India names new envoy to Morocco as relations blossom

New Delhi has appointed Joint Secretary of the Defense Ministry as the country’s new envoy to Morocco at a time relations between the two countries are witnessing a growing trend. Shri Shambhu S. Kumaran, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defense, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of […]

Coronavirus: Moroccan Tourism sector to lose $3.5 bln

Tourism seems to be the most hit sector after Morocco shut its borders with different tourism-related businesses standing to lose 34 billion dirhams ($3.5 bln), head of tourism federation Abdellatif Kabbaj said. The tourism sector including hotels, restaurants and tour operators, employ 500,000 people whose jobs are at risk because of the consequences of the […]

Nouakchott Chides Paris for Welcoming Regime’s Staunch Opponent Biram

Mauritanian authorities have severely protested against Francois Hollande’s office after Paris received anti-slavery activist and former presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid who has vowed to bring down President Mouhamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s regime. Foreign Minister Ould Ahmed Izilbih Friday, at a meeting with Thomas Melonio, Francois Hollande’s adviser on African affairs, expressed Nouakchott’s discontent over […]