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OCP Nutricrops, the fertilizer arm of Morocco’s OCP Group, has renewed its annual agreement with Bangladesh’s state-run Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) to supply phosphate-based fertilizers for the 2026-2027 crop season, the company said. Under the deal, OCP Nutricrops will deliver up to 1.3 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers, including as much as 750,000 tonnes […]
Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher Al-Baour, held talks, in Tripoli on Sunday, with an Indian delegation led by the Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs for West Asia and North Africa on deepening bilateral cooperation and reactivating the Libyan-Indian Joint Committee. Discussions focused on expanding collaboration across political, […]
Sudan and China signed an agreement on Sunday, June 28, 2026, to cancel a portion of Khartoum’s bilateral debt in a move aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation as Sudan continues to grapple with a severe economic collapse driven by prolonged conflict. The agreement, announced by Sudan’s Finance ministry, covers the cancellation of four interest-free loans […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, the financial arm of Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI, presented various sports equipment to the African Community Association Club on Saturday in the Old City of Al-Quds, as part of its program to support community organizations, on the eve of the launch of the 2026 summer […]
The China National Silk Museum is hosting “The Moroccan Caftan: A Living National Heritage” exhibition from June 24 to September 23. The event, organized by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture and the Moroccan Embassy in China, is the most comprehensive showcase of Moroccan sartorial art ever held in China. Situated at the crossroads of Africa, […]
Morocco has extradited Michael Steven, the chief executive of Indonesian insurance company Kresna Life, to Jakarta following his arrest on Moroccan territory in March 2026 pursuant to an Interpol arrest warrant. The handover to Indonesian police took place on 20 June, two days after Morocco formally approved the extradition on 12 June. Steven was named […]
Morocco, founding member of the U.S.-led Board of Peace, has reportedly joined the International Stabilization Force for Gaza (ISF) honoring its commitment made in February to deploy police officers and military personnel to the Gaza Strip. In a post published Tuesday on its X account, ISF “has welcomed its newest members from the Royal Moroccan […]
Mauritania’s foreign minister has made a landmark visit to Damascus, marking the first such high-level diplomatic engagement between the two countries since 2011 and signalling a formal thaw in relations after nearly 15 years of suspension. During the visit, the Mauritanian FM Mohamed Salem Ould Merzouga was received by President Ahmad al-Sharaa. According to Syrian […]
Morocco and India have discussed threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their respective regions and exchanged views on current and emerging challenges to counter-terrorism. During the 2nd meeting of their Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism convened in New Delhi, officials from the two countries also exchanged views on violent extremism and radicalization, […]
Morocco’s national railway operator, ONCF, has strengthened its industrial partnership with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem company. The two partners signed on Thursday a $487 million railway maintenance deal, building on a major rolling-stock contract sealed last year between the two parties. Under the agreement, Hyundai Rotem and ONCF have agreed to set up a joint […]