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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the European Investment Bank have discussed at meetings held in Luxembourg this week opportunities for co-financing new projects in Africa and Southern Mediterranean Countries. The meetings were held as an IsDB delegation, led by the Bank’s President, Bandar Hajjar, is visiting the European Investment Bank’s headquarters in Luxembourg. During […]
Prosecutors General from Europe and Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia) agreed on the Guiding Principles of the EuroMed Forum of Prosecutors General setting up the main objectives and principles of collaboration, communication and continuation of the Forum with the objective of improving international judicial cooperation. The agreement […]
“The Palestinian cause will be at the heart of the priorities of the next Arab summit scheduled for next March in Tunis,” said Friday President Beji Caid Essebsi. “Tunisia will spare no effort to make the voice of the Palestinian people heard and defend their cause in the world, especially in light of Tunisia’s candidacy […]
Chinese President Xi Ping Thursday urged Gulf Cooperation Council members to cultivate unity and harmony as he welcomed Qatar’s ruler whose country has been embroiled in a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, since June 2017. President Xi, welcoming the Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Great Hall […]
US intelligence agencies have warned against the persistent worldwide threat posed by the terror groups and Al Qaeda. During a Senate hearing, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats said ISIS still commands thousands of fighters in Iraq and Syria, and it maintains eight branches, more than a dozen networks, and thousands of dispersed supporters […]
Yellow Door Energy, a Dubai-based solar developer this week said it raised $65 million to fund an expansion effort in the energy sector in the Middle East and Africa. The amount raised by the group — one of the major commercial and industrial-scale solar developers in a region — represents one of the largest venture […]
Tunisia Saturday said it would welcome Syria’s reinstatement in the Arab League as Russia lobbies for the move, but made it clear that the decision is “by no means Tunisian but rather a common Arab decision.” Syria is an Arab state, and its natural place is within the Arab League…However, the question does not depend […]
Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi who has assets in Morocco and Ethiopia has been released from detention in the Saudi kingdom where he had been held since Nov. 2017 as part of the controversial crackdown on corruption. Ethiopian Prime Minister confirmed on Twitter Sunday the Ethiopian-born billionaire and businessman has been released. “We wish Mohammed al-Amoudi […]
Turkey reiterated its position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during a visit to Rabat by envoy of Turkish President. Morocco’s territorial integrity and stability constitute a “strategic priority” for Turkey, said Ibrahim Kalin, envoy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was bearing a message to King Mohammed VI. “Morocco is a […]
King Mohammed VI received on Friday in Rabat visiting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov who hailed on this occasion the regional and international leadership of the Moroccan sovereign. Talks between the two sides covered several regional and international issues of common interest, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, said a statement issued by the […]