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Morocco will send its engineers to be trained in Brazil in a bid to boost its attractiveness to foreign investments by strengthening its skilled workforce. An agreement was signed in this regards between Mohammed VI International Academy for Civil Aviation and Brazil’s aerospace conglomerate Embraer. Under the agreement, Morocco will send aeronautical engineers to gain […]
Clashes between the Tunisian army and jihadists in Jendouba, north of the African country have left two terrorists killed one army personnel wounded, defense ministry announced on Thursday. The clashes according to ministry spokesperson, Colonel-Lieutenant Belhassen Oueslati took place in the heights of governorate of Jendouba, near Oued Massouj. Two terrorists were killed and one […]
Tunisia was chosen Thursday to host the Arab world professional training conference in 2017 given its vast and rich experience in cooperation between public and private sectors, huffpostmaghreb.com reports. The announcement was made at the conference of Arab world professional trainers in the Jordan capital of Amman. The North African country was represented by a […]
Moroccan intelligence services warned French authority of the Tuesday terror act against Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Roman Catholic Church which claimed the life of priest Jacques Hamel. Morocco sent the photo of the second attacker, French Magazine Marianne reports. Marianne in a Thursday report claimed that French authorities were sent on July 22; four days before the attack, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday claimed support for Egypt’s peace push in the region to solve conflict between Israel and Palestinians, at the time when ties between Cairo and Tel Aviv rewarm. “I want to thank President al-Sisi for his leadership and for his efforts to advance peace between Israel and the Palestinians and […]
The Egyptian government is hosting meetings between Libyan political rivals in a move to end deadlock between Head of unity government Faiez Serraj and President of House of Representatives (HoR) Ageela Saleh. The UN-backed political process in post Muammar Gaddafi Libya has been teetering with HoR refusing to endorse the Government of National Accord (GNA) […]
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank was Wednesday named best Moroccan bank by Euromoney for Excellence 2016 awards organised by leading Euromoney Institutional Investor based in London. Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious awards in global banking, which recognizes 20 global leading banks in various categories including world’s best bank, world’s best bank for financing, and world’s […]
Rabat is dispatching a new ambassador to Pretoria, South Africa as King Mohamed VI announced the North Africa country’s return to the Africa Union (AU). Morocco recalled its envoy in 2004 after Pretoria officially recognized Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The South African government led by the African National Congress (ANC) is a staunch ally […]
An International Monetary Fund delegation is expected in Cairo this weekend to discuss a multibillion-dollar support program for cash-strapped North African country. The Egyptian economy has been hit badly by terror attacks and political unrests. The country has been suffering from severe foreign currency shortage since the beginning of the year. This was mainly because […]
The reinvigoration of Morocco’s diplomacy in Africa and its willingness to join the African Union are indicators of a broader ambition to expand its influence and defend its position on the Sahara issue, says Stratfor, a US-based geopolitical intelligence firm. “Morocco has been laying the economic and diplomatic groundwork to extend its reach into the […]