy plan, our […]
