An Egyptian Developer Is Betting US$232 Million on a Moroccan Resort Nobody Finished
A consortium led by Samih Sawiris is investing US$232 million in the first phase of the Essaouira Mogador resort, with...
September 1, 2026Section
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Egypt’s Canal Zone Pulled In US$7 Billion in a Year, Most of It Looking East
The Suez Canal Economic Zone attracted US$7 billion across 117 projects in a year, with revenue up 37% and Chinese...
September 1, 2026
Washington Moves to Cut Egypt’s Second-Largest Bank Out of the Dollar in Dubai
US regulators propose cutting Banque Misr UAE branches off from dollar correspondent banking over Iran-linked flows, while Cairo operations are...
September 1, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign the 4+4 Electoral Deal — and Haftar Backs It
Libya ’ Rival: Libya · POLITICS Libya's rival camps have signed a UN-brokered electoral framework that promises national elections within...
August 31, 2026
Danish Fund Buys Control of Moroccan Logistics Leader Globex
Danish Fund Buys: Morocco · LOGISTICS INVESTMENT The investment arm of the Danish group behind Maersk is buying control of...
August 30, 2026
Ceuta Protesters Confront Police as Migrant Standoff Deepens
Ceuta migrant protests turned violent as police cleared two beaches and demonstrators blocked Red Cross aid, a month after a...
August 29, 2026
Tunisia’s Saied Calls the Power Cuts Sabotage and Names No One
Tunisia power cuts and water outages were deliberately planned sabotage, President Kais Saied said, without naming a suspect, agency or...
August 29, 2026
Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone
Egypt Russia relations were reviewed in a ministers call covering the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and a Suez industrial zone still...
August 29, 2026
Morocco Is Becoming the West’s Training Ground for African Armies
Morocco NATO cooperation is being extended to training African militaries, a report says, while a US centre at Tan-Tan is...
August 29, 2026