Moroccan soldiers and aid teams in trucks and helicopters battled Monday to reach remote mountain towns devastated by a monstrous earthquake that killed nearly 2,500 people, the Associated Press reported.
The death toll from Friday's earthquake has (...)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas.
Residents rushed into the streets when the quake struck at 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT) on Friday.
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At least 820 people were killed and 672 others injured following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, the country's Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Fatalities from the magnitude 7.0 quake occurred in various regions, including Al Haouz and (...)
[caption id="attachment_99462" align="alignleft" width="233"] Mohammad Abunayyan, chairman of ACWA Power.
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A consortium led by leading water and power developer ACWA Power completed the signing of an agreement to develop and operate a 170 (...)
LONDON — The first trailer for American actress Nicole Kidman's historical drama “Queen of the Desert” is out. Both intriguing and thrilling, the promo gives a brief insight into the relationship between the characters played by Robert Pattinson and (...)
RABAT – Morocco has secured a 654 million euro loan from German state-owned bank KFW to part-finance two solar power plants totaling 300 megawatts worth an estimated 1.7 billion euros, banking sources said on Wednesday.
Tenders for construction of (...)
ACCORDING to Ernst & Young's “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices”, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Morocco are leading the MENA region's Renewable Energy efforts. The latest edition of the quarterly report showed that all three countries were (...)
JEDDAH – ACWA Power International announced the closing of a private placement transaction of a new issue of around 89.5 million primary equity shares to Sanabil Direct Investment Company (Sanabil) which is owned by Saudi Arabian Investment Company (...)
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), established air links between the UAE and the Republic of Guinea, in West Africa, by extending its existing codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of (...)
RABAT – Morocco's solar energy agency has selected a consortium led by Saudi International Company for Water and Power (ACWA) to build a 160-megawatt concentrated solar power plant in the south of the country, the agency said Monday.
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RABAT – Morocco starts an ambitious plan to build out 6 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2020, along with a variety of technologies, including wind, solar, biomass, hydro and other technologies as the country currently imports 90 percent of its (...)
