Morocco’s tomatoes production up 17% in 2014-2023

Morocco’s production of tomatoes grew by 17% between 2014 and 2023, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Production increased from 1.23 million tons a decade earlier to 1.44 in 2023, it said, noting a drop in some main markets. The EU expects Morocco to remain its main tomato supplier until 2035, due to […]

Morocco Building Commercial & Financial Hub Linking Africa & Europe (U.S. Consulting Firm)

Morocco is busy working to establish itself as a commercial and financial hub linking Africa and Europe, says American Consulting firm Kearney in its latest “Global Retail Development Index” report. Morocco’s economy is on the path to recovery, supported by an uptick in household consumption, export demand, and governmental policies, adds the GRDI research report […]

Egypt: IS Claims Sunday Bombing of Coptic Church

The Islamic State group (IS) Tuesday said it was behind the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in capital Cairo, perpetrated on Sunday. The group also announced it was determined to continue attacks against polytheism, in reference to Christians. IS fighting Egyptian forces mainly in restive Sinai peninsula has exported its insurgency in capital Cairo […]