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Riyadh to Host First Gathering of Energy Economies in the Middle East

Preparations are underway in Riyadh to host the Energy Economics Conference, which is being organized by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region. Under the slogan, “Pathways to a Clean, Stable and Sustainable Energy Future”, the conference will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

America's Loose Ends in the Middle East

They say the U.S. is pivoting to other conflicts, but the Pentagon hasn't exactly left the Middle East and North Africa behind.

Reason

US Renews Commitment to Support Iraq Stability

The United States has renewed its commitment to support Iraq’s stability ahead of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, which will kick off its activities in Jordan’s capital Amman on Tuesday. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement on Sunday that the PM…

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WFP to Double Efforts to Secure Syrians’ Needs

World Food Program (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Corinne Fleischer revealed on Thursday the program’s plans to double efforts to secure the Syrians' needs. Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad discussed with Fleischer, and the accompanying delegation, developments related to food security in the…

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Aid groups dock 2 rescue vessels with 500 migrants in Italy

Two European aid groups have docked their rescue vessels in Italian ports and some 500 would-be refugees have disembarked, even as the Italian government insists it isn't backing down on its hard line against migrant smuggling operations from North Africa

The Independent UK

Tunis Fashion Week: A sartorial melting pot on a salt lake

A seven-hour drive southwest of the Tunisian capital lies Chott el-Djerid, north Africa's largest salt lake and the setting for the thirteenth edition of Tunis Fashion Week. The youngest designer participating, 18-year-old Haroun Ghanmi, celebrates the Tunisian techno scene, while fellow designer Yousra Sen creates one-of-a-kind pieces. Everyone here knows…

France 24

Plans for Morocco-Devon energy link via 'world's longest' undersea cable put to public

Renewable energy firm Xlinks is proposing to supply the UK’s electricity grid with solar and wind power from the North African country

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World Bank Officials: Cooperation in the Region Targets Development, Climate Protection

World Bank officials stressed that climate challenges in the Middle East included water scarcity, food shortage, and energy security, noting that the Saudi Green Initiative was an example to follow in order to address these threats. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed Paul Noumba Um, the Regional Director of the World Bank’s Infrastructure…

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80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans' experiences of World War II often go unheard

Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Nazis occupied Tunisia. For the next six months, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were subjected to the Third Reich’s reign of terror, as well as its antisemitic and racist legislation. Residents lived in fear – “under the Nazi boot,” as Tunisian Jewish lawyer Paul…

The Conversation

‘Preserving oases’: The fight for water by Morocco farmers

As in the rest of North Africa, global warming is already showing its effects and severely affecting agriculture.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia to Host MENA’s Largest Cybersecurity Event

Saudi Arabia will host the international Black Hat event in mid-November, the largest cybersecurity event in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), bringing together the most important cybersecurity experts worldwide. The event is organized in cooperation between the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP) and Informa…

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Allies’ successful first invasion but a ‘botched’ job: Operation Torch, 80 years on

On November 8, 1942, the Western Allies launched Operation Torch, landing in Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria to open up a second front in World War II. Torch was a paradoxical operation: The Allies won in just over a week, but losses were relatively high as the operation provided harsh lessons…

France 24

Tunisian woman on bringing a little bit of home to Moira restaurant

Sabeh opened Carthago a year ago as a way to share authentic North African food

Belfast Live

International: Biden to visit Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for COP27, Nov summits

US President Joe Biden, as part of his North Africa and Asia visit, will attend the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt and other November summits in Cambodia and Indonesia. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Adidas Confirms Moroccan Art Inspired Algerian Football Jersey

Adidas acknowledged on Friday that the design for its new jersey collection for Algeria's national football team was inspired by Morocco’s zellige mosaic pattern, resolving a dispute with the Moroccan government that had accused the sport apparel company of “cultural appropriation” of its heritage. Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture and…

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Lebanon: Aoun Hopes a New President Gets Elected Within Constitutional Limit

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun voiced hopes on Tuesday that a new president is elected within the constitutional deadline to succeed him when his term ends on October 31. Aoun said he “hopes the presidential elections are held within the constitutional timeframe,” in order for him to hand the post to…

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Morocco Fumes over Adidas Design of Algerian Football Jersey

The Moroccan government called on sports apparel company Adidas to pull off the market its new jersey collection for Algeria’s national football team, alleging that the featured mosaic pattern amounted to “cultural appropriation” of Moroccan heritage. Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication said in a statement that the design…

Daily Mirror

Victoria Cross awarded to heroic SAS para-dog in World War Two put up for sale

The animal version of the Victoria Cross was given to Rob the para-dog, who made 20 parachute jumps during World War Two, and is tipped to sell for more than £30,000

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AD Ports Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Transmar, Transcargo International

Abu Dhabi Ports Group said on Wednesday it completed the acquisition of a 70 percent equity stake in Egypt’s Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International (TCI), with a total value of the deal amounting to $140 million. The acquisition of the two Egypt-based maritime companies is the first…

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Saudi Arabia Boosts its Food Security

Saudi Arabia is boosting its food security by allocating industrial land of more than 25,000 square meters in the second industrial city in Jeddah to the largest international meat company. The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) signed a privatization contract with Seara Arabian for Food Industries,…

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TICAD seeks to finance African development under global rules

TUNIS -- The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), held in Tunisia, North Africa, to discuss Japan-led support for African development, concluded Sunday with the adoption of the Tunis Declaration. With China in mind, the declaration confirms the importance of financing development in compliance with international standards.

The Independent UK

France's Macron addresses visa issue during Algeria trip

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has agreed with his Algerian counterpart to work to combat illegal immigration while ensuring more flexible ways for the North African country’s nationals to legally come to France

Asharq Al-Awsat

France’s Macron Heads to Algeria in Bid to Heal Wounds

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Algeria on Thursday for a three-day official visit aimed at addressing two major challenges: boosting future economic relations and healing colonial-era wounds. The visit comes less than a year after a monthslong diplomatic crisis between the two countries stirred up tensions 60 years after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France-Algeria: Tense Relations since Independence

France has made several attempts over the years to heal the wounds with former colony Algeria, but it refuses to "apologize or repent" for the 132 years of often brutal rule that ended in 1962. With President Emmanuel Macron set to arrive in Algeria to meet his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune,…

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High Expectations for Growth of Saudi Telecom Market

Saudi Arabia ranked third as the fastest growing economy among the G20 countries, and first in the world in the 5G average download speed. Some economists have raised expectations for the growth of the Saudi telecom market - the largest market in the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia…

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