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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 […]

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Qatari-Saudi rapprochement vindicates Morocco’s principled foreign policy stands

The breakthrough in the Gulf Cooperation Council with the resumption of normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar vindicates Morocco’s wise diplomacy and its neutral stance vis-a-vis the Qatar blockade by its neighbors. The restoration of normal diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar came after the reopening of Borders and was further sealed at […]

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First batch of Chinese vaccine arrives in Morocco

Morocco received the first batch of China’s Sinopharm vaccine as it plans to vaccinate 25 million people, Moroccan media reported. Moroccan health minister Khaled Ait Taleb had said that Morocco ordered 65 million doses, 25 million from the UK’s AstraZeneca and 40 from Sinopharm. King Mohammed VI had given directives for the campaign to start […]

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Morocco hopes Al Ula summit would foster unity between GCC countries

Morocco has expressed hope that the 41st summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, held Tuesday in the Saudi city of Al Ula, would lead to the reunification of the countries of the region, rebuild mutual trust, and foster unity between the council’s members.   In a statement released Tuesday evening, the Foreign Ministry underlined the […]

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GCC leaders express strong support to Morocco and its territorial integrity

The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), who held a landmark summit in the historic Saudi city of Al Ula, Tuesday have expressed strong support to Morocco and its territorial integrity.   In the final declaration that crowned the 41st GCC meeting, held under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, […]

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Iran’s maneuvers in Maghreb, one of reasons prompting US recognition of Moroccan Sahara – Israeli Diplomat

The former Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dore Gold, has declared that Iran’s attempts to expand its influence in North Africa was one of the reasons that prompted the US to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Gold, who is also president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and who served […]

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Morocco’s OCP seals R§D joint venture with China’s Hubei Forbon Technology

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP and China’s Hubei Forbon Technology signed a research and development Joint Venture to develop a new generation of fertilizers and smart agriculture. Hubei Forbon Technology Co.,Ltd. (Forbon) is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of fertilizer additives and an innovative company in digital agriculture. The JV will […]

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Moroccan, Israeli private sectors discuss business opportunities

The association of Moroccan employers CGEM and its Israeli counterpart MAI held their first meeting since the resumption of bilateral ties last month. The meeting comes after industry & trade, and tourism ministers from the two countries held similar talks and highlighted fields of business cooperation. Morocco and Israel have also agreed to launch direct […]

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Moroccan tomato exporters denounce Russia’s protectionism

Russia is waving a ban on Morocco’s tomatoes citing the Pepino Mosaic virus in a move that Moroccan farmers have described as a protectionist measure. Speaking to state news agency TASS, head of an agency that monitors agricultural exports claimed that Moroccan tomatoes exported from trade hub the Netherlands had the Pepino Mosaic virus and […]