Category: Asia

Morocco strongly condemns extremists’ incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque Esplanade

April 25, 2024

Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI chairs the Al Quds Committee, an offshoot of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, strongly condemned the incursion by some extremists ... Read More

Security Cooperation: Chief of Morocco’s DGSN-DGST on a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour

April 24, 2024

Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance agencies Abdellatif Hammouchi paid a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour to ... Read More

Africa, Middle East crises high on agenda at G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy

April 19, 2024

As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are ... Read More

MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report

April 18, 2024

Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More

Chinese oil firm loans Niger $400 million

April 18, 2024

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) agreed to offer a loan of 400 million dollars to the Niger government, which is struggling with the impact of ... Read More

‘Historical reversal’: World Bank warns of widening gap between poorest and wealthy nations

April 17, 2024

One-half of the world’s 75 poorest countries — more than half of whom are in Sub-Saharan Africa — are facing a widening income gap with ... Read More

Drone Industry: BlueBird firm sets up production plant in Morocco

April 16, 2024

Morocco is strengthening its defense and deterrence capabilities by acquiring new military technology, enabling the North African Kingdom to address threats to its national security ... Read More

Russia pushes for BRICS grain exchange to challenge western dominance in global market

April 16, 2024

Russia intends to establish a "grain exchange" with BRICS nations, aspiring to use this trade alliance of nine emerging countries to challenge Western dominance in ... Read More

Red Sea attacks to shrink Africa’s trade volume, worsen its macroeconomic stability — report

April 13, 2024

Africa’s trade volume is projected to shrink in the first six month of 2024, as the recent attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial vessels ... Read More

Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency’s humanitarian operation in Holy City wraps up at end of Ramadan

April 9, 2024

The major humanitarian operation launched by Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif Agency, in accordance with the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the ... Read More