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The chairperson of the African Union, President Macky Sall of Senegal, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as the war in Ukraine exacerbates food insecurity on the continent. Macky Sall, accompanied by Moussa Faki Mahamat, the African Union Commission chairperson, is expected in Russia this Thursday and will meet Putin in Sochi on […]
Israeli TV channel i24News opened Tuesday offices in Rabat and Casablanca, after launching its bureaus in Dubai and Bahrain following the normalization of relations between Israel and these Arab countries within the frame of the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Several eminent Moroccan and Israeli personalities as well as foreign diplomats, businessmen, TV stars and artists attended […]
Morocco and India’s technology giant Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) signed over the weekend an agreement on an investment project meant to boost technology cooperation. In a joint communique released following the signing ceremony Saturday in Noida, India, the two partners indicated that the agreement underlines HCL’s determination to invest in Morocco in the outsourcing sector. […]
The kingdom of Morocco will deploy to Qatar, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a team of cybersecurity experts at the request of the Gulf country for the global event taking place across November and December, local media reported. The news surfaced after the visit Abdellatif Hammouchi, the head of Morocco’s General Directorate for […]
Turkey and the UAE vowed to leave aside their differences and work for stability in Libya where both countries back opposing sides and governments. This came during a meeting last Friday in Ankara between the two countries’ foreign ministers, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Abdullah bin Zayed. Turkish-Emirati relations have entered a new stage, the Turkish official […]
Morocco, Tunisia, and Japan are pooling efforts to valorize bio-resources in North Africa. In this connection, the three countries held a seminar in Rabat on the collaborative research and technical cooperation project on “the scientific development of biological resources in arid and semi-arid areas for the creation of a new industry.” Funded by the Japan […]
Representatives from 25 Israeli start-ups are building bridges in Casablanca with their Moroccan peers at an event in Casablanca that received endorsement from the governments of the two countries. The event, dubbed Connect to Innovate, features the participation of Israeli firms operating in the critical fields of water management, agriculture, sustainability, logistics and cyber which […]
The 26th General Conference of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), held in Tunis on Saturday, commended the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the defense of the holy city and the preservation of its identity. The General Conference, the highest decision-making body of ALECSO, […]
The Libyan army, backed by Tripoli government, has inked a deal with Turkey’s aerospace company (TUSAŞ) for the acquisition of several modern training aircraft of types (Hürkuş-C), Libya Observer reports. The deal was signed on the Libyan side by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Major General Muhammad Gojil, in the presence of […]
The efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, to confront the attempts to Judaize Al-Quds and alter its civilizational, Islamic and Christian heritage were highlighted during the 33rd emergency conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU) held over the weekend in Cairo. In this vein, Speaker of the UAE National Council […]