The Moroccan Association of Ibn Battuta, The Second Edition of International Festival of Ibn Battuta will be held in Tangier, Morocco Nov. 9-12, themed as Travelers, The Ambassadors of Peace.

The Commercial International Bank in Egypt is taking part in the media campaign the Central Bank of Egypt started to bring electronic payments to the country as part of the move toward cashless transactions.

AMEN BANK and The Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have formed an agreement for investment and financing cooperation in order to create a reliable collaborating between the two entities.

Minister of Energy Mustapha Guitouni and Abdelkader Zoukh, the wali of Algiers, visited the wilaya of Algiers on July 19 to inaugurate electricity and gas projects focused on increasing the power supply and stabilizing its capabilities in the capital.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will be entering a development agreement with M.H. Alshaya Co. to create Blaze restaurants throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.

The Electrical System Operator in Algeria recorded that July 11's record electrical power demands exceeded those of Aug. 1, 2016 by 330 megawatts.

Commercial International Bank-Egypt (CIB) was named the World's Best Bank in Emerging Markets by Euromoney at the rec​​​​​ent Global Awards for Excellence event in London on July 6.

Boeing has won a $294 million airplane order from Tasseili Airlines, an Algerian airline, as announced by Algerian state media.

Alstom has named two new senior vice presidents; Gian Luca Erbacci for Europe and Didier Pfleger for the Middle East and Africa.

The "Libya Crude Oil Refinery Outlook to 2022" report was recently released by Research and Markets, providing a comprehensive overview of Libya's crude oil refinery industry as well as details on the country's operating oil refineries.

Cairo-based tax and law firm Maher Milad Iskander and Co., specializing in both commercial and criminal cases, recently struck a new partnership with Andersen Global, an affiliate of the U.S. firm Andersen Tax LLC.

Association said mobile connectivity in the Middle Eastern and North African countries would be improved by implementing tax reforms.

Esri, a global provider of geographic information software, recently made enhancements to its World Geocoding service to include improved address matching and service to 25 additional countries.

Research and Markets released its July report "Europe & Africa Fly Ash Market Size, Demand, Opportunity & Growth Outlook 2023," showing the fly ash market is expected to expand over the 2017-2023 forecast period.

ADES International Holding Ltd., an Egypt-based oil and gas drilling company, has appointed specialist bank, asset management and investment counseling firm Investec PLC as the firm’s corporate broker.

Morocco recently placed as a top country for immigrants in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Countries survey series.

MARRAKECH – Worldwide readers rated Morocco’s Kasbah Tamadot as Best Resort Hotel for North Africa and the Middle East via Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2017, facility owner Virgin Limited Edition announced recently from London.

ALGIERS – Algerian electrical customers will see improved quality and continuity of electrical service over the summer as the Algerian Electricity Transmission System Management Company (GRTE) partners with Tassili Travail Aérien (TTA), a subsidiary of Tassili Airlines, to clean insulators from the air.

ALGIERS – The Sonelgaz Group participated in Algerian Independence Day festivities on July 5. Approximately 40 employees marched in the parade that traveled through the streets of Algiers.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Research and Markets announced the release of TV Market Outlook for Africa & the Middle East last month.