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South Africa has called on home defense industry corporates to reduce their dependence on Saudi, Emirati, Algerian and Omani customers as it holds up arm sales to these countries over their refusal for inspection in compliance with contract agreements, reports say. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), a group of ministers and deputy ministers […]
Marrakech is hosting INTERPOL’s fourth meeting for Chiefs of Police from the Middle East and North Africa, with ways of tackling organized crime and terrorism high on the agenda. With the MENA region being one of the fastest growing regions for information exchange via INTERPOL, senior law enforcement officials are meeting to identify ways for […]
Morocco placed Saturday two domestic teams for the quarterfinals of the Mohammed VI Champions Cup after Raja Casablanca axed its city rival Wydad, and Olympique de Safi got rid of Tunisia’s legendary Esperance Sportive de Tunis. The Raja Greens levelled the score 4-4, 20 minutes to the final whistle. Raja got through thanks to away […]
Abu Dhabi-based urban developer IMKAN has unveiled a luxury complex in Rabat: Le Carousel. This project, IMKAN’s largest in Africa is a mixed-use complex located on the Rabat Corniche and will be completed in about 5 years. Just about 15 minutes from downtown and the motorway, this project covers about 10.5 hectares of which 50% […]
Egyptian security forces in plain clothes arrested earlier this week a football fan in a stadium in Cairo for flying the Palestinian flag during a match between Egyptian and South African Olympic teams. The move caused outrage on social media and in the stadium. Ahmed Elbaqry, a former vice president of the Egyptian students’ union, […]
Japan’s industrial giant Sumitomo Group will launch next year in Tunisia a plant where it will produce cable harnesses for automobile companies in Europe. The plant to be located in Monastir industrial park (NEOPARK), will be erected by Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe (SEWS-E), the Japanese group’s European subsidiary. The future plant will require investment […]
Morocco, one of the major international players in counterterrorism, took part in the extraordinary meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held Thursday in Washington to discuss next steps in the joint campaign to degrade and defeat ISIS. The gathering, which was opened by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, comes following the death of […]
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the European Investment Bank pledged to commit $1b each in co-financing green projects, during the 2019 Sukuk Summit, hosted in Luxembourg. Together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), IsDB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation and committed $1 billion each in co-financing green projects through to […]
A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]
Moroccan Doctor Youssef Azzouzi was declared the Arab World’s top innovator in the Grand Final of Stars of Science Season 11 held in Doha for his After months spent building, testing, and developing innovative technology, Youssef Azzouzi was announced the Arab world’s top innovator for his Flow Modulator Stent, aimed to help congestive heart failure […]