Category: Asia

Interpol, UAE-led team, nab world’s most wanted human trafficker in Sudan

January 6, 2023

Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, an Eritrean fugitive accused of being “the world’s most wanted” people smuggler has been arrested in Sudan in coordination with United Arab ... Read More

Tire Industry: Chinese Qingdao to Build $297 Mln Plant in Morocco

January 4, 2023

Qingdao Sentury Tire Company is planning to build a $297 million radial tires manufacturing plant in Morocco’s northern city of tangier. The new investment shows ... Read More

Angola’s debts to China, a record of over $40 billion

January 4, 2023

The UK's international institute Chatham House revealed that Angola is the African country that has borrowed the most from China in the last 20 years, ... Read More

India seeks food security through more Moroccan phosphates supplies

January 3, 2023

Indian chemicals and fertilizers minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be visiting Morocco this month to seal long-term phosphates supply deal amid surging prices in the international ... Read More

Morocco to hosts next Abraham Accords Summit in March

January 3, 2023

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has announced that the next Abraham accords summit will be held in Morocco in March 2023. The U.S. had brokered ... Read More

Namibia orders Russian uranium exploration to stop due to environmental concerns

January 2, 2023

Namibian authorities have ordered Russia’s state atomic energy agency to stop uranium exploration over concerns about potential contamination of underground water. Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, ... Read More

COVID-19: Morocco bans access to travelers coming from China starting Jan. 3

January 1, 2023

Morocco will ban travelers coming from China to enter its soil following the "alarming" spike in COVID-19 cases in the Asian country, the foreign ministry ... Read More

Egypt, Japan sign $301m agreement to finance Cairo Metro’s 4th line

December 29, 2022

Japan will release to Egypt $301 million to finance the implementation of phase one of Cairo Metro’s fourth line. The related agreement was signed between ... Read More

Morocco-Azerbaijan: Deputy FM highlights excellent level of bilateral cooperation

December 27, 2022

Visiting Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Fariz Rzayev, emphasized, Tuesday in Rabat, the excellent level of cooperation between Morocco and his country despite the geographical distance, ... Read More

Al Baraka Group Sells its Stakes in BTI to Moroccan Bank of Africa

December 27, 2022

Bahrain’s Al Baraka Group (ABG), one of the major Islamic banking and financing institutions, announced on Monday that it is exiting from two of its ... Read More