Russia Monday welcomed Khalifa Haftar’s efforts seeking the restauration of a central government in Libya, six years after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Commander of Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar that Moscow stands on his side to flash out extremism. “Unfortunately, the situation in Libya remains […]
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Morocco Reaps Benefits of Visa Exemption for Chinese Tourists
One year after it lifted visa requirements for Chinese nationals, Morocco is steadily tapping into the Chinese tourist market with arrivals by July 2017 rising to 50,000 compared to 10,000 in the whole year of 2015. Soon after the visa exemption decision was taken during King Mohammed VI’s visit to Beijing, the number of Chinese […]
Qatar Offers Visa-Free Entry to 80 countries
Qatar, isolated by its neighbors for its alleged support of “terrorism” for over two months, announced Wednesday that it was granting visa-free entry, with immediate effect, to the nationals of eighty countries in order to stimulate tourism and air transport. “The visa exemption scheme will make Qatar the most open country in the region,” Hassan […]
Morocco, India’s bridge to French-speaking Africa- Business Standard
Thanks to its increasing diplomatic and economic clout, Morocco is best placed to serve as India’s bridge to French speaking Africa, Indian paper, the Business Standard, commented. Morocco, a North African nation almost touching Europe, has emerged as an “island of stability” in a volatile region, adds the paper quoting Morocco’s Ambassador to New Delhi […]
Wanted by ICC, Sudanese President Meets Saudi King in Tangier
In defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir flew on a private visit to Tangier in northern Morocco where he met King Salman of Saudi Arabia, who is holidaying in the city, media reports said. The Sudanese President was accompanied by a delegation of Ministers and was received at […]
OIC Commends Moroccan King’s Efforts as Chairman of Al Quds Committee
The Executive Committee of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) commended, on Tuesday in Istanbul, the efforts led by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to defend the holy city of Al-Quds in his quality as Chairman of Al Quds committee. In a statement issued at the end of its extended extraordinary […]
Arab MPs Praise King Mohammed VI’s Moves to Protect Al Quds
Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union hailed the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, for the defense of Al-Quds Acharif, the protection of its monuments, the preservation of its Arab character and support for the Palestinian people. In the final communiqué issued by the Union of Arab MPs that convened an emergency meeting in […]
Morocco’s King Condemns Israeli Practices in Jerusalem as Unacceptable, Leading to Violence
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has strongly condemned as “unacceptable” Israel’s practices in Jerusalem that are meant to impose a fait accompli in the city, and urged the international community to take decisive actions to compel Israel to put an end to these provocative practices that could incite extremist tendencies, further tension, animosity and violence […]
Kuwait Funds Second Phase of Morocco’s TGV with 474 million Dirhams
Morocco and the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a financing agreement of the second phase of the high-speed train TGV worth 474 million Dirhams. This loan attests to the strong partnership between the two countries and the interest of Kuwait in Morocco’s strategic development projects, said Morocco’s economy and finance minister Mohamed Boussaid […]
Libya: Is Haftar Receiving Israeli Weaponry?
The Libyan National Army commander, aligned with east-based rival government, Khalifa Haftar has been reportedly receiving military aid from Israel with the secret support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which backs him against the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA), reports say. London-based The New Arab, citing a source close to the Field Marshal […]









