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Morocco has reiterated its firm support for the Palestinian cause and for a “just and lasting solution” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, meeting the Palestinian people’s claims. This came during the emergency meeting of the Arab League held in Cairo, on February 1, where Morocco was represented by Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli. Morocco supports a […]
Mauritania’s defense ministry has officially denied hosting a military air base near the borders with Algeria. Rumors spread after a visit this month by a UAE military delegation with many news portals spreading fake news of a possible Emirati base near the Mauritanian borders with Algeria and Mali. The defense ministry underscores the […]
Royal Air Maroc decided on Thursday to suspend temporarily all its direct flights to and from the Chinese capital starting Jan.31 as the new deadly coronavirus continues to spread in China and worldwide. The Moroccan airline said it decided a one-month suspension of the Casablanca-Beijing flights after a “sharp drop in demand” and bookings. […]
Morocco’s health ministry reassured again that no coronavirus has been registered in the country where screening and monitoring measures have been put in place. Only seasonal flu cases were registered so far in the country, the health ministry said while advising citizens to adopt precautionary measures by avoiding exposures to people with respiratory symptoms and […]
Morocco expressed its appreciation of the peace efforts of the Trump Administration and voiced hope for the launch of a constructive peace process agreed by all parties to reach a realistic, applicable, equitable and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian question, satisfying the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, for an independent, viable and sovereign State, […]
The Casablanca Mohammed V international airport, the largest in Morocco, has rammed up screening for passengers coming from mainland China wherein the novel coronavirus has so far killed 132 persons and infected more than 9000. At the airport, Moroccan medical staff has been deployed, wearing face masks, white hazmat suits and gloves with thermal scanners. […]
The Arab League Foreign Ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo Saturday at the request of the Palestinian Authority (PA). The emergency meeting will discuss actions to take following the announcement of the US Peace Deal in the conflict with Israel, while the United Nations rejected US President Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the […]
Sudan has launched a probe into the alleged recruitment of Sudanese nationals by an Emirati firm as security guards, but who end up as mercenaries in Libya and Yemen. Hundreds of Sudanese held a sit-in Tuesday in front of the foreign ministry in capital Khartoum to protest against contracts given to their children by UAE-based […]
King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a working session devoted to the situation of Moroccan citizens in the Chinese province of Wuhan, quarantined by the Chinese authorities because of the coronavirus, and ordered their repatriation, said the Royal Office in a statement. About one hundred Moroccan nationals, mainly students, […]
The government of China has vowed to spare no effort to ensure the safety and protection of Moroccans living in China, especially in the city of Wuhan and Hubei province, said Sunday evening the Moroccan embassy in Beijing. The Chinese government will do “everything to ensure the safety, health and well-being of Moroccan nationals residing […]