The fourth Moroccan-Russian Business Forum, held in Rabat on the eve of an official visit by Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev to Rabat, prospected opportunities to further boost trade between the two countries in the agricultural sector as well as new fields such as energy, the car industry, pharmaceutical industry, infrastructure, construction and new technologies. […]
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UNESCO: Qatar’s Candidate Leads First Round of Vote for Director General
Qatar’s candidate in the race for the post of UNESCO Director General, Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawar, Monday won the first round of elections ahead of Friday final decision. Kawar won 19 out of 58 votes outdoing French candidate Audrey Azoulay and Cairo’s candidate Moushira Khattab who got respectively 13 and 11 votes. The four […]
Russia’s Prime Minister Expected in Morocco Tuesday
Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev is paying a visit to Morocco this October 10-11 to discuss with Moroccan officials the means to boost bilateral cooperation in fields as various as energy, industry, agriculture, tourism and culture. The Russian government said in a statement that the visit will feature talks between Medvedev and King Mohammed VI […]
U.S. Iran: Top US Senate Member Calls Trump to Stick to Nuclear Deal
US Senate member, Ben Cardin who is also top democrat member on the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday called out US President Donald Trump to remain faithful to 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Ben Cardin who is also Jewish, was part of four democrat senators who opposed the historical deal blessed by […]
Israel-Palestine: Three Israeli killed in attack in West Bank settlement
A 37-year old Palestinian killed three Israelis namely one border police officer and two security guards, in a shooting at the back entrance of the settlement of Har Adar on Tuesday, reports say. The Palestinian who had a work permit and reportedly from the village of Beit Surik in northern West Bank arrived with a […]
Gulf crisis: Macron Reaffirms France’s Willingness to Support Kuwaiti Mediation
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reaffirmed France’s willingness to play an active role in supporting Kuwaiti mediation with a view to finding a solution to the Gulf crisis. This came after the meeting he held in Paris with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani. “The President of the Republic has reaffirmed the will […]
Morocco Showcases “Sustainable Strategy” at Global Fisheries Forum in St Petersburg
Morocco’s sustainable fisheries strategy was showcased at the Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo, which kicked off in Saint Petersbug on September 14. Speaking on this occasion, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Aziz Akhannouch offered insight on Morocco’s fisheries model that combines the sustainable exploitation of fisheries with ecological imperatives In this regards, the Minister put […]
Egypt: Cairo meets US demands, cuts military ties with Pyongyang
Egyptian Defense minister on a visit to South Korea has told host officials that the North African country has severed military ties with North Korea, meeting therefore a demand by the United States as condition to unfreeze military aid. The announcement was confirmed to the public by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, which cited […]
Morocco Sends Humanitarian Assistance to Rohingya Muslims
Morocco sent on Monday an emergency humanitarian assistance to Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing their country Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh. The Moroccan Foreign ministry said the aid was sent upon instruction of King Mohammed VI to alleviate the sufferings of this Muslim minority and support the efforts made by Bangladesh, which is providing shelter to these […]
Conditions Conducive for Islamic Finance Expansion in Morocco- Al Baraka Bank
Bahrain’s Al Baraka Bank deems that the regulatory framework in Morocco is conducive for the launch of an Islamic finance venture. The Bank’s Chief Executive, Adnan Ahmed Yousif, told Reuters that the Bank targets the expanding Islamic finance in Morocco in effort to diversify assets and revenues in Africa. Morocco is attractive for Islamic banks […]









