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Following the breakthrough announcement by Abu Dhabi and Israel to normalize ties, the Washington Post said that Morocco is among the MENA region countries that might follow suit along with Oman and Bahrain. The UAE and Israel said on Thursday they will forge a broad new relationship under a deal that US President Donald Trump […]
In a “win-win” agreement, Gabon has entered into a commitment with Venezuela. The two countries want to further strengthen and consolidate their cooperation in the oil sector. One of the largest oil producers and exporters around the world, Gabon, aims to draw inspiration in this sector from the experience of Venezuela, to make better use […]
The US State Department cited Morocco as an example in terms of women’s empowerment through the campaign to support the melkization operation aimed at enabling women inherit Soulaliyate lands, an operation launched as part of the partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. During a virtual event on the development and prosperity of women in the […]
US Democratic candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the November US presidential election, announced his campaign in a message to his supporters. Kamala Harris, 55, thus becomes the first black woman on a presidential ticket in US history. Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has […]
Canadian mining company Aya Gold & Silver has launched lately the feasibility study for the expansion of the Moroccan Zgounder Silver Mine, near Ouarzazate. AYA says the expansion of its operations in the Moroccan mine will help the company increase its production targeting 2,000tpd. “The strong silver fundamentals as well as our planned drilling exploration […]
Moroccan boxer Youssef Zalal defeated American Peter Barrett by unanimous decision of the judges on August 8, 2020 in Las Vegas, at an event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the most powerful mixed martial arts (MMA) league in the world. The man, 23, nicknamed the “Moroccan Devil”, continues his remarkable debut at the […]
Rebel General Khalifa Haftar has brushed aside every possibility of talks with Turkey and called on Washington to thwart arm delivery to Ankara-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). In a letter to the Trump administration, Haftar requested from the US an international monitoring of land and sea borders to disallow the arrival of weapons to […]
The Millennium Challenge Account-Morocco Agency (MCA-Morocco) held, on Tuesday in Rabat, the 8th session of its Strategic Orientation Board, under the chairmanship of Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Benchaaboun. The session reviewed the implementation report of the cooperation program under the “Compact II”, concluded between the Moroccan government and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) […]
Morocco’s phosphates producer OCP group said it will challenge a petition filed by its competitor Mosaic aiming to impose anti-subsidy duties on OCP’s fertilizers exports. OCP has said in a statement that since receiving this petition, it has cooperated with the American authorities, who are evaluating whether the petition warrants investigation, and will challenge the […]
The observer status granted to Morocco within the Andean Community at the 20th meeting of the Andean Presidential Council held recently in the Colombian capital Bogotá, will contribute to strengthen relations as well as cooperation between the two parties in all areas, particularly the economic sector, according to the secretary general of this regional grouping, […]