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King Abdullah II of Jordan is expected in Morocco on Wednesday for a two-day friendship and working visit. King Abdullah II of Jordan will pay on Wednesday and Thursday a friendship and working visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the ministry of the royal household, protocol and chancellery announced. The Moroccan […]
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth on Monday visited Qatar to boost ties between the two nations. In a meeting with the Acting CEO of Qatar National Bank (QNB) in Doha, Abdallah Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening bilateral ties. QNB was the first Middle Eastern bank to […]
Moroccan university professor Abdelali Mohamed Oudghiri received Sunday the 41st Prize of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in the Arabic Language & Literature category. Dr. Oudghiri, who shared the $200,000 award with Egyptian Prof. Mahmoud Fahmy Hegazi, won the prize for his advanced studies on Arab language and his efforts to promote this language to […]
Russia has surprisingly shied away from supporting the authoritarian status quo in Algeria as it seeks to secure its long term interest in the North African country, notably in terms of armament contracts. It was not a coincidence that Deputy Prime Minister Ramtane Lamamra paid his first international visit to white wash the regime to […]
Morocco-India Joint Committee has convened its 6th meeting in New Delhi to look into ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in industry, agriculture, tourism, fisheries, railways, rural development, health, the pharmaceutical industry, telemedicine, energy, mining, sustainable development, higher education and scientific research. The meeting was chaired by minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and […]
Morocco has joined the newly set up Arab group for cooperation in space and satellite technology and industry. The group also includes the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Algeria, Oman and Sudan. The announcement of the birth of the new Arab body was made this week in Abu Dhabi at […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI received a phone call from Saudi King Salman during which the brotherly ties between the two countries were highlighted, the Saudi news Agency SPA said. The conversation touched on the “excellent” relations between Morocco and Saudi Arabia and the “brotherly ties” between their peoples. The Saudi news agency said that the […]
Iran did not attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) recently held in Rabat due to a disregard for rules, said Morocco’s Parliament speaker Habib El Malki. “Iran did not respect the rules in force in order to take part in the session,” which was held on March […]
China has agreed to provide Morocco an economic and technical assistance worth over $14.5 million destined to finance public projects to be decided by the two partner countries. An agreement was signed in this regard Tuesday in Rabat by Moroccan minister of economy and finance Mohamed Benchaaboun and Chinese ambassador in Rabat LI L. Speaking […]
Japan carmaker Nissan has received initial approval to produce 100,000 car units per year in Egypt, which targets car export to revive its vehicle production industry. Nissan will manufacture the car, jointly with state-owned carmaker El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing, Minister of Public enterprise, Hesham Tawfik told media. Majority of cars produced will be exported. Egypt […]