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Morocco, Israel kick off direct flights after resumption of ties

The first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, marking the launch of non-stop flights between Morocco and Israel since they both agreed to resume diplomatic ties last December in a US-brokered deal. An Israir flight with about 100 passengers from Tel Aviv arrived in Marrakech Sunday noon, while another […]

China eyes new arms markets, allies in West Africa amid waning French influence

China is making inroads into the West African arms market and is also looking to make new allies and build influence in the region amid waning French influence there. Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali are all French-speaking and, as former colonies, historically fell under France’s sphere of influence. And although France is still the largest […]

King Mohammed VI makes a $100 million donation to special relief fund for quake victims

King Mohammed VI, part of his strong, personal response to the earthquake that struck Morocco on September 08, has made a financial contribution of MAD 1 billion ($100 million) to the special relief fund for the tremor victims, through Al Mada holding, in which the Sovereign is the main shareholder. At the recommendation of its […]