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Category: Headlines
Algeria presidential elections: Deadline for candidacy submission over; only two candidates in the race
Only two candidates have submitted their applications for the July 4 presidential elections that most likely would not take place as political forces shunned the ... Read More
Two Spaniards, two Moroccans arrested in possession of about 12 kg of gold
Moroccan police nabbed two Spaniards and two Moroccans in the city of Casablanca for illegal possession of 78 gold bars weighing 11.7 kg. The men ... Read More
Sudan junta leaders visit Gulf allies
The head of Sudan's ruling military council, Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the weekend, a day after he ... Read More
Botswana cancels 100 MW joint venture solar power tender
Botswana’s state-owned utility has cancelled a tender in which it was seeking private investor partners to build a 100 MW solar power plant in the ... Read More
North African phosphates, between Morocco’s headway and Algeria’s lethargy
North Africa boasts the world’s richest phosphate reserves, most of which is located in Morocco but Algerian and Tunisian soil have significant untapped potential. Algeria ... Read More
Morocco steps up efforts to attract foreign investors
Morocco is set to create 12 special economic zones in its 12 regions offering tax incentives and other advantages to attract foreign industrial investors. The ... Read More
Sahara: France regrets Horst Köhler’s resignation; renews full support to UN process
France regretted Friday the resignation of the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Horst Köhler, who explained his decision by health reasons, and ... Read More
Köhler resignation could bring UN process in Sahara to square one
Two years after taking office, UN Special Envoy to the Sahara Horst Köhler submitted his resignation citing health reasons, a decision that analysts say could ... Read More
Morocco’s rapper Issam signs contract with Universal France; biggest deal ever signed by an Arab artist
Moroccan rapper Issam Harris, best known as Issam, has signed a contact with Universal France in what appears as the biggest deal ever signed by ... Read More
King Mohammed VI hands awards to top laureates of 2017-2018 literacy Program
King Mohammed VI handed over to top women laureates of the 2017-2018 literacy program the Mohammed VI Prize at a ceremony in a Casablanca mosque ... Read More