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The UN prepares formal proposal on new Sahara talks

The United Nations is preparing a formal proposal to reinvigorate talks on settling the decades-old regional conflict over the Saharan provinces, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said. The spokesperson said in a briefing that the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross made a formal proposal to the parties […]

FIFA Task Force Starts Assessing Morocco’s 2026 Bid

A five-member FIFA delegation known as Task Force, arrived in Morocco on April 17 to inspect the facilities and cities proposed by Morocco to host the tournament’s games. Morocco has previously protested against the last-minute change in the Task Force hosting criteria but received reassurances from FIFA that the assessment will be impartial. “The main […]

Morocco to impose anti-dumping measure on Egyptian tomato paste

Morocco is considering applying anti-dumping measures on tomato paste imported from Egypt, the industry minister said as local industries complain of unfair competition. The agri-food federation noted in a report that Egyptian imports had a far lower price resulting in loss of jobs for the local tomato paste industry, whose sales plummeted by 14%. The […]