RABAT (MOROCCO) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Morocco is strengthening its role as a strategic industrial hub in the Mediterranean and is emerging as one of the most promising countries for the development of clean technologies. This is according to a report by the European Commission on clean technology value chains in the MENA region.

According to the European analysis, the Kingdom benefits from a particularly favorable combination of industrial capabilities, modern infrastructure, geographical proximity to Europe and growing integration into global value chains. This competitive advantage strengthens its potential as a manufacturing platform supporting Europe’s and the Mediterranean region’s energy transition.

Morocco can already rely on a well-established industrial ecosystem in the automotive, aerospace and electrical sectors, as well as expertise in the production of transformers, cables, electrical equipment and solar systems. This is complemented by the rapid development of the battery and electric mobility value chain.

The country’s vast phosphate reserves represent another strategic advantage, particularly for the production of materials used in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, while investments in green hydrogen and ammonia are opening up new prospects for energy integration between Morocco and Europe.

Logistics infrastructure also plays a key role, with Tanger Med connecting Morocco’s industrial platform to major international markets and enhancing the country’s appeal to foreign investors.

The framework outlined by the European Commission thus confirms Morocco’s growing importance in the Mediterranean’s new industrial landscape: not only as an energy partner for Europe, but also as a competitive and strategic manufacturing platform for the technologies set to drive the green transition.

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LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) (ITALPRESS) – The Manchester City case is already having an impact on the transfer market. In recent days, English media outlets have reported that the club has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations, although no official ruling has been announced at this stage.

Should the club ultimately be found guilty, the Citizens could face sanctions ranging from a simple warning or fine to a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League. The latter scenario could prompt some players to consider leaving the club.

According to Football Insider, Arsenal and Real Madrid have already made contact with Erling Haaland’s representatives. The 26-year-old Norwegian striker is under contract until 2034 and there is no relegation release clause in his deal. However, should City actually find themselves outside the Premier League, the club could be forced to make some painful sales.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Italian furniture, lighting and fine jewellery will take centre stage in Malta as Italian Design Day 2026 gets underway. From September 28 to October 3, a selection of Italian companies will participate in DesignMT, Malta’s leading trade show in the sector, organised by the Malta Crafts Foundation.

The initiative was announced by the Italian Embassy in Valletta, led by Ambassador Valentina Setta.

The event comes as the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) marks its centenary. Founded in 1926, the agency promotes Italian companies and products in international markets.

According to the new “Purchasing Guide for Italian Design and Furniture in Malta 2026”, Italian exports of residential and living-room furniture reached €47.93 million in 2025.
Exports of kitchen systems increased from €19.94 million in 2024 to €21.50 million in 2025, reaching €10.31 million in the first five months of 2026.

Fine jewellery exports stood at €12.51 million in the first five months of 2026, compared with €18.77 million for the whole of 2025.

In Valletta, the Auberge d’Aragon will showcase creations by Gioie 1978 Milano and Izzo Carlo Jewelry. Fortress Builders will present architectural lighting solutions by iGuzzini.
On September 29, the Italian Cultural Institute will host “Re-Design. Milan Paradigm”, featuring curator Chiara Spangaro and architect Carlo Terpolilli.

Business meetings between Italian companies and Maltese professionals are scheduled for October 1.

The programme is sponsored by the Italian Embassy, the ICE Desk and the Italian Cultural Institute.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta has called for stronger international action to protect children caught in armed conflicts, with Foreign Affairs Minister Chris Fearne saying 14,200 children were killed in wars and conflicts in 2025.

Fearne made the appeal after chairing a United Nations meeting in New York focused on children affected by war.

“Behind every number lies a face, a family, a dream, and a stolen future,” he said, stressing that protecting children was a responsibility even when wars could not be stopped.

Fearne, a former paediatric surgeon, said Malta would continue to speak out for children affected by conflict.

Prime Minister Robert Abela separately called for an end to the suffering in Gaza, saying Malta could not tolerate the humanitarian crisis.

Speaking on radio, Abela said civilians and children were enduring “the worst pain imaginable”, amid shortages of food and water.

“There is only one solution: Peace,” he said, while acknowledging the difficulty of achieving it.

Abela said disagreements between the parties continued to hinder efforts towards a two-state solution.

His comments followed his address to the 81st UN General Assembly, where he called for an end to settlement expansion and settler violence in the West Bank.

He said Malta remained committed to a negotiated two-state solution and supported the Gaza Peace Plan as a route towards ending the conflict and opening the way for political progress.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta is in discussions with other governments to allow foreign prisoners to serve their sentences in their home countries, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield said.

Speaking during a radio interview, Bedingfield said the initiative forms part of efforts to manage Malta’s prison population and address pressure on the country’s correctional system.

He said foreign convicted criminals could also be deported after completing their sentences in Malta.

“Those who break the law don’t belong here,” Bedingfield said, while explaining that talks were under way with other states on the possible transfer of prisoners.

The latest published Council of Europe prison statistics recorded 348 foreign inmates in Malta, out of a total prison population of 671.

Malta’s prison population has continued to place pressure on Corradino Correctional Facility. In August, the government said an average of five people were leaving the prison each day while 10 new inmates were entering.

A new facility at Ħal Far has also been equipped to accommodate foreign nationals nearing the end of their sentences, who are due to be deported after completing their terms.

Bedingfield also said the government was looking to expand the use of electronic tagging for offenders. He said greater use of electronic monitoring could give courts more flexibility when imposing sentences.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Patric is officially a new Al-Ittifaq player. Lazio announced the permanent transfer of the Spanish defender to the UAE second-division club, where Italians Mario Balotelli and Daniele Baselli also play.

“Thank you for everything, Gaba,” the Rome-based club wrote on Instagram, accompanying the message with a celebratory video dedicated to the defender, born in 1993. Patric joined Lazio in 2015 and made 244 appearances for the club, scoring six goals.

“Hello, Lazio fans. I arrived here as a boy and I’m leaving as a man. And in between, there was you,” Patric said in the video addressed to the supporters. “Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined such a love story. When all is said and done, what I will truly take with me is not the numbers, but the love.”

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ROME (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Italian-Libyan Chamber of Commerce is set to travel to Benghazi again tomorrow, Monday 28 September. President Nicola Colicchi and director Francesco Muraca will accompany a delegation of companies and professionals specialising in restoration, engineering and construction, who will carry out site inspections together with engineers from the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund.

The mission includes Pasqualucci, Piacenti, Europa Engineering, Renco and engineer Paolo Capaldini, who has previously worked on restoration projects in areas of Abruzzo affected by the earthquake.

The visit comes just weeks after Benghazi Urban, the international exhibition devoted to the reconstruction of the city and promoted by the Fund’s director, engineer Belqasim Haftar. At the event, held in Benghazi from 6 to 8 September, the Chamber brought together more than 40 leading Italian companies, professionals and organisations, making it the largest foreign delegation in attendance. Participation was coordinated by Colicchi and director Francesco Muraca.

Particular attention focused on the historic centre, designed and built by Italians in the last century and later destroyed during recent conflicts. Ahead of the exhibition, Colicchi himself recalled that the historic centre has Italian origins, with Italian styles, names and architecture, and that it is important for Italy to contribute to the city’s revival.

The site inspections form part of discussions already under way with the Fund over the restoration of the historic heart of Benghazi. On 13 September, the Libyan news agency reported on a meeting in Benghazi between Mohamed al Hassadi, chairman of the committee for the reconstruction of the Al-Sabri area and central Benghazi, and a Chamber team accompanied by representatives of specialist Italian companies.

On that occasion, the Chamber’s design team presented the master plan for the historic centre, with the aim of reconciling the preservation of its architectural identity with the need for modernisation. The committee was established under Resolution No. 10 of 2026 issued by the Fund.

A significant part of Benghazi’s Italian architectural heritage is concentrated in the heart of the city, an area scarred by the fighting of 2014-2017 and by subsequent demolitions. More than 150 buildings of architectural value have been catalogued there, including the Cathedral, whose construction began in 1929, former bank buildings and the Italian Consulate. The Berenice Theatre, designed by Marcello Piacentini and Luigi Piccinato, was demolished in 2023.

Pasqualucci is a Rome-based construction and restoration company active since 1945, with extensive experience in the restoration of historic monuments. Piacenti, based in Prato and with origins dating back to 1875, specialises in the conservation of protected buildings and seismic upgrading. Renco, a Pesaro-based group active in engineering, construction and services, already has a permanent presence in Libya, with its own office in Tripoli and operational activities in the country. Studio Capaldini was also among the Italian organisations represented at Benghazi Urban.

The Chamber, a non-profit association founded in Rome in 1997, has its headquarters in the Italian capital, an office in Tripoli and a representative office in Benghazi, announced during the Italian-Libyan Economic Forum in June 2025, organised jointly with the Fund. That mission had already involved Italian companies active in engineering, infrastructure, renewable energy and cultural heritage.

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STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) (ITALPRESS) – Bad news for Sweden. Alexander Isak has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Nations League matches due to a “minor injury,” his club, Liverpool, has announced.

The striker’s physical issue—sustained during Friday’s match against Romania—will now be assessed by the Reds’ medical staff, with an eye also on the big Premier League clash against Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday, October 11.

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BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Lautaro Martinez was ready to say yes to Barcelona, ​​provided his departure from Inter was “amicable”—a behind-the-scenes detail revealed by the Catalan newspaper ‘Sport’. It was already well known that Deco, Barcelona’s sporting director, had set his sights on the Inter striker and captain as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski—especially given the complications with Atlético Madrid regarding Julián Álvarez—but the new development is that Lautaro had, at the time, “opened the door” to Barcelona, ​​signaling his willingness to move to the Camp Nou.

“There was one condition, however,” ‘Sport’ highlights. “The player wanted to reach an amicable agreement with Inter—a club for which he holds deep gratitude—but the negotiations did not succeed.” Consequently, Lautaro “remained loyal to Inter”; by late August, the club had already finalized its squad and had no need for incoming or outgoing transfers. “What might have been possible in June was no longer a viable option.”

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BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The European Union is doubling its support for the Djibouti Armed Forces from 10 million to 20 million euros through the European Peace Facility, strengthening the assistance measure approved in July 2025. The decision focuses primarily on the Djibouti Navy and the country’s ability to maintain a more effective presence in the waters off Bab el-Mandeb, the strategic chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

According to the EU Council, the increase in resources reflects the strengthening of the partnership with Djibouti in the field of security and defence and contributes to the European response “to the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea and surrounding areas,” helping safeguard freedom of navigation. Three operational priorities remain in place: developing and maintaining assets to ensure their full operational capability over time, enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness, and increasing the presence at sea.

The funding therefore strengthens a local capability that complements European naval operations in the region, where Eunavfor Aspides operates to protect merchant shipping. Behind the doubling of the allocation lies a broader strategy: strengthening surveillance and the resilience of coastal partners along one of the world’s main trade routes.

The initial 10 million euros had also been allocated to the restoration of maritime assets, a coastal surveillance station with ISR capabilities, and rapid-response vessels.

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