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Morocco is readying to reopen its embassy in Iraq, after the diplomatic mission has been closed for thirteen years for security reasons. The embassy, closed after two Moroccan nationals were kidnapped in 2005, will reopen in the coming weeks, affirmed local daily Akhbar Al Yaoum, in its Thursday issue. The reopening of the Moroccan Embassy […]
Moroccan and Indian authorities are preparing the launch of the Casablanca-New Delhi air route as part of an effort to bolster business and tourist ties, a diplomatic source told le360.ma. The air link will be operated by Morocco’s and India’s flag carriers, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air India, the news portal said. The two […]
The Global Coalition to Defeat IS (Daesh) has so far concentrated its efforts on crushing the terrorist organization in its Syrian and Iraqi strongholds. In view of the setbacks ensued by the terrorist group many of its fighters and leaders are retreating to safe havens in Africa where IS already has branches and allies among […]
As it seeks to diversify its global partners, Morocco has been working for years to strengthen ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). After joining the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in 2016, the North African Kingdom has submitted to the association’s secretary general, Lim Jock Hoi, candidacy to become ASEAN’s sectoral […]
The Syrian war has taken a new turn with the downing of an Israeli fighter jet conducting airstrikes against Iranian targets. The incident signals the beginning of a direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran on Syrian soil. Syria today is better described as several intersecting wars, rather than the government-versus-rebels narrative it started out […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco congratulated in a message Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on the occasion of the National Day of his country. In the message, the King expressed heartfelt congratulations and best wishes of health and wellbeing to President Rouhani and “further progress and prosperity to the Iranian brotherly people.” On the same occasion, […]
French carmaker PSA Group will source 30% of parts for cars that will be assembled in the Algerian plant from Iran, said a senior official of Iranian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association. An agreement was signed in this respect between PSA Group and car part manufacturer Iran Khodro (IKCO), Mohammad Reza Najafi-Manesh, a member of the […]
Israeli media is awash with reports and analyses on an upcoming war on Iran-backed Shiaa militia Hezbollah. Buoyed by inroads in the Syrian war, Hezbollah has bolstered its regional foothold, raising fears in Israel that it may have acquired and smuggled game changing weapons into its Lebanese strongholds, and prompting Israel to carry strikes inside […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday against the creation in the Middle East of an “irreversible one-state reality” that is contrary to the solution advocated so far by the International community of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side. “The negative trends on the ground have the potential to create an irreversible one-state […]
After Bosch, Huawei, 3M et Decathlon, Emirates Logistics Group has teamed up with Adidas AG, the German sports clothing manufacturer, to open a 13,000 m3 logistics hub in Morocco’s Northern Tanger Med port. The warehousing and distribution center will handle around 5 million Adidas products destined for North and West Africa markets. For Abdelkader Amara, […]