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Covid-19: AstraZeneca vaccine on its way to Morocco

Morocco has sent an airplane to Mumbai to ship the coronavirus vaccine, ending weeks of waiting and uncertainties. The plane is on its way to India as the foreign ministry there cleared the commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consignments to be shipped to Morocco and Brazil, the Indian foreign minister told Reuters. […]

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King Mohammed VI receives message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

King Mohammed VI received Wednesday a message from Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyan. The message, whose contents were not disclosed, was conveyed to the Monarch by UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane during an audience at the Royal […]

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Moroccan CGEM, Chinese CCPIT sign MoU to strengthen economic & trade ties

The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) signed Monday, through videoconference, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen economic and trade relations between Morocco and China, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under this agreement, initialed by CGEM president Chakib Alj, and […]

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Yemen reaffirms its firm backing to Moroccan Sahara & Autonomy Plan

The Yemeni Government has reiterated its supportive stand of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, affirming that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco under its sovereignty is the only basis for resolving this regional conflict. The remarks were made by Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak Monday during videoconference talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]

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Morocco, Turkey sign MoU on competition policies

Turkey and Morocco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), vowing to establish an advanced partnership to promote cooperation in the field of competition policies and enforcement of competition laws in force in both countries, and to meet the challenges of “competition on markets.”   Morocco’s Competition Council President Driss Guerraoui and his Turkish counterpart […]

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Automotive: Yazaki & Sumitomo to invest over $103 Mln in Morocco

Japanese Corporations Yazaki, which makes car components, and Sumitomo Electric Industries will set up four plants in Morocco for a $103 million investment. These plants will create 8300 jobs and support Morocco’s car industry. The two Japanese groups signed on Tuesday separate agreements with Moroccan authorities in a ceremony chaired by Minister of Industry and […]

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Former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt to head diplomatic mission in Morocco

Israel has designated its former ambassador to Egypt David Govrin as a temporary head of its liaison office in Rabat, which will resume after the two countries signed a landmark agreement brokered by the US administration in December. Govrin will fly to Morocco to open the liaison office in the upcoming weeks, the Israeli foreign […]

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Libya: GNA Defense Minister pays controversial visit to Turkey

The visit to Ankara last Sunday by the Libyan Defense Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has sparked a strong reaction in the Libyan east, which accuses Turkey of seeking to derail the Geneva political agreement. According to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry, the meeting between the two counterparts aims […]

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Morocco nabs Hezbollah member wanted by Interpol for fraud

Moroccan security forces have arrested a member of Lebanese Hezbollah movement featuring on Interpol list of wanted criminals. The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) rounded the 57-year-old man upon intelligence provided by the National Security Directorate, (DGST). The Hezbollah member according to the DGST is wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization for […]

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RAM launches direct Casablanca-Dubai air route

The Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced on Wednesday the launch as of March 28, 2021, of a new direct air route linking Casablanca to Dubai, with three flights per week. “Flights from Casablanca will be operated every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, with a flight time of seven and a half hours. Take-off will […]