African Union Peace & Security Council meets in Morocco

New Roadmap to give momentum to Rabat-Madrid strategic partnership

After having resolved their diplomatic row over the Sahara, Morocco and Spain unveiled on Thursday a roadmap to give a new impetus to their cooperation in various sectors on the basis of mutual respect, trust and permanent consultation. Details of the new roadmap were released in the Joint Declaration issued following the meeting held Thursday […]

Egypt: “Suez Canal expansion, more of a political benefit than economic good,” pundits

Economic experts and businessmen familiar with the Suez Canal say the expansion of the canal may not yield the results claimed by authorities. The new canal, to be inaugurated in great fanfare this Thursday, is already raising criticism and doubt. Ahmed Kamaly, an economist with the American University in Cairo indicated that the mega project […]

Renewable Energy: Two Israeli companies team up for projects in Morocco & other Arab countries

Israeli companies Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. and natural gas producer NewMed Energy announced on Monday that they will jointly launch renewable energy projects in Morocco and other Arab countries signatories of the U.S. brokered Abraham Accords. According to Bloomberg, both companies will work with local partners to help them with their future projects focusing on […]