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Sebia, a French world leading medical firm, opened in Dubai its first office in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arabia Business reports. Sebia said it has established its distribution and marketing office in Dubai to support distributors in the Middle East, Turkey and Pakistan. Dubai Science Park (DSP) is the choice for the world’s leading […]
The Algerian President Wednesday ordered the deportation of telecommunication company Ooredoo Algeria CEO after he reportedly planned to sack hundreds of workers. Nickolai Beckers, a German national, was taken from his office to the airport by some officers of the national security directorate, DGSN, local media Annahar reported. President Abdelmadjid Tebboun, according to the media, […]
Morocco and Mauritania are eager to re-activate the spirit of the agreement of fraternity and neighborliness they signed in 1970. This eagerness was stressed at the talks Moroccan Foreign Minister held Wednesday in Nouakchott with the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, as well as with the Prime Minister Ismail Bedde Cheikh Sidiya, and […]
Spanish football club, Valencia FC, has opened an academy in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh to train young players, local coaches and share its professional soccer experience. This new project will feature different programs for young players and will be based in different cities in the African country, beginning with the first location in the […]
Palestinian Foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki commended, on Wednesday in Brussels, the pivotal role played by King Mohammed VI, in his capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in protecting the holy city and supporting the resistance of its inhabitants. Maliki made the remarks in a statement to MAP on the sidelines of his participation […]
Algeria’s newly elected government suffers from scant legitimacy as pro-democracy Hirak continues its pressure, which has been ongoing for a year in favor of a genuine change. Meanwhile, the Algerian regime is seeking desperately to make its voice heard in its immediate neighborhood to no avail as it comes to terms to the reality that […]
The fifth Arab-African Summit, initially scheduled for March 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed to a later date, announced on Monday the Arab League. The Arab and African countries will agree on a new date, added the pan-Arab organization, noting the postponement was decided at the request of the African Union to ensure […]
Moroccan police of the city of Fez intercepted on Wednesday 2.6 tons of cannabis packed aboard a Morocco-registered truck. The 35-year old driver was arrested with the illicit cargo at a local gas station. A probe is underway to determine the possible links between this smuggling operation and international drug-trafficking networks. This drug-busting […]
The means to foster ties between Morocco and Mauritania in a region beset by instability is at the heart of a visit by Morocco’s Foreign Minister to Nouakchott. Foreign minister Nasser Bourita’s visit also comes after a series of meetings between the two countries’ officials focusing on a set of issues including security cooperation. Morocco […]
Morocco was maintained in the EU’s tax haven grey list but could soon leave it this year as it implements reforms to conform to EU standards. The grey list includes countries which are given time to reform their tax regimes and improve fiscal transparency. Morocco could leave that list pending on the results of an […]