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The Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has partnered with “Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas” (Morocco’s religious scholars Association) to combat radical ideologies and inoculate young people against the narrative of extremist groups. The two sides signed on Monday in Rabat a two-year cooperation program (2020-2022) including training sessions & courses, lectures, publication of […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo would appoint an envoy to Israel in the coming days after a 20-year void. The announcement was made President Felix Tshisekedi while he was addressing Sunday the American- Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby group. “Relations between my country and Israel have long been lethargic. Yet we have […]
Talks have started between Morocco and Russia for a new fisheries deal to replace the current agreement that expires this March. The talks will raise the terms for fishing in Morocco’s territorial water and fisheries quota as well as the financial compensations. The two countries signed their first fisheries deal in 1992 with a quota […]
A delegation, dispatched by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss cooperation between the two sides in a bid to counter Turkey in Syria and Libya. The delegation, headed by Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahiresh, Prime Minister of the east-based administration backed by Haftar, arrived Saturday in Damascus. The delegation discussed […]
The Arab League said it will suspend its summit due late March in Algeria over fears of coronavirus. The Arab Leagues’ secretary general Ahmed Abul Gheit said the meeting may be postponed to the end of June as the virus continues to spread to new countries. Gheit said the exact date would be […]
Morocco has expressed backing to Saudia Arabia’s temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims from a number of countries, describing the measure as “judicious and responsible” in view of the threats posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Morocco considers the measures adopted by Saudi Arabia to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic as “judicious and responsible”, […]
Pacific Island countries reaffirmed on Friday their firm backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara, dealing another hard blow to Polisario and their Algerian mentor. At the end of the third Morocco-Pacific Island States forum, held in Laayoune city, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, the Pacific Island countries said “we solemnly affirm […]
Morocco convened a forum of Pacific Island states in the Atlantic Sahara city of Laayoune where participating countries discussed issues of common interest on top of which climate change and mitigation measures. The event was an opportunity for Morocco to underscore its steadfast solidarity with Pacific island states as part of its south-south cooperation approach, […]
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received in Doha on Thursday Fouad Ali El Himma, Advisor to King Mohammed VI. The two sides reviewed relations between the two countries, as well as the major developments on the regional and international scenes, reported Qatar news agency (QNA). Sheikh Tamim seized the opportunity […]
“Impunity continues to prevail,” the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report on accountability for alleged violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) since 2008, including during large-scale protests beginning in March 2018 along the Gaza-Israel fence. According to the report, which is produced annually […]