Morocco’s production of tomatoes grew by 17% between 2014 and 2023, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Production increased from 1.23 million tons a decade earlier to 1.44 in 2023, it said, noting a drop in some main markets. The EU expects Morocco to remain its main tomato supplier until 2035, due to […]
The government’s controversial decision to approve waste imports from Italy for energy production by a cement plant is stirring a heated debate in Morocco, a debate that is becoming bitterer. The move has angered ecologists and civil society militants fearing the country will become dumping site of Europe, increasing pressure on the moderate Islamist-led government. […]
Egypt expressed concern over the countries, which do not respect the UN Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on terror groups, singling out Qatar for what it called its pro-terrorism policy. Egypt’s Deputy UN Ambassador Ihab Awad Moustafa went in a tirade against Qatar before the UN Security Council after the adoption of a resolution renewing […]
