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Morocco creates agency to oversee reconstruction in quake-hit High Atlas Mountains

Morocco set up the High Atlas Mountains development agency to oversee reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-hit areas. The agency was set up in implementation of Royal directives which urged speeding up reconstruction efforts after the 7-magnitude quake that left nearly 3000 people dead, and damaged 60,000 homes. The agency will oversee projects aiming at rehousing […]

Spain nabs Moroccan fugitive wanted over family murders

A Moroccan man suspected of stabbing to death six family members, including two minors, while they slept has been arrested in Spain, police said Sunday.   The unidentified man is wanted in Morocco over his alleged role in the murders in February of his brother and his sister-in-law, as well as their two adult children […]

Egypt has launched a trial passenger train service on the newly rebuilt Sinai railway line

For the first time in years, a passenger train has crossed into Sinai as part of Egypt’s ongoing efforts to modernize its transportation network. The Ministry of Transport has initiated a trial run of the 100-kilometer Al-Fardan–Bir al-Abd railway line in Sinai, a significant milestone in the region’s rail infrastructure development. Deputy Prime Minister for […]