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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the European Investment Bank pledged to commit $1b each in co-financing green projects, during the 2019 Sukuk Summit, hosted in Luxembourg. Together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), IsDB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation and committed $1 billion each in co-financing green projects through to […]
A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]
Moroccan Doctor Youssef Azzouzi was declared the Arab World’s top innovator in the Grand Final of Stars of Science Season 11 held in Doha for his After months spent building, testing, and developing innovative technology, Youssef Azzouzi was announced the Arab world’s top innovator for his Flow Modulator Stent, aimed to help congestive heart failure […]
Thanks to its proximity to Europe, business friendly climate and sound infrastructure, Morocco offers an alternative to Japanese automotive manufacturers in a context marked with Post-Brexit uncertainties, the Asian Review wrote. One of these companies, Sumitomo Corp aims at making of Tangier its entry into African industrial parks at stone’s throw from Europe The Tanger […]
China’s Export Import Bank and the Casablanca-based Attijariwafa Bank will join efforts in a $5 billion bank dedicated to boosting African exports to China and promoting industrial activity in the countries where the Moroccan bank operates. The deal attests to the credibility and large network of Moroccan banks in Africa, as well as Morocco’s efforts […]
Head of Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) Mustapha Bakkoury and Director General of UNIDO LI Yong inked on Tuesday an agreement destined to enhance further cooperation between the two sides in clean and sustainable energy. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 18th UNIDO General Conference currently convened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, […]
Kuwait has named for the first time an ambassador to Palestine in a gesture of unshakable support to the Palestinian cause. Media reports, citing Palestine’s envoy to the Gulf country Rami Tahboub, indicate that Aziz al-Daihani has been appointed as Kuwait’s non-resident ambassador to Palestine. The appointment came following talks between Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed and […]
Morocco and Indonesia cemented their ties with four cooperation agreements covering fisheries, industry, counterterrorism and sharing financial intelligence on money laundering and terrorism funding. The agreements reflect a strong willingness to foster ties through concrete agreements to promote economic ties, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Bourita added that the agreements pave the way for underlining […]
The Emir of Kuwait has called for the settlement of the Gulf dispute that he described as “unacceptable” and “damaging”. Addressing the opening session of parliament’s new term on tuesday, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the damaging 30-month-old dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors “is no longer acceptable” and must be resolved. The Gulf […]
The Indonesian government has renewed its firm backing to the efforts engaged by the United Nations for reaching an enduring political solution to the Sahara issue. This supportive stand to Morocco’s territorial integrity was voiced Monday in Jakarta by Indonesia foreign minister Mrs Retno Marsudi at a meeting held with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The […]