Solar energy

Morocco: Nouaceur Launches Its Second Industrial Acceleration Zone

Morocco’s Nouaceur province is expanding its industrial footprint with the launch of a second Industrial Acceleration Zone (ZAI), a sweeping 476-hectare development in the commune of Ouled Saleh that is set to become one of the country’s largest and most strategically positioned economic hubs. The project was formally set in motion this week, with the […]

Egypt nabs renowned businessman for funding unlicensed excavation of antiquities

The Egyptian police arrested Tuesday businessman and ex-owner of Mehwar satellite channel Hassan Rateb on accusation of funding unlicensed excavation of antiquities, a crime amounting to life imprisonment. Rateb has been named in an investigation of former lawmaker Alaa Hassanin who was also arrested last week and accused of leading a gang to dig for […]

Moroccan researchers decode argan tree genome in major scientific breakthrough

Moroccan scientists have produced the most complete decoding to date of the argan tree’s genome, marking a major advance in understanding the biology of the emblematic species that shapes landscapes across southern Morocco and supports the livelihoods of millions. The National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA) said its research team had reconstructed almost the entire […]