British Minister of State James Cleverly

Egypt to create 12 investment zones – Minister

Egyptian Minister of Investments and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr has announced a government plan to establish about 12 investment zones in the North African nation. According to the minister, the 12 investment zones will attract investments worth LE78 billion and create 500,000 direct and indirect jobs. The minister made the announcement at the signing of […]

Libya: Greece halts asylum requests from North African migrants following EU delegation’s expulsion from Benghazi

Greece has announced on July 9, a three-month suspension of asylum hearings for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, in response to a recent surge in arrivals from Libya. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared the move during a parliamentary address on Wednesday, emphasizing a hardened stance on illegal migration and warning that all unauthorized […]

Morocco’s OCP plans its own ammonia plant worth $7 bln

Morocco’s fertilizer manufacturer, OCP, said it plans to invest 7 billion dollars in an industrial complex that will help it produce green ammonia from hydrogen produced from renewable energies in the southern region of Tarfaya. The project- which will also include a desalination plant- is part of the already announced $13 bln-project to fully shift […]