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Sahara: UN Chief welcomes Morocco’s cooperation with UN

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in an annual report on Sahara that Morocco stood out by its excellent cooperation with the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, at all levels. The Royal Armed Forces have helped the MINURSO accomplish its ceasefire monitoring mission, said Guterres in his report. Guterres noted that the MINURSO had […]

Morocco’s BCP Group acquires majority stakes in Madagascar’s BMOI

Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire, BCP, finalized Thursday the acquisition of 71 per cent stakes in Banque de Madagascar et de l’Océan Indien (BMOI), an Antananarivo-based bank owned by French group BPCE (Banque Populaire et Caisse d’épargne). The deal signed at BMOI will enable the BCP to deepen its foothold in the Indian Ocean area and […]

Jordan insists on prisoner swap, ISIS remains silent

Jordanian officials are hopeful that they will reach a deal with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for the liberation of their pilot lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh. The extremist group has not responded to demands by Amman to prove that the pilot is alive in order to swap him for death row inmate Sajida […]