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King Mohammed VI has strongly condemned “the despicable and repeated” attacks targeting the “vital and civilian facilities” in Saudi Arabia. In a message of solidarity sent to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Moroccan Sovereign said “he has followed, with strong condemnation, the news of the despicable and repeated attacks which target vital and […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Morocco next week, as part of a regional tour in the Middle East, reported Wednesday, the American website Axios, which is generally well-informed. Tony Blinken is expected to travel to the Middle East at the end of his trip to Europe where he is accompanying, from […]
Morocco and Israel signed a partnership agreement that will help attract investments by Israeli civilian and defense aerospace giant IAI’s. The deal was signed in Rabat by industry minister Ryad Mezzour and head of IAI’s Amir Peretz. “This is a strategic partnership…that paves the way for a win-win aerospace industrial cooperation,” said Mezzour, adding that […]
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita had separate phone conversations with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. This was the first high-level contact between Nasser Bourita and his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts since the outbreak of the armed conflict between Moscow and kyiv on February 24, 2022. […]
Japanese Sumitomo Electric Industries has decided to move its production of automotive wire harnesses to Morocco and Romania due to the Russian-Ukraine war and heightened risks in this European zone. The decision was reported Monday by Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei, saying the move will enable the manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables to […]
The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by East-base strongman Khalifa Haftar, has rejected Ukraine’s claims that the self-style army is sending fighters to combat alongside Russian forces. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry leveled the charges against the LNA saying the Libyan fighters will be flown aboard Russian air force planes, Libya Observer had reported Sunday. The […]
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has laid into Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar for sending fighters to combat alongside Russian forces, Libya Observer reports. The ministry added that the Libyan fighters are expected to be flown aboard Russian air force planes. Haftar who controls much of Libya’s eastern territories has not commented on the accusations but […]
The Government of Philippines has voiced strong support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, commending the autonomy plan offered by Rabat as “good basis” to finding a political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. “On the Sahara issue, we defend the principle of sovereignty and equality of States as stipulated in the […]
Morocco’s phosphates producer OCP plans to increase its fertilizers output to 11.9 million tons this year, compared with 10.8 million tons last year, as it sees a growing demand from India, the Americas and Africa at a context of market turbulences and higher crop nutrient prices. Russia said it would not export its fertilizers and […]
The General Confederation of Moroccan Employers (CGEM) and the Israeli Employers and Business Organizations (IEBO) signed, Tuesday in Tel Aviv, a strategic partnership agreement, on the sidelines of the Israel-Morocco Economic Forum. This agreement was concluded by CGEM President Chakib Alj, IEBO President Ron Tomer, and the President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of […]