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Head of Polisario armed militias Brahim Ghali has sent messages of condolence to Hamas, Lebanese Hezbollah, and Iran, following the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and military commander of Hezbollah Fuad Shukr. These messages confirm the sinister ties existing between the Algeria-backed separatist group and terrorist organizations. They also raise serious concerns about the […]
The United Nations has predicted, in its annual report on food security and nutrition, that Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger by 2030. Five UN agencies have warned in the new report there was a “clear trend” of rising prevalence of undernourishment in the continent, which […]
King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, urged a break away with crisis management in favor of a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would help achieve an independent Palestinian state, including Gaza territory, with eastern Jerusalem as its capital. “In keeping with the same spirit of commitment and responsibility, I continue to […]
The United Arab Emirates and Morocco have finalized the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will usher in a new era of mutually beneficial trade and investment ties between the two countries, reported the UAE news agency WAM. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, and Morocco’s […]
King Mohammed VI has always supported the Palestinian cause and Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle to establish their independent State with Al-Quds Asharif as its capital – a State living in peace and security alongside the State of Israel. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, the Monarch, Chairman of the Al Quds […]
Morocco and China have discussed at a meeting in Beijing earlier this week their cooperation in nuclear safety, in a step towards bolstering international nuclear safety standards. The meeting brought together the Director General of the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR), Saïd Mouline, and Chinese Vice-Minister of Ecology and Environment […]
Africa’s trade deficit with China has shrunk in the first half of this year, as exports from some, especially resource-rich, African countries have soared in the first half of the year, while imports from China to Africa fell slightly, according to the latest Chinese customs data. During the first six months of this year, China’s […]
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) considers setting up a factory to make key electric battery component cathodes together with Chinese firms in Morocco, where numerous EV battery factories are under development. Wonjoon Suh, head of LGES’ advanced automotive battery division, told Reuters the company is negotiating partnerships with Chinese LFP cathodes makers, who produce […]
Kuwait has decided to close its embassy to Gabon, as part of its global diplomatic downscale, Gabonese media reported. The decision was announced by Kuwaiti chargé d’affaires to Libreville during a farewell visit to Gabon’s foreign minister Michel Régis Onanga M. Ndiaye, Gabon Review reported on July 23. The media reported that, despite the closure, […]
Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, earlier this week, led a delegation to Niger to discuss uranium supplies, Bloomberg reported. The delegation “wants to tap Nigerien supplies of the fissile mineral to fuel Turkey’s nascent nuclear-power industry,” it said. The two parties agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence, and defense, at a time Niger […]