Saudi Arabia submits bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games

Saudi Arabia has submitted an official bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM’s futuristic sport city of Trojena, the kingdom’s state-run press agency SPA reported on Wednesday. The bid includes a letter of interest to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and a summary of the Saudi Vision 2030 which will support […]

Morocco’s wood industry paradox: $500 million potential hampered by import dependence

Despite possessing nine million hectares of forest resources, Morocco finds itself trapped in an economic paradox. The nation imports nearly 70% of its timber needs while its forests face unsustainable exploitation, creating urgent challenges at the intersection of environmental protection and industrial development. National production of construction and industrial timber reaches 680,000 cubic meters annually, […]

Moroccan navy rescues 59 migrants at sea

A frigate of the royal navy rescued off Dakhla, in the southern provinces, 59 sub-Saharan migrants. The migrants were on board a small boat heading to the Canary Islands before they were intercepted by the navy. About two-thirds of illegal arrivals to Spain were registered in the Canary Island, following a surge in embarkations from […]