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Category: Asia
Africa, Middle East crises high on agenda at G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy
As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are ... Read More
MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report
Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More
Chinese oil firm loans Niger $400 million
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) agreed to offer a loan of 400 million dollars to the Niger government, which is struggling with the impact of ... Read More
‘Historical reversal’: World Bank warns of widening gap between poorest and wealthy nations
One-half of the world’s 75 poorest countries — more than half of whom are in Sub-Saharan Africa — are facing a widening income gap with ... Read More
Drone Industry: BlueBird firm sets up production plant in Morocco
Morocco is strengthening its defense and deterrence capabilities by acquiring new military technology, enabling the North African Kingdom to address threats to its national security ... Read More
Russia pushes for BRICS grain exchange to challenge western dominance in global market
Russia intends to establish a "grain exchange" with BRICS nations, aspiring to use this trade alliance of nine emerging countries to challenge Western dominance in ... Read More
Red Sea attacks to shrink Africa’s trade volume, worsen its macroeconomic stability — report
Africa’s trade volume is projected to shrink in the first six month of 2024, as the recent attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial vessels ... Read More
Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency’s humanitarian operation in Holy City wraps up at end of Ramadan
The major humanitarian operation launched by Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif Agency, in accordance with the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the ... Read More
Morocco first country to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by land
Morocco is the first country to have delivered humanitarian aid directly by land for Gaza and Al-Quds populations, thanks to the far-sighted vision and leadership ... Read More
Eid al-Fitr in Africa: economic struggles, conflicts dampen festive mood
As Muslims across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr — the Feast of Breaking the Ramadan Fast — ... Read More