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Thanks to its strategic alliance sealed with Washington, Beijing, and Brussels, Morocco has become an important partner in global trade and the new geopolitical shifts taking place in the world. In an analysis published Wednesday on Morocco’s rising economic power, The New York Times recalled the brief visit paid latest November to Morocco by Xi […]
In a resounding display of military synergy and diplomatic recalibration, Egypt and China have concluded on May 6 their first-ever joint air force exercise—Eagles of Civilization 2025—signaling a transformative turn in defense alignments across North Africa. Against the backdrop of Egypt’s desert, Chinese fighter jets, helicopters, and transport aircraft soared alongside Egyptian squadrons, marking a […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat, who is currently visiting Azerbaijan, inaugurated on Tuesday in Baku the digital exhibition “The Art of Rabat Carpet”. The inauguration ceremony was marked by the presence of Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, and Mrs. Arzu Aliyeva, […]
The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project is gaining momentum as the United Arab Emirates has agreed to contribute to the funding of this $25 billion project to ship Nigerian gas to Europe through Morocco. The announcement was made lately by Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition Leila Benali in a statement at the Moroccan Parliament. She told […]
In a significant legal blow to Khartoum, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declined on May 5 to hear Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab Emirates of alleged involvement in the country’s conflict, citing a lack of jurisdiction. Sudan had alleged that the UAE provided military and logistical support to the Rapid Support Forces […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat, who is currently on a visit to Azerbaijan, visited on Monday Baku’s Alley of Honor, where she laid a wreath at the tomb of the national leader Heydar Aliyev. The Princess then visited the Martyrs’ Alley to pay respects to […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat, visited, in Baku on Sunday, the International Carpet Festival in Azerbaijan, which celebrates the wealthy cultural heritage of this West Asian country and honors master craftsmen and their ancestral skills. The International Carpet Festival, held in the historic setting […]
Microstate, dwarf, artificial country…these were but a few insults to the UAE by the Algerian state TV, which reflects the official position of the country. These insults came in a statement on national TV in reaction to an interview by an Algerian historian and University Professor Mohamed Lamine Belghit who spoke about his own opinion […]
Morocco showcased its digital transformation progress at the congress “Towards a Digitally Accessible Arab Region – ICTs for All 2025” held in Amman, Jordan. The country’s strategic roadmap for advancing digital inclusion and public service digitalization were presented at the congress by Head of Universal Digital Access Service at Morocco’s Digital Development Agency (ADD), Safaa […]
Iraqi President Abdel Latif Jamal Rachid has addressed an invitation to King Mohammed VI to take part in the 34th Arab Summit. The invitation was handed to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat Wednesday by emissary of the Iraqi President, Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Tamim. The Arab Summit is scheduled to be held […]