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King's favourite construction company CMS sets sights on Inwi data centres and Attijari's HQ

Bought in 2016 by the former "king's steward" Zouhair Fassi Fehri, Construction Management Services is creating a branch dedicated to telecom infrastructures and has already approached Inwi, the operator owned by the royal holding company Al Mada.

Subscribers only Infrastructure Running Story - Makhzen Inc. 19.07.2022

Jean-Marie Messier engineering Veolia-Taqa partnership for Casablanca desalination plant

French businessman Jean-Marie Messier. © Francois Lafite/Wostok Press/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.07.2022

Tarik Hamane leaves Masen to lead TotalEnergies' hydrogen plans

The head of development at the Moroccan sustainable energy agency, where he was effectively the second in command, has joined Total Eren, the renewable energies arm of French major TotalEnergies. In his new role he will develop green hydrogen production.

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.2022

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Kais Saied and Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune attend the celebration the anniversary of Algeria's independence on 5 July, 2022. © Algerian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

Citrus exporters confront shrivelling Russian export market

Before its invasion of Ukraine, Russia was the leading export market for oranges and clementines from Morocco but, since March, it has become near impossible for the latter to find banks or maritime transporters willing to work with Russia. Industry professionals will meet mid-July to discuss a change in strategy.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders Running Story - Russia-Ukraine war 07.07.2022

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech in November 2020 and then postponed for the first time to November 2021 at the request of Moscow, could finally be held in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.07.2022

French businessman Yazid Sabeg caught up in Samanah Country Club's hellish paradise

The man who once served as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's diversity commissioner has quietly taken the helm of a major luxury property scheme in Marrakesh. This prompted the original developers of the beleaguered project to try to win back control through the courts in France and Morocco.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2022

Yazid Sabeg, then Commissioner for Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Rennes, France, on March 21, 2009.

Himma launches part two of national broadcasting's big shake-up

SNRT will soon complete its takeover of the cash-strapped 2M and Medi 1 TV channels in a move that gives Mohammed VI's adviser, Fouad Ali El Himma, a means to distance his rival, the king's private secretary Mounir El Majidi, from the sector.

Subscribers only Politics 28.06.2022

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Public-private partnership (PPP) projects were at the heart of last week's Tunisia Investment Forum. The attending specialists included Ziad-Alexandre Hayek, who from 2006 to 2019 ran the Lebanese state entity in charge of privatisation and PPPs.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2022

Nizar Baraka looks to step up desalination plans

Water minister Nizar Baraka wants to build 20 desalination units before 2030. He is studying the Oujda region, marked both by droughts and social unrest. Several firms are in the running, and two are French.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2022

Nizar Baraka, Morocco's Minister of Procurement and Water.

French farmers fight to ban agricultural imports from Western Sahara

A French farmers' union has asked the Council of State to reach a decision on trade policy concerning fruit and vegetables produced in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The issue was ruled on by the European General Court last year.

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2022

Princess Lalla Asmae continues hotel dreams in Rabat

Mohammed VI's sister Lalla Asmae is preparing to buy a hotel in the centre of the capital. This is very likely to be the Oumlil, an establishment ideally located opposite the Jardin d'essais and close to the royal palace.

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2022

ENI and Qatar Energy plan first Tarfaya drilling for early 2023

The ENI and Qatar Energy alliance have high ambitions for their joint interest in Tarfaya Offshore Shallow area, which comprises 12 exploration licences in Morocco.

Subscribers only Energy 15.06.2022

Spain and EU to supply border surveillance equipment to Morocco

Amid warming relations between Rabat and Madrid, Spain's development agency plans to use European funds to supply 98 thermal surveillance cameras to monitor approaches to the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, where Morocco allowed several thousand migrants to cross last year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2022

Veolia and Suez pray for Macron Morocco trip to resolve Lydec deal

Veolia and Suez are hoping that a state visit by the French president would help overturn Morocco's "political" refusal to authorise the transfer of shares in Lydec, the economic capital's water and electricity utility. But no such visit is planned for the moment.

Subscribers only Business 13.06.2022

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King's favourite construction company CMS sets sights on Inwi data centres and Attijari's HQ

Jean-Marie Messier engineering Veolia-Taqa partnership for Casablanca desalination plant

Tarik Hamane leaves Masen to lead TotalEnergies' hydrogen plans

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Citrus exporters confront shrivelling Russian export market

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French businessman Yazid Sabeg caught up in Samanah Country Club's hellish paradise

Himma launches part two of national broadcasting's big shake-up

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Nizar Baraka looks to step up desalination plans

French farmers fight to ban agricultural imports from Western Sahara

Princess Lalla Asmae continues hotel dreams in Rabat

ENI and Qatar Energy plan first Tarfaya drilling for early 2023

Spain and EU to supply border surveillance equipment to Morocco

Veolia and Suez pray for Macron Morocco trip to resolve Lydec deal

Akhannouch hopes to take on running of Jorf Lasfar port

OCP fails to get visas to attend the Vivatech trade fair in Paris

I24 News begins low-key operations after splashy launch

Benjelloun heir buries army drone project

Somagec enlists Israeli desalination champion to bid on mega Casablanca plant

Lydec saga to jam up Veolia's takeover of Suez

New French foreign minister chooses her North Africa adviser

Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

How Al Ghurair is ensuring wheat supplies for its north African clients

Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

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King's favourite construction company CMS sets sights on Inwi data centres and Attijari's HQ

Jean-Marie Messier engineering Veolia-Taqa partnership for Casablanca desalination plant

Tarik Hamane leaves Masen to lead TotalEnergies' hydrogen plans

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Citrus exporters confront shrivelling Russian export market

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French businessman Yazid Sabeg caught up in Samanah Country Club's hellish paradise

Himma launches part two of national broadcasting's big shake-up

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Nizar Baraka looks to step up desalination plans

French farmers fight to ban agricultural imports from Western Sahara

Princess Lalla Asmae continues hotel dreams in Rabat

ENI and Qatar Energy plan first Tarfaya drilling for early 2023

Spain and EU to supply border surveillance equipment to Morocco

Veolia and Suez pray for Macron Morocco trip to resolve Lydec deal

Akhannouch hopes to take on running of Jorf Lasfar port

OCP fails to get visas to attend the Vivatech trade fair in Paris

I24 News begins low-key operations after splashy launch

Benjelloun heir buries army drone project

Somagec enlists Israeli desalination champion to bid on mega Casablanca plant

Lydec saga to jam up Veolia's takeover of Suez

New French foreign minister chooses her North Africa adviser

Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

How Al Ghurair is ensuring wheat supplies for its north African clients

Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

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