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Chinese power and fiber optic cable manufacturer Hengtong will set up a plant in Egypt to produce fiber cable as result of a deal between the Chinese company and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). Hengtong will invest $18 million for the project with a capacity of up to 2 million kilometers in the zone. […]
Morocco has strongly condemned the bombing by Israeli forces of the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip that left hundreds of Palestinians dead and injured. The condemnation was expressed in a statement released Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco “strongly condemns” the bombing by Israeli forces of the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza […]
Over the past two decades, Africa’s trade partnerships have significantly shifted away from Europe, with Asia emerging as the primary trading partner, a recent analysis by Mo Ibrahim Foundation noted, whereby this development is underpinned by high‑growth corridors both between African regions and with regions beyond including Asia and the Middle East, according to a […]
Thousands of Moroccans marched Sunday in down-town Rabat in solidarity with Palestine, and in protest of the deterioration of the situation and the ongoing military action in the Gaza Strip. During the march, participants expressed the Moroccan people’s commitment to defending the Palestinian cause and the legitimate and just rights of the Palestinian people. Men […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein Al Sheikh, discussed in a phone call Sunday the situation in Gaza. The two sides stressed the need for joint efforts to end the war, protect civilians, provide humanitarian aid, and prevent the displacement of Palestinians. […]
Moroccan and Indian businessmen highlighted, on Saturday in Marrakech, the business and investment opportunities offered by Morocco and India to operators from both countries in various fields. During a roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Meetings of […]
To offer developing countries an “alternative” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the EU launched, in 2021, its €300 billion Global Gateway scheme but as Kenya’s case shows, the EU’s initiative struggles to challenge its Chinese rival. For the European Union, investing in trade routes is about economic development and a way to push […]
King Mohammed VI has continuously called for moving away from the logic of conflict and violence, to promote that of peace, cooperation, and to build up a prosperous space for all the peoples of the Middle East region. The remarks were made by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on Wednesday in Cairo as he […]
A Moroccan girl, who was held with her mother in an Iraqi prison, was repatriated to Morocco this Monday on humanitarian grounds to enable the little girl to grow up in a healthy environment. The announcement was made by the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH), a government body. The move comes in response to […]
Morocco has expressed its deep concern at the deterioration of the situation and the outbreak of military action in the Gaza Strip, condemned attacks against civilians wherever they may be, and called for an immediate halt to all acts of violence. A statement issued this Saturday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Morocco which […]