Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Morocco
Togo, Nigeria and Morocco sign additional African Atlantic Gas Pipeline MoU
An MoU dealing with the technical and steering Committees of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline was signed in Rabat last
Morocco
Morocco’s telecoms regulator invites bids for 5G network
Moroccan telecoms regulator (ANRT) has invited bids for licenses to roll out and operate 5G network services, it said on
Tunisia
Tunisia's trade deficit widens 24% in the first half of 2025
Tunisia’s trade deficit reached $3.4 billion in the first half of 2025, widening 24%, official data showed on
Morocco
Moroccan documentary (Y)our Mother wins top prize at Amman Film Festival
The Moroccan film (Y)our Mother has won Best Arab Feature Documentary at the 6th Amman International Film Festival, Awal
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Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Morocco
Togo, Nigeria and Morocco sign additional African Atlantic Gas Pipeline MoU
An MoU dealing with the technical and steering Committees of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline was signed in Rabat last
Morocco
Morocco’s telecoms regulator invites bids for 5G network
Moroccan telecoms regulator (ANRT) has invited bids for licenses to roll out and operate 5G network services, it said on
Tunisia
Tunisia's trade deficit widens 24% in the first half of 2025
Tunisia’s trade deficit reached $3.4 billion in the first half of 2025, widening 24%, official data showed on
Opinion
Opinion
Field of influence: Morocco’s soft power play - A footballing rise fuels bigger diplomatic ambitions
As the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) unfolds across Morocco this July, the host is staging more than
Opinion
Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
Opinion
How the UK could benefit from Moroccan innovation
This week the British Government announced that it would not support a plan by the X-Links Morocco-UK Power Project to
Opinion
Good Morning Morocco: Vietnam’s Tariff Headwinds Mark Maghreb’s Moment
By Gavin Serkin The screech of snake charmers' cracked clarinets, the sight of performing monkeys tugging on their masters’
Environment
Egypt
Egypt rejects Ethiopia's "unilateral" actions on Nile Dam
Egypt on Thursday rejected Ethiopia's "unilateral" moves over its $4-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after
Morocco
Morocco bakes as heatwave smashes records
Record-breaking temperatures scorched Morocco over the weekend, exceeding seasonal norms by as much as 20°C, the national meteorological office
Egypt
Egypt launches region’s first shark tracking program
Egypt has launched the Red Sea’s first satellite shark tracking program, according the Daily News Egypt. Led by the
Tunisia
Tunisia’s expansion of phosphate production sparks public outrage
In 2017, Tunisia’s government pledged to shut down a phosphate processing plant in the coastal city of Gabes following
Economics
Tunisia
Tunisia's trade deficit widens 24% in the first half of 2025
Tunisia’s trade deficit reached $3.4 billion in the first half of 2025, widening 24%, official data showed on
Egypt
Egypt eyes global role for Port Said Shipyard
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is exploring a strategic partnership with Cyprus-based UW Group to transform the Port Said
Algeria
Hisense launches first large-scale exports from Algeria factory
Hisense has begun large-scale exports from its Algeria plant, a joint venture with Condor Group, shipping over 5,000 TVs
Morocco
Morocco, Brazil bolster economic ties
The LIDE Brazil-Morocco Forum in Marrakech, held on Wednesday, brought together more than 100 business leaders, policymakers, and institutional representatives
energy
Morocco
Togo, Nigeria and Morocco sign additional African Atlantic Gas Pipeline MoU
An MoU dealing with the technical and steering Committees of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline was signed in Rabat last
Morocco
Morocco aims to fast-track renewable energy target
Morocco plans to accelerate its renewable energy transition, targeting 52% by 2030, with negotiations underway with UAE firms—including Masdar,
Libya
BP and Shell strike new deals as oil majors return to Libya
BP and Shell have signed fresh agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corporation, marking a major step in the return
Morocco
Morocco plans major LNG terminal next to Europe pipeline link
Morocco’s Minister of Energy Morocco, Leila Benali, told parliament that the country plans to build a new $700 million
Politics
Tunisia
Tunisian inmate punished for refusing to watch President
An inmate in Gafsa prison was sentenced to six additional months for refusing to watch televised coverage of President Kais
Libya
Libya, Turkiye deepen military ties
Libya’s unity government has signed a new military cooperation agreement with Turkiye to boost the Libyan army’s training,
Africa
Trump urges five African nations to take deported migrants
The Trump administration urged five African presidents to accept migrants deported by the U.S., two officials told Reuters. The
Egypt
China vows deeper Belt and Road cooperation with Egypt
Chinese Premier Li Qiang told President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday that China is willing to strengthen Belt and Road