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The Arab leaders commended, on Wednesday in Algiers, the continuous efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, for the defense of the Holy City of Jerusalem. In the final resolution adopted on the developments of the Palestinian cause, the Arab Summit, held Nov.1-2 in Algeria, hailed the projects carried out by Bayt […]
Morocco on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Capgemini Engineering, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. The MoU provides for the creation of 1,500 jobs in the fields of engineering by 2026. The agreement is set to create 1,500 additional jobs in the engineering sector by 2026, Morocco’s […]
The third edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) kicked off Wednesday in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d’Ivoire, with the participation of officials and representatives of many countries, including Morocco. Morocco is represented at this event by a delegation of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) chaired by its Director General […]
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced November 1 the re-election of Egypt’s ex-Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohieldine, as executive director and member of the board. Mohieldin represents a group of Arab states, namely Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, along with the Maldives. Following his re-election Mohieldin stressed that […]
Benin’s Central Office of Protection of Minors has launched an investigation against Nougbognon Hyppolite Hazounme, a lawmaker of Union Progressite Le Renouveau; a party ally of President Patrice Talon, reports say. The office did not reveal the rationale behind the probe but Hazounme has been accused by his secretary of alleged rape. The lawmaker reportedly […]
Tunisia announced Tuesday its National Guards forces curbed eight illegal migration attempts and arrested 213 people from different regions of the country, Anadolu news agency reports. “As part of the fight against the phenomenon of illegal migration, during the night of Monday to Tuesday, maritime units of the National Guard have managed to thwart 8 […]
Equatorial Guinea authorities have launched a nationwide campaign to expel illegal migrants ahead of November 20 general elections, Anadolu news agency has learned. “In accordance with the directives of the government” of Equatorial Guinea, “the security forces (…) have launched since October 20, vast operations of control and expulsion of foreigners in irregular situation,” Toundi […]
Ethiopia has awarded a Pan-African prize to late King Hassan II of Morocco in recognition of his contributions to the establishment of the African Union and his dedication to the emancipation of Africa and to Pan-Africanism. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented the award to the speaker of the Moroccan House of Representative on Tuesday […]
The World Bank team in charge of the supervision mission of the Blue Economy Program, conducted jointly with the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance October 17 to 26, congratulated various partners and the program management unit (PMU) for all the work accomplished. “At the end of the supervision mission, the World Bank team congratulated […]
The Arab summit in Algiers has been shunned by influential Arab leaders and monarchs as Algeria sought in vain to impose its own agenda. The rulers of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and the president of Lebanon are among the main leaders who preferred to skip this summit. The Emir of Qatar […]