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Egyptian Company Edita to Set up Factory in Morocco

Edita Food Industries SAE (EFID) has announced plans to set up snack food factory in Morocco. Edita, which has teamed up with Dislog Group in Morocco, seeks to reinforce its expansion plans and strengthen its position in the snacks market. Last December, Edita’s chairman and CEO Hani Berzi said that commercial operations will begin in […]

Qatar Airways enters Tunisia’s football industry with $8-million sponsorship deal with Club Africain

Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, has signed an $8-million sponsorship deal with Tunisia’s top tier football league team Club Africain – first such deal by the Gulf airline. The four-year deal will enable the trade brand of the Gulf airline feature on the various sport kits of the Tunisian club. Established in 1920, Club Africain […]

UN peacekeeping in Mali to be boosted with addition of 250 UK troops

The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops to Mali next year, to support the UN’s peacekeeping operation in the country, MINUSMA, announced the United Nations. A statement, posted on the UK Ministry of Defense website on Monday, said that the soldiers were being deployed in recognition of increased instability in the […]