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Kirsty Coventry makes history as first female IOC president in landmark election

Kirsty Coventry has shattered a 130-year-old glass ceiling by becoming the International Olympic Committee’s first female president, decisively defeating six male candidates including Britain’s Lord Coe in Thursday’s landmark election. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean, a former swimmer with two Olympic gold medals, secured a commanding 49 votes from the 97-member committee in the first round. Her […]

Prince Moulay Rachid warmly greeted in Saudi Arabia

Prince Moulay Rachid who is representing King Mohammed at the Arab and Islamic summits convened in Saudi Arabia was warmly greeted by King Salman at the conference hall and held on Friday talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salmane. Prince Moulay Rachid met Prince Mohammed bin Salman Ben Abdelaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister […]

BCP Bank, AfDB Join Efforts in $100 mln Deal to Enhance African Trade

Morocco’s BCP Bank and the African Development Bank teamed up in a $100 million agreement to boost trade between African countries. The deal (risk participation agreement) provides for cooperation to promote trade between African states by meeting the growing demand on financing transactions in the continent, the Moroccan bank said in a statement. The BCP […]