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A decisive vote in the UN General Assembly has further isolated the US in the international community. The vote of 128 against nine, with 35 abstentions and 21 countries not voting, has been received in Washington as a stinging rebuke for Trump and a rejection of his unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as a capital of […]
Arab countries are facing common development challenges relating notably to rapid demographic growth, increasing demand on housing and pressure on services that require developing integrated public policies conducive to social cohesion, said King Mohammed VI. In a message to the participants in the second Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development, hosted in Rabat, the […]
The Arab world group at the United Nations praised, during the emergency special session of the UN general assembly on Jerusalem held Thursday, the role of the Al-Quds Committee, under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, in the preservation of the Arab identity, character and demographic composition of the holy city. The emergency special meeting […]
The Moroccan Phosphates company (OCP) and the Indian Krishak Bharati Limited (Kribhco) will jointly build a fertilizer production unit in Andhra Pradesh state, in southern India. The $230 million worth project, co-financed by the two part-ners, will have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons of NPK fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium). The fertilizer production […]
Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahya, presented the apologies of the Algerian government to Saudi Arabia after supporters of a football club waved a huge banner depicting a face, half of which belonged to King Salman bin Abdulaziz while the other half belonged to Donald Trump. The huge banner, brandished by the supporters of Algeria’s Ain […]
Morocco has decried the attempted Houthi missile attack, which targeted Tuesday (Dec.19) the Saudi capital, and renewed its solidarity with Riyadh in its fight to ensure the security of its territories. The North African Kingdom also voiced deep concern over “this dangerous escalation, which worsens the Yemeni crisis, undermines the region’s stability and increases the […]
Morocco is part of the ministerial delegation set up by the Arab League to carry out diplomatic and media actions meant to oppose the negative impacts of the US President’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the US embassy in Israel to the holy city. The Arab league announced the formation […]
Leaders from the 57-member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have called on the world community to recognize East-Jerusalem as the “Occupied Capital” of the future State of Palestine and condemned the US administration’s move to recognize Al-Quds as capital of Israel and to relocate the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy […]
Thousands of Moroccan protesters took to the streets in downtown Rabat Sunday to protest United States President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The protesters, including members of trade unions, political parties and civil society organizations, waved Palestinian flags and carried banners with slogans saying “Jerusalem, capital of Palestine!” Members […]
As a result of the firm resolve of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to revitalize and modernize his country’s infrastructures and diversify partnerships with major world players, and part of his efforts to promote transition to renewable energies and ensure green mobility, Chinese group BYD Auto Industry Company will set up an electric transportation system […]