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Turkey's discount grocery chain plans new stores in Egypt, Morocco
Turkish discount grocer B?M plans to open 100 new stores in Egypt and 80 in Morocco in addition to 600 new stores across Turkey in a bid to increase its revenue by 20 percent, company representatives said on March 9.
Romanian Car Workers Demonstrate for New Highway
Around 8,000 people, most of them union members at the Dacia car factory in Pitesti, took to the streets of the southern town on Monday to protest about the Romanian government's failure to start work on a new highway in the south.
The project has been discussed for years, but the government postponed it several times due to disagreements over the best route.
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Bulgarian Tourism to Be Presented at Russian Duma Hearings
Bulgaria will be presented as an year-round tourist destination during hearings in the lower chamber of Russian parliament on Thursday, the Ministry of Tourism announced in a press release.
Sofia Hosts 33rd Edition of Holiday & Spa International Tourist Fair
The Bulgarian capital will host the 33rd edition of the Holiday & Spa Expo International Tourist Fair.
The largest tourist forum in Bulgaria will take place at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia between Thursday and Saturday.
Morocco launches first solar power plant
King Mohammed VI on Feb. 4 inaugurated Morocco's first solar power plant, a massive project that the country sees as part of its goal of boosting its clean energy output.
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ISIL pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya, says Kerry
An international coalition is pushing back the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds but the group is threatening Libya and could seize the nation's oil wealth, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Feb. 2.
Syrians from Turkey to get priority: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Jan. 29 her government had reached an agreement over a quota reserve, with priority for Syrian migrants coming from Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, highlighting that it would be much easier for them to bring their families to the country.
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Greek govt critical of EU pressures: Belgium asks for camps of 300-400,000 refugees in Athens
Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Monday criticized pressures on Greece concerning the refugee crisis, adding that Greece’s exclusion from the Schengen Zone would not solve any problems. He instructed the European Commission to explore a procedure to extend temporary internal border checks within the Schengen area for up to two years.
Moroccans protest over public job cuts
Thousands of Moroccan trainee teachers and their families took to the streets of the capital Rabat on Jan. 24 to protest against government plans to cut education jobs, defying an official ban on demonstrations.
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Greece wants EU help sending migrants back to Turkey
Greece wants EU border agency Frontex to help send back to Turkey migrants deemed ineligible for asylum in Europe, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told reporters on Jan. 23.
The minister's comments came a day after he shared this proposal with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steimeier in Berlin, Greek news agency ANA and a ministry source said.