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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Morocco has called for a rational approach to history to settle the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that is nurtured by misconceptions, feeding on false, misleading ideas, and governed by narrow-minded perceptions. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict “can be resolved if delusions and nostalgia for the past are abandoned, and provided a sense of realism and confidence in the future […]
Japanese group Mitsui & Co. has injected over $27 million in the capital of Zalar Holding, an operator of grain, feed, and broiler integration businesses in Morocco and Senegal. The two sides also agreed to set up a strategic business alliance. Through this transaction, Mitsui & Co. looks forwards to contributing to food supply in […]
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly, will convene the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem in Rabat this June 26 to 28. The Conference is held with the support of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) under the theme “The […]
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will visit Morocco within the frame of a tour to North Africa and Europe from June 25 to 29 to discuss a range of issues, including joint efforts to maintain an enduring defeat of ISIS and promote cooperation on regional and global security challenges. In Rabat, the Deputy […]
Moroccan fans attending their country’s opening game against Iran in Russia 2018 World Cup were the second largest group with 42,000 cheering at a St Petersburg stadium, FIFA said. Only Russians outnumbered Moroccans with their 62,548 supporters in the game that saw the hosts trash Saudi Arabia 5-0. Over 10,000 made the trip from Morocco […]
The World football governing body FIFA has sent back Guinea and Lebanon to their own affairs after both countries criticized FIFA’s electronic voting system on June 13 on the unveiling of World Cup 2026 host after both countries complained that their alleged votes for Morocco were rather sent to the United States-Canada-Mexico joint bid, HuffPost […]
Substitute Bouhaddouz offered Iran an undeserved win with an unfortunate header while trying to clear the ball from the gates of the goal. The Atlas Lions monopolized the ball and played an offensive and enterprising game but couldn’t break through the Iranian defense to score a goal of relief. The game closed what came to […]