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UN Security Council holds consultations on Sahara

The UN Security Council members hold this Wednesday a closed-doors meeting to discuss the situation in the Sahara. They are expected to be briefed by UN Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura and Minurso Chief Alexander Ivanko. Prior to these consultations, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara met separately […]

Egypt seeks to lure $10B FDI in FY 2022-2023

Egypt is looking to attract $10 billion-foreign direct investments for the fiscal year 2022-2023, Arab Finance reports citing a report by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development on the goals of the budget bill. The report says the government is also pursuing the creation of around 900,000 jobs annually to keep the unemployment rate […]

‘Disregard for rules’ keeps Iran away from OIC meeting in Rabat

Iran did not attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) recently held in Rabat due to a disregard for rules, said Morocco’s Parliament speaker Habib El Malki. “Iran did not respect the rules in force in order to take part in the session,” which was held on March […]