Category: Asia

Israel to supply Morocco with air defense system worth $500 mln

February 15, 2022

Israel has agreed to sell Morocco the Barak MX air and missile defense system in a deal worth more than $500 million, Israeli media reported. ... Read More

Algerian diplomacy fails to mediate between Palestinian factions

February 12, 2022

Algeria has failed in its endeavor to bring Palestinian factions together around the mediation table which it pinned hope for in its quest to host ... Read More

President Mahmoud Abbas commends Morocco’s role in supporting Palestinian cause, promoting world peace

February 9, 2022

President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has commended Morocco’s role and "honorable" history in supporting the Palestinian cause and serving peace issues worldwide, under the wise ... Read More

TICAD8 scheduled in Tunisia next August 27-28 – Japan’s Foreign Ministry

February 9, 2022

The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) is due next August 27-28 in Tunisia, announced the Japanese Foreign ministry in a press release. ... Read More

Air pollution costs MENA region $141 billion annually, WB warns

February 8, 2022

The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) suffers from excessive air pollution whose cost amounts to $141 billion annually, or around 2% of GDP, ... Read More

Morocco-OIC trade exceeded $9Bln in 2020

February 8, 2022

Trade between Morocco and its partners among the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached more than $9 billion in 2020, an ... Read More

Morocco and Qatar sign six agreements, discuss bilateral cooperation, regional issues

February 7, 2022

Morocco and Qatar signed, Monday in Doha, six agreements and memoranda of understanding in various sectors on the occasion of the holding in Doha of ... Read More

Rabat backs Riyadh’s bid to host World Expo 2030

February 7, 2022

Morocco has announced its decision to support the candidacy of Saudi Arabia for hosting World Expo 2030, the largest international exhibition bringing together countries, the ... Read More

After Saudi Arabia, Moroccan Finance Minister visits Kuwait

February 2, 2022

Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, held, Tuesday in Kuwait city, talks with her Kuwaiti counterpart, Abdelouahab Errachid, on ways to strengthen ... Read More

Algerian president returns empty handed from Egypt

January 29, 2022

At first it was described as a working visit, but when Algeria’s President Abdelmedjid Tebboune landed in Cairo to meet his counterpart General Sisi, the ... Read More