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Africa, Middle East install close to 1 GW of wind power in 2018

Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]

Morocco’s King offers condolences to Sovereign of Bahrain over soldiers’ death

Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and sympathy to the King Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, following the death of two Bahraini soldiers while they were fulfilling their Arab solidarity duty in defending the sovereignty of Yemen. In this message, the Sovereign expressed to the King of Bahrain, and through him […]

Egypt: HEC cancels news conference, IS in Sinai claims attack on hotel

Egyptian High Election Committee (HEC) Tuesday cancelled a news conference following the death of two judges killed in an attack perpetrated by IS in the Sinai against a hotel in the provincial city of al Arish. The news conference in Cairo that was to announce results of the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections held […]