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The Council of the Arab League has hailed the efforts made by the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, for the protection the Holy city and preservation of its identity. In a statement issued Sunday following the Israeli decision to close Al-Aqsa Mosque, undermining the freedom of worship and access to the Holy site, […]
Polisario members have expressed clear support for the Mollah regime during a condolence ceremony held lately at the Iranian embassy in Algiers following the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, during joint US-Israeli air strikes targeting his compound in Tehran. The participation of Polisario in formal condolence ceremony in Iran’s Embassy in […]
China has indicated its willingness to support the post-war reconstruction of Sudan, according to Xu Jian, Beijing’s acting Chargé d’affaires in Sudan. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Sudan, Xu said China has incorporated proposals to assist Sudan’s rebuilding efforts into its official foreign policy agenda and is ready to help restore infrastructure destroyed […]
Morocco will host the ninth joint ministerial meeting between the Kingdom and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in a decision announced during the eighth edition of the forum held via videoconference. The GCC’s invitation reflects a deliberate recognition of Morocco’s expanding diplomatic role and its deepening strategic partnership with the Gulf bloc. […]
India has secured 2.5 million tons of fertilizers from Morocco’s OCP Group under long‑term supply agreements aimed at stabilizing its agricultural input needs for the 2025–2026 farming season, an Indian minister said. Speaking to MPs, Indian chemicals and fertilizers minister Jagat Prakash Nadda confirmed that New Delhi has locked in 8.6 million tons of fertilizers […]
Both presidents of Tunisia and Algeria have sided with Iran, echoing its anti-American and anti-Israeli rhetoric for decades. But once the US and Israeli strikes began, both kept silent, voicing ambiguous stands. Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi visited Algiers in March 2024. Tebboune publicly embraced Iran as a strategic partner, framing Palestine as the ideological […]
War in the Gulf raises the prospect of renewed imported inflation in Morocco, just days before Bank Al‑Maghrib (BAM) holds its first quarterly monetary policy meeting of 2026. The conflict, which shows no sign of easing, has rattled global markets and revived fears of an energy‑driven shock at a moment when Morocco had begun restoring […]
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are accelerating a landmark energy and water partnership, with two of the region’s most powerful utility companies — Taqa Morocco and Nareva Holding — announcing a series of major joint ventures that could reshape the Kingdom’s infrastructure landscape. The collaboration, which also involves the ONEE national utility and the […]
Moroccan port authorities expect more traffic in Africa’s and the Mediterranean’s largest port Tanger Med, following instability in the Gulf, Moroccan media le360 reported. They also have rejected media reports, mainly from Spanish outlets, claiming that the Tanger Med complex is facing unprecedented congestion linked to disruptions in global shipping caused by tensions in the […]
The aerial strikes in the Middle East shows no sign of easing, and their economic aftershocks are beginning to weigh heavily on global markets, while in Morocco, fears of a renewed wave of imported inflation are intensifying. The conflict could significantly alter the country’s economic trajectory just as Bank Al‑Maghrib prepares for its first monetary‑policy […]