Indian businesswoman Rashmi Chowdhary has become Morocco’s first honorary consul taking office in Calcutta, capital of the Indian State of West Bengal. Mrs. Chowdhary has started her new job in the consulate which has been inaugurated during a ceremony attended by Moroccan ambassador to India Mohamed Maliki, several local business leaders, representatives of finance corporations, […]
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Biden’s Administration to build on Morocco-Israel deal
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan affirmed that Washington will build on the success of Israel’s normalization deals including the one signed with Morocco. The news was relayed by the White House following a phone talk between Sullivan and Israel’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat. “They (Jake Sullivan & Meir Ben Shabbat) discussed opportunities to […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]