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Egypt starts construction of first nuclear plant with Russian expertise

Egypt and Russian energy company Rosatom have announced the beginning of construction work of the North African country’s first nuclear plant. The plant is being built at El-Dabaa on the country’s north coast and is expected to have four units, each with a generating capacity of 1,200MW. The project has been in the pipeline since […]

Morocco’s employers’ federation put off visit by French counterpart as crisis worsens

Morocco’s federation of Moroccan employers (CGEM) asked its French counterpart Medef to put off a visit by its president to Morocco due to the unpropitious context marked by a widening crisis between Rabat and Paris. The news was relayed by Moroccan outlets including le360 which said that CGEM chief Chakib Alj asked his French counterpart […]

Morocco will not close Amnesty’s office

Morocco is an open country to international rights NGOs and will not close Amnesty’s office despite the failure of the latter to present evidence for its latest accusations against authorities, minister in charge of human rights Mustapha Ramid said. Speaking to MPs, Ramid reiterated Morocco’s open-arm policy towards international organizations including Amnesty, while at the […]