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Morocco to access LNG market in April – Energy Minister

Morocco will access for the first time the LNG market in April using the existing infrastructure in the country and in Europe, energy minister Leila Benali said. Over the past two months, the minister had said in multiple appearances that Morocco was in talks with Spain to use its LNG terminals and regasifications units to […]

Egypt: Smoke in EgyptAir A320 before Crash, Black Box Confirms

Analysis of the data recorder of ill-fated EgyptAir flight MS 804, which crashed last month shows there was smoke in aircraft before it hit the sea, investigation commission told media on Wednesday. “Recorded data is showing a consistency with ACARS messages (the plane’s automated reporting system) of lavatory smoke and avionics smoke,” The Egypt-led commission […]

Morocco on way to raise salaries of employees, civil servants

The Moroccan government and major labor unions are discussing a 10% wage hike for the minimum salary in the private sector employees and a 1000-dirham raise for civil servants, Miloud Mokharik head of UMT union said. The salary hikes would take place in two stages this and next year, Mokharik told L’economiste daily. Negotiations also […]