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Morocco: Chakib Benmoussa named High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Lahlimi

King Mohammed VI has named on Friday Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education since October 2021, as High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Ahmed Lahlimi Alami, the Royal Office said in a statement. The Sovereign also received Ahmed Lahlimi and decorated him with the Grand Cordon of Wissam Al Arch. Lahlimi, a prominent figure […]

Egypt to build $228 mln facility to turn rice straw into wood

Egypt will set up a facility to convert rice straw into wood in a bid to limit air pollution resulting from burning the straw. The $228 million plant, located in the Nile Delta’s Beheira Province, will produce 205,000 square meters a year of medium-density fiberboards (MDF), using technologies developed by German engineering firm Siempelkamp. The […]

Before the 2025 African Football Cup of Nations, Morocco hosts Futsal CAN April 11-21

Morocco, which has been picked to host the 2025 African football Cup of Nations (CAN), is hosting this April the 7th edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco will be hosting the tournament April 11-21 for the second successive time in capital city Rabat, where fever is in full swing ahead of the […]