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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Wednesday’s visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Morocco as the two countries built on the normalization agreement signed last year under a US-brokered deal. Blinken in a statement called the visit, along with the reopening of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, “significant for Israel, […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Moroccan Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli inaugurated Israel’s Liaison Office in Morocco’s capital Thursday morning, following last year’s agreement to reestablish ties between the two countries. At the ceremony, limited by COVID-19 restrictions, Lapid was accompanied by the members of his delegation, Welfare Minister Meir Cohen, a native […]
First Vice-Foreign minister of South Korea Choi Jong-kun will visit Morocco this week to discuss with Moroccan officials ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in various sectors including health, education, infrastructure, and manufacturing. The announcement was made by the South Korean Foreign ministry in a press release issued Thursday, saying that Choi’s trip to Morocco is […]
Morocco called on Israelis and Palestinians to work together for a peaceful and lasting solution based on two-states living in peace side by side. The call was made by Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at a press conference marking the visit of his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid to Morocco. During the visit the two ministers […]
Morocco and Israel signed three cooperation deals covering political consultation, culture and air services as the two countries aspire to expand ties following the resumption of diplomatic ties last December. The accords were signed by Israeli Foreign minister Yair Lapid and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Lapid is expected to have talks with tourism minister […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who started on Wednesday his first official visit to Morocco, has paid tribute to the Kingdom’s contribution to regional peace and stability. “Our deep gratitude (…) goes to King Mohammed VI (…) who is continuing the legacy of his grandfather & father in deepening the bond between the two nations […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected this Wednesday in Morocco for a two-day visit during which he will meet his Moroccan peer and sign cooperation agreement. Lapid will also inaugurate the new Israeli liaison office in Rabat after the two countries agreed to resume their diplomatic ties last December. The visit, the first by […]
Russian security forces have been dispatched to sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada Airports in Egypt as direct flights from Moscow and two resort destinations in the Sinai resume. EgyptAir flight MS724 took off from Moscow with 300 people on board and landed in Hurghada without incident, the airline said. Russia last month said direct flights between […]
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, made it clear on Saturday that the accreditation of Israel to the African Union falls within his full “sphere of competence”. “Following the decision to accredit the Representative of the State of Israel to the African Union, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa […]
Several ambassadors accredited to Morocco paid, on Thursday, a visit to the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), during which they were briefed on the efforts made by Morocco in the fight against terrorism and organized crime. This visit is part of the openness of the security bodies on their environment as […]