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Egyptian gas producer Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) plans to double its natural gas production by fiscal year 2029/2030, the Ministry of Petroleum announced. The target forms part of a five-year expansion plan covering Rashpetco, Burullus Gas Company and the Mina West offshore field under the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession. The strategy focuses on […]
Tunisia’s fisheries trade balance posted a steep 142% decline by the end of November 2025, as the surplus went down from the 361.1 million dinars recorded in November 2024 to 225 million dinars in the 2025 corresponding period, according to figures released by the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI). Fisheries exports reached 30,500 tons valued […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday called for the immediate transition to the second phase of the US peace plan during a phone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, according to a foreign ministry statement. Abdelatty pressed for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the establishment of a technocratic committee to administer the […]
Four matches, eight giants and one goal: a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. The quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, promise African fans a concentrated dose of skill, history, and rivalry. Over the past twenty years, nine out of ten continental titles have been claimed by teams that reached the quarterfinal stage […]
The United States is stepping up pressure on Algeria to rethink its position on the Sahara, as Washington reaffirms its full support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan. In a new interview with the Lebanese newspaper Annahar, Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, made it […]
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed ties with Morocco as being in an “excellent” state, and highlighted major opportunities to deepen what he called an “exceptional, strengthened partnership” with the Kingdom. Opening the annual Conference of French Ambassadors in Paris, Macron stressed the need to reinforce strategic alliances amid an increasingly unstable global landscape. “We believe […]
Morocco has lowered taxes on imported mobile phones from 17.5% to 2.5% as part of the 2026 Finance Law, a move the government says will help stabilize the market, reduce smuggling and support businesses that operate legally. The new rate applies to all mobile phones, whether fully assembled or imported in pieces to be put […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced resolve to strengthen the ever close and solidary cooperation with the Central African Republic at both the bilateral and continental levels. In a message of congratulations he sent to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his re-election to CAR’s Presidency, the Monarch expressed his wish for the further enrichment of the deep […]
Morocco and Switzerland are gearing up to deploy the “Solar Rooftop 500” program, a joint cooperation initiative aiming to install 500 MW of new, grid connected rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial sectors by 2030. This is the first mitigation project in North Africa and Middle East Region under Article 6.2 […]
Diplomatic engagement between the United States and Saudi Arabia has accelerated in a bid to secure a humanitarian truce in Sudan, envisioned as a precursor to a broader ceasefire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. On 7 January 2026, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed Al-Khereiji, met Sudanese army chief and […]