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Opening of many consulates in Moroccan Sahara, a diplomatic momentum -Jeune Afrique

French magazine ‘Jeune Afrique’ highlighted the diplomatic impetus surrounding the opening of consulates by several countries in Morocco’s southern provinces, echoing the inauguration of Chad’s consulate general in Dakhla on August 14. “Chad is the latest country to have joined this growing list,” the Paris-based magazine recalls, noting that the opening of the Chadian consulate […]

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Algeria offers setting for an anti-Saudi film

Algeria, a country notorious for its inaccessibility to filmmakers and foreign journalists, has surprisingly allowed the shooting of Goat Life, an Indian movie that paints a very derogatory image of Saudi society. The film was banned by the Saudis because it tells a one-sided story depicting the Saudis as slave owners. While the movie has […]

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Morocco foils attempts by Polisario elements to infiltrate, with Algeria’s collusion, TICAD preparatory meeting in Japan

The separatist Polisario Front caused uproar during the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), scheduled for August 24-25, 2024, in Tokyo, after some of its members infiltrated the meeting despite not being invited. Japan did not invite the so-called “SADR” or the Polisario, and the official list […]

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Crown Prince receives Al-Quds children taking part in summer camps in Morocco

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received, on Friday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, the children from Al-Quds who are taking part in the 15th edition of the summer camps organized by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency. The agency’s initiative, held under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, […]

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EV Battery: Morocco attracts new Chinese mega-project, whetting investors’ appetite

Morocco’s electric vehicle battery ecosystem is gaining momentum with the announcement of a new $363.5 million investment to be injected by China’s BTR New Material Group in its second plant to be built in Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City. In its latest press release, the Shenzhen-based firm said its 2nd factory in Morocco will produce […]

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Kenya aviation union on strike next week over deal with Indian Adani airport holdings

Kenya’s main aviation union has announced a strike starting next Monday, in protest against a proposed deal with India’s Adani Airport Holdings to develop Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The union claims the agreement could lead to job losses and an influx of non-Kenyan workers. The Kenyan government insists the airport is not for sale […]

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Palestinian PM expresses gratitude to King Mohammed VI for his sustained support of Palestinian cause

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa expressed on Monday in Ramallah his thanks and gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco and King Mohammed VI for their “sustained efforts in favor of the Palestinian cause.” During a meeting in the Holy City with Ismail Ramli, the coordinator of programs and projects for Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency […]

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Moroccan airline RAM to resume Casablanca-Beijing flights in January 2025, to launch Casablanca-Toronto route in December 2024

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc said it will resume direct flights linking Casablanca and Beijing starting 20 January 2025, and will launch Casablanca-Toronto route on 8 December this year. The airline will operate three flights weekly between Morocco and China, after nearly a five-year halt suspension due to the Covid 19 pandemic. RAM will […]

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African countries aim to broaden cooperation with China at upcoming FOCAC in Beijing

Political leaders from many African countries and representatives of relevant regional and international organizations will participate in this year’s Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that will be held in Beijing September 4-6, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced. Leaders of FOCAC’s African members and representatives from all around the continent reportedly plan […]

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Arab Organization for Reconstruction in Palestine hails Morocco’s role in supporting Palestinian cause

The Arab International Organization for Construction in Palestine on Saturday commended Morocco’s role, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in supporting the Palestinian cause. Speaking during a visit to the headquarters of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency in Rabat, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Organization, […]