Category: Asia

Four Moroccan writers withdraw from UAE competition over pact with Israel

August 17, 2020

Four Moroccan writers, who previously applied for the Sheikh Zayed book award, announced their withdrawal from the competition in protest over the normalization of diplomatic ... Read More

Qatar Airways enters Tunisia’s football industry with $8-million sponsorship deal with Club Africain

August 17, 2020

Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, has signed an $8-million sponsorship deal with Tunisia’s top tier football league team Club Africain – first such deal by ... Read More

Morocco might be next state to normalize ties with Israel-Washington Post

August 16, 2020

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 ... Read More

Beirut explosion victims start receiving Moroccan assistance

August 15, 2020

The families affected by the tragic explosion in Beirut port started receiving the food and medical assistance extended by Morocco. The distribution operation started Friday ... Read More

Libya, Turkey sign MoU to boost trade, clear pending issues

August 14, 2020

Turkey and its Libyan ally UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of trade and a ... Read More

Israel-UAE deal unifies Palestinian factions

August 14, 2020

Palestinian factions, Hamas in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank, have closed their ranks in reaction to the unprecedented normalization of ties between Israel ... Read More

Algerian opposition leader draws similarities between Lebanese, Algerian tragedies

August 13, 2020

Lebanon and Algeria, two countries led by corrupt elites who hijacked the ambitions of youth to democracy and prosperity, share many of their plagues, according ... Read More

Beirut blast: Morocco’s military field hospital operational

August 12, 2020

Less than a week after Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the construction of a military field hospital in Beirut following the tragic explosions in the ... Read More

Beirut blast: €250 million pledged for Lebanon at donors conference

August 10, 2020

Lebanon Sunday garnered €250 million ($294.5 million) in pledges at a virtual international conference of donors, led by France’s President Emmanuel Macron. The conference was ... Read More

Beirut Blast: Lebanese Government, people express gratitude for royal humanitarian assistance initiative

August 8, 2020

The Lebanese government expressed its deep gratitude and high esteem for the generous initiative of King Mohammed VI who ordered urgent medical and humanitarian aid ... Read More