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Nuclear Accord: Iran Supreme leader tells citizens not to worry in wake of US sanctions

Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a message on his official website Wednesday called on Iranians not to worry after the U.S. re-imposed economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic as pressure aimed at forcing authorities in Teheran to renegotiate a new nuclear deal that suits the US terms. “With regard to our situation do […]

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Nuclear Deal: First Wave of U.S. Sanctions Hits Iran

The United States Monday unwrapped a first wave of awaited sanctions against Iran as pressure to force the Islamic Republic negotiate a new nuclear deal that suits the terms of conditions of the White House. The new sanctions which came into effect, early minutes of Tuesday target Iran’s access to US banknotes and key industries, […]

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Chinese Workers in Algeria Protest against Unpaid Wages

Chinese workers at GAEA construction company staged a sit-in in Oran to demand the payment of their wages and urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to intervene. GAEA has been doing business in Algeria since 2008. It has asked the Algerian development company Chaabane Belazzoug to pay up to $1.6 million, but the company has ignored the […]

Asia Business International Morocco

Morocco Lures Auto Wheel Makers

Morocco is on its way to become the world’s third largest producer of aluminum wheels as it continues to attract investments by world automotive industry giants. On July 26, China’s Citic Dicastal signed a deal with the Moroccan government to build two plants for auto wheel production in Morocco with an investment of €350 million […]

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Rabat Backs All Initiatives Seeking to Strengthen Arab-Chinese Partnership

Morocco has voiced its readiness to contribute to all initiatives seeking to enhance further Chinese-Arab partnership, based on the principle of respect of the States’ sovereignty and non-interference in their internal affairs. Addressing the 8th China-Arab States cooperation forum held Tuesday in Beijing, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the reinforcement of partnership between China […]

Asia Headlines International Morocco

Morocco’s Field Hospital in Gaza Receives UN Acclaim

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) welcomed the setting up by Morocco of a field hospital in Gaza to provide medical assistance to besieged Palestinians in the strip. OCHA lauded Morocco’s humanitarian engagement and expressed willingness to coordinate with the Kingdom in that area, OCHA assistant secretary general, Rashid Khalikov, said […]

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Russian GAZ Launches Sales of its Commercial Vehicles in Morocco

GAZ, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Russia, has started selling a range of commercial vehicles in Morocco, in cooperation with its new distribution partner, Africa Motors (Auto Hall Group). The group hopes to make of Morocco a platform to further develop its business in the rest of African countries. The first model put […]

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Oman Air Starts Operating Muscat-Casablanca Flights

Oman Air opened this month the Casablanca Muscat direct air route as the two countries see promising prospects for their bilateral relations. The inaugural flight WY171 was operated by Dreamliner (787-800) and is scheduled to depart Muscat four times per week flying to the Casablanca International Airport. The new air route is part of Oman […]

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Iran, Repeated Offender, Cited in a Foiled Attack in France

Not a week goes by without our reading in the news that Iran is involved, directly or indirectly, in a terrorist plot, not only in its area of influence but also in far away countries. The most recent such plot was planned in France against an exiled Iranian opposition group which was holding over the […]

Asia Headlines International Libya

Libya: Haftar Holds Secret Meeting with Israel

Head of Libya’s unrecognized Libyan National Army (LNA) recently held a secret and lengthy meeting with a high-ranking Israeli intelligence officer, reports say citing a source close to the east-based warlord. The establishment of an Israeli intelligence base in southern Libya has reportedly been discussed at the meeting. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s meeting with the […]