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Morocco, a Rising Renewable Energy Leader

Morocco is rapidly becoming a renewable energy powerhouse thanks to the expansion of its renewable energy capacity to 5.5 GW, strong solar resources, supportive regulations, and foreign investment which are driving major new solar & wind projects across the country. The North African country has rapidly developed its solar energy sector and is now looking […]

Morocco appoints new ambassadors to France, EU

King Mohammed VI appointed Mohammed Benchaaboun as Ambassador to France and Youssef Lamrani as Ambassador to the European Union. The decision was announced in a statement following a ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI in Fez. Benchaaboun served as a CEO of BCP bank, one of Morocco’s largest lenders, and in 2018 Benchaaboun was […]

Libya: Two car bomb attacks at funeral of Haftar’s military aid kill 6 people in Benghazi

Two cars exploded Thursday a military funeral in Eastern Libya killing six people including two soldiers and one police officer under the command of military rebel Khalifa Haftar, reports say. The car bombs exploded at the funeral of the former commander of Saiqa Force Khalifa Al-Mismari. The ceremony, the media reports, was attended by tens […]