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Morocco’s Royal Air Force (FRA) sent its F-16 fighter jets to take part in the “Advanced Tactical Leadership Course” (ATLC) held in the Al Dhafra air base, 30 km away from Abu Dhabi. The exercise brings together air forces of Gulf countries in addition to Egypt, the US and the UK, said the website Far-Maroc […]
Egyptian prosecutor ordered the arrest of 29 people on charges of spying for Turkey and plotting to revive the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization. A statement of the Egyptian general prosecutor accused the arrested individuals of “spying in favor of Turkey and membership in a terrorist organization”. The statement added that Egyptian intelligence service uncovered a […]
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted to put on hold his announced resignation pending new negotiations after President Michel Aoun asked him to do so. “I presented today my resignation to President Aoun and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold onto it for more dialogue about its reasons and […]
Morocco and 18 other nations have recently committed to increase the use of wood and other plant matter from sustainable sources to generate energy as part of efforts to limit climate change. The group said at the UN Climate Summit Cop 23 held in Bonn that they will endeavor to promote the use of sustainable […]
Over 400 senior Chinese and African business leaders and decision-makers will meet at the China-Africa Investment Forum in Marrakech this November 27-28 to discuss partnership projects in transportation, infrastructures, industry, technology, trade and energy. The event is meant to be a platform facilitating business meetings and networking between the main stakeholders of trade and investment […]
Morocco has reaffirmed its position in favor of neighborliness and non-interference in internal affairs of other states and called for sparing the Arab region another war. The remarks were made by State Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Mounia Bouceta, who is attending the Arab League’s foreign ministers’ emergency meeting in Cairo. Bouceta told the press […]
Russian security services asked Moroccan counter-terrorism body, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations, to contribute to efforts aiming to reinforce the security of the 2018 World Cup. The request is indicative of the growing expertise amassed by different Moroccan security services, which kept the country at bay in a region beset by turmoil and the […]
Morocco and China convened to bolster their strategic partnership through lending support to the “Belt and Road Initiative”. The announcement was made in Beijing during a meeting between visiting Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. During their talks, Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the […]
Qatar is emerging as a key investor in Tunisia with a total investment worth $1 billion injected over the past three years. The $1 billion amount according the Chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassim Al-Thani, is mostly directed towards tourism, telecommunications and financial sectors. Sheikh Khalifa announced the […]
A royal advisor has flatly rejected as a “grotesque montage” a picture of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI holding a banner carrying a political message to the countries at loggerheads with Qatar. The King’s advisor, Yassir Znagui, has firmly denied that the sovereign held the banner or allowed anyone to take the picture that is creating […]