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The Republic of Gambia is seeking the support of King Mohammed VI for its bid to host the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2022. To this end, President Adama Barrow sent to Rabat his top diplomat Mamadou Tangara carrying a personal message for the Moroccan sovereign. The Gambian envoy was received […]
At a time when Muslims globally are observing the holy month of Ramadan, more than half the population in Gaza depends on the international community for food aid, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Monday, citing a “near ten-fold increase” in […]
Morocco has partnered with EON Reality, the world leader in Virtual Reality, and the USAID, to launch its first Interactive Digital Center (IDC). Located on Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s campus in Ben Guerir, the new IDC will provide Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) technology, solutions, and products to Morocco’s growing digital transformation of the academic, […]
The military offensive launched by the Libyan National Army of field Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli threatens international peace and security and undermines Libya’s stability, warned on Tuesday the European Union. “The LNA military attack on Tripoli and the subsequent escalation in and around the capital constitutes a threat to international peace and security and […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has been awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is granted annually to a select group of individuals whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service are cause for celebration. Sponsored by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS), the Ellis Island Medals of Honor embodies the spirit of […]
Morocco’s automotive sector exports doubled from 161 billion dirhams in 2013 to 240 billion dirhams in 2018, thus becoming Morocco’s leading exporting sector ahead of phosphates and agriculture. With more than 65.1 billion dirhams worth of exports, the automotive sector came ahead of phosphates and derivatives (43.4 billion dirhams), textile (38.6 billion dirhams) food industry […]
Head of the Moroccan government Saad Eddine El Othmani defended the results achieved by the PJD-led government over the last two years stressing on the performance of his cabinet to improve social and living conditions as well as economic indicators. However, much remains to be done to meet the aspirations of the Moroccan people, which […]
US-based tech giant Microsoft Corp will launch this year two hubs in Nairobi and Lagos with an investment of over $100 million over five years as it seeks to partner with local talents and governments on the continent, Bloomberg reports. Microsoft will launch two hubs this year and plans to hire 100 workers at the […]
The Alliance for Freedom and Change (AFC), the group in the ongoing Sudan political talks in the uprising indicated Monday that the Transitional Military Council (TMC), running the country following Omar Beshir’s overthrow, has agreed to form with civilians a sovereign council to replace the junta. The Arab country has been embroiled in a political […]
A court in Tunisia has pressed 48 years in prison against three brothers on terrorism charges and handed a three-year prison sentence to their sister for protecting terrorists and encouraging them to face the state, Asharq al-Awsat reports. The three brothers who have not been identified had been charged by a special court for membership […]