Petre Roman picked as UN SG envoy for Sahara

Climate Change: Morocco will defend African island countries at COP-27

Morocco has pledged to defend the African Islands at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) due in Sharm Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. The announcement was made Tuesday by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita in a speech made via videoconference during a ministerial meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the […]

Egypt: al-Sissi promises peaceful Parliamentary elections

Al-Sissi Monday promised to ensure a peaceful unfolding of the parliamentary elections set for October and November. The Egyptian president who has been running Egypt without any elected parliament is under international fire which criticizes him of ruling the country with iron hand and failing to materialize his promise to organize free, fair and democratic […]

Informal sector represents 30% of Morocco’s GDP- Central Bank study

The scale of the informal sector in the Moroccan economy amounts to 30% of GDP said a new study conducted by the Central Bank. The informal economy leaves workers in vulnerability without pension or health insurance and undermines the economy due to tax and anti-competitive practices. In the MENA region the average part of the […]