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Saudi Arabia, Poland sign air transport agreement

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed Sunday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Poland to organize the operational framework for air transport between the two countries, Zawya reports. The agreement includes opening of the skies between the two countries and draft bilateral agreement on air transport services. Part of its strategy for […]

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Palestine Presidency: Rabat’s support helps Palestinians continue resistance

The important support, which Morocco provides to Palestine, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has greatly helped Palestinians to continue resistance, said Palestinian minister of Social Development Ahmed Majdalani. Speaking on behalf of the Palestinian presidency at a ceremony hosted over the weekend by the Moroccan embassy in Ramallah on the occasion of Throne […]

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India mulls $700m investment in Egypt in coming years

New Delhi’s ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte announced plans by the Asian country to invest $700 million in the coming few years, Arab News reports. Gupte made the announcement during a meeting with Egyptian and Indian businessmen. Indian investments in Egypt currently stand at $3.15 billion, the diplomat also noted. The announcement came as a […]

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Dubai Crown Prince to chair Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will chair the Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy set up to help shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) by investing in the metaverse and establishing partnerships to boost Dubai’s digital economy. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime […]

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Justice: Morocco & Israel ink cooperation accord, giving more momentum to partnership

Morocco and Israel agreed Tuesday to step up their legal and judicial cooperation as partnership between the two countries is gaining momentum following the normalization of their relations in 2020 within the frame of the US-brokered Abraham accords. The agreement was signed in Rabat by Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi and his Israeli peer Gideon […]

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Bahrain joins integrated industrial partnership founding fathers

Bahrain has officially joined the integrated industrial partnership alongside Egypt, UAE, and Jordan, Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement came during the second higher Committee meeting of the integrated industrial partnership, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea who chaired the […]

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Morocco’s agency for sustainable energy, India’s largest energy conglomerate sign MoU on renewable energy projects

The Moroccan Agency for sustainable energy (MASEN) and India’s National thermal power corporation (NTPC) signed a memorandum of understanding, providing for carrying out of joint projects in the field of renewable energy. Under the MoU, MASEN and NTPC will work on capacity building and share their experiences and expertise in the renewable energy field. The […]

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Vladimir Putin phones Saudi Crown Prince after Joe Biden’s visit

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, received a phone call from the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday to discuss a host of issues including bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various fields, the kingdom’s news agency SPA has reported. The two leaders also touched on the most […]

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Six Iraqi police forces killed in north of capital Baghdad

Six Iraqi police forces were slain Wednesday after their position was attacked by Islamic state group (ISIS) fighters, in north of capital Baghdad, AFP reports citing a military source. “Between 10 and 15 ISIS group fighters attacked this federal police forward position around 12:30 am (2130 GMT Tuesday). The attack lasted around an hour,” the […]

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Morocco seeks Israeli defense industry know-how

Morocco and Israel are fostering their relations on all fronts including in the defense industry as Israel’s top general and Moroccan minister in charge of defense discuss means to develop cooperation to cover military manufacturing. Following talks with Israel’s army chief Aviv Kohavi in Rabat Tuesday, Minister in charge of defense, Loudiyi reiterated Morocco’s determination […]