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Morocco expressed on Wednesday its condemnation of the shooting near a mosque in Wadi al-Kabir district in the Omani capital Muscat, which resulted in several deaths and injuries. The Kingdom reaffirms its solidarity with the brotherly Sultanate of Oman in all measures taken to preserve its security and stability, as well as the safety of […]
Several African and Arab countries have sounded the alarm over the dire food situation and risk of famine in Sudan. Morocco’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva said that Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Mauritania, Chad, Comoros Islands, Guinea Bissau, Seychelles, Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria had expressed, in […]
The UAE will resume issuing visas to Nigerian nationals following a ban that was imposed in 2022, after Nigerian authorities prevented Fly Emirates from repatriating funds. The decision was announced by Nigeria’s information minister Mohammed Idris, who added that the two countries would resume direct flights. “I can tell you that the agreement has been […]
Africa once accounted for more than a third of Chinese oil imports, but now major African oil suppliers are struggling with declining production and exports to China that has found other markets due to geopolitical considerations, infrastructure issues, and domestic political problems, according to a recent report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. China […]
The Arab Parliament commended the leading role and sustained efforts of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, in defending the Palestinian cause. This came in a resolution on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories issued by the Arab Parliament during its 5th session held in Cairo Saturday. The Arab Parliament also […]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) has granted its Award of Excellence for Humanitarian Action to Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, the executive arm of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI. The award was handed over to Director of the Agency Mohamed Salem Cherkaoui at the opening session of the Parliamentary Economic […]
The Moroccan government has pledged to work with China and African countries to ensure success to the China-Africa Cooperation forum scheduled in Beijing in September. The pledge was made by Morocco’s top diplomat Nasser Bourita during talks held Wednesday in Rabat with Chinese Special Envoy for the Middle East Zhai Jun. The Chinese official said […]
Morocco is the third most targeted country with fake news, mostly spread by Algerian media, behind war-torn Palestine and Yemen, fact-checking platform Misbar reported. Al Misbar cited fake news published by media close to the Algerian regime claiming Morocco sent troops to back Israel in its war on Gaza, among other lies. Since Algeria unilaterally […]
Twelve Syrian migrants have been found dead in Algeria’s southern desert province of Illizi, NGOs announced on Monday, saying that the Syrians died of thirst and starvation. Algeria is blamed for the death of these migrants who lost their life on its soil without receiving assistance, which makes the Algerian regime accountable for these deaths. […]
Senegal plans to cancel a 32-year deal with Saudi company Acwa power due to its high cost, Senegalese water minister Cheikh Tidiane Dieye said. The deal, valued at $800 million, was signed by outgoing president Macky Sall in his final days in office. New president Basirou Faye promised to review a set of deals signed […]