King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to Naphtali Bennett, on his election as Prime Minister of Israel. In this message, the Sovereign expressed to the new Israeli Premier his warmest congratulations and his best wishes for full success in his high office. The King also voiced Morocco’s determination “to continue its active […]
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Arab League meets again to discuss Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
The Arab League holds this Tuesday, June 15, in Doha, Qatar, an extraordinary meeting of Foreign ministers on the Ethiopian Great Renaissance Dam. Sudan and Egypt requested the holding of this emergency meeting as they want to warn of the “risk” Ethiopia’s unilateral actions pose to the region, since trilateral talks stall. A former adviser […]
Morocco, India co-chair first Arab-India Energy Forum
Morocco and India co-chaired the first edition of the Arab-India Energy Forum, which was held by videoconference on June 8-9. The event is part of the implementation of the executive program of the Arab-Indian Cooperation Forum and the third meeting of senior officials of India and the Arab League, held virtually on January 12, 2021, […]
African and Arab Parliaments back Morocco in its crisis with Spain
The pan-African and Arab Parliaments have expressed backing to Morocco in its bilateral standoff with Spain while lauding Rabat’s efforts to counter illegal migration and facilitate the return of its unaccompanied minors. The two parliaments echoed Morocco’s arguments that the crisis is a bilateral political crisis that Spain seeks to Europeanize. The African Parliament made […]
Turkey Commends King’s leadership, Morocco’s role as pole of stability in the region
Turkey on Tuesday commended the leadership of King Mohammed VI and Morocco’s role as a pole of stability in the region. This came during talks held by videoconference between Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The Turkish official praised during the talks the leadership of King Mohammed VI and Morocco’s […]
Etihad Airways to resume flights to Rabat on June 23 as Kingdom joins green list
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will resume flying to capital Rabat as of June 23 as the UAE officials have added Morocco to the green list from where incoming passengers do not need to quarantine upon arrival, Gulf Business reports. The twice weekly flights to Rabat will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The North […]
Russian charter flights to Egypt Red Sea resorts to resume shortly
Direct Russian charter flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts will resume in the “near future”, Russian deputy FM Mikhail Bogdanov announced amid high hopes in Egypt for more arrivals of Russian holidaymaker, Russian news agency TASS reports. Russia halted direct flights from Russian cities to Red Sea resorts in the wake of 2015 crash of […]
Israir airline to launch Marrakech-Tel Aviv air route in July
Israeli airline, Israir, said it will launch direct flights linking Tel Aviv to Marrakech on July 19, seven months after the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic ties and launch direct flights. Israir said it plans to operate five direct flights between Tel Aviv and Marrakech weekly. “We estimate that the demand will be high […]
Qatar to grant Tunisia $2bn credit line
Qatar will grant Tunisia, in June, a credit line of $2 billion, Riadh Chaïbi, advisor to the Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament, Rached Ghannouchi announced as Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is currently undertaking a three-day state visit to the Gulf country. Mechichi, during a meeting with his host, Qatari Premier Sheikh Khaled bIn Khalifa […]
Egypt: Tourism revenues on the rise thanks to arrivals from Eastern Europe, Gulf countries
Egypt is targeting between $6 billion and $9 billion in tourism revenues in 2021 as the country reports a rise in arrivals of Eastern European and Gulf holidaymakers, Bloomberg reports quoting tourism minister Khaled El Anany. Late last month, Deputy Minister Ghada Shalaby said Egypt is expecting to generate between $6 billion and $7 billion […]