Morocco has called on Tuesday for the creation of a zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, seeing it as fundamental to peace and security in the region. The call was launched by Morocco’s permanent representative in Vienna, Azzeddine Farhane, when he was presenting the Kingdom’s statement […]
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Japan contributes 900,000 euros to Madagascar’s election basket Fund
Japan has provided Madagascar with 900,000 euros to go into the basket Fund set up by the UNDP, earmarked to back the electoral process. The African country is set to hold presidential elections in November 2023 and subsequent legislatives and municipal polls. The UNDP has set up the basket to mobilize funds for the electoral […]
Zimbabwe could become world’s No. 5 lithium producer, buoyed by $1bn Chinese investment
After spending more than US$1 billion to acquire mining sites in Zimbabwe over the past two years, massive Chinese investment could help catapult Zimbabwe to become the world’s fifth biggest primary producer of the material that’s vital to battery electric vehicles and the green revolution, mining consultancy CRU said. The investments by Chinese companies, including […]
Morocco’s Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency, Islamic Supreme Council of Al-Quds partner to promote education in Holy City
Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency, a Moroccan charity focused on the development of the Al-Quds, and the Islamic Supreme Council of Al-Quds signed a cooperation agreement meant to support education in the holy city of Al Quds. The agreement, initialed by the Agency’s Programs and Projects Coordinator in Al-Quds, Ismail Ramli, and the Chairman […]
Algiers accuses UAE of hostile acts without offering evidence
Algeria’s conspiracy theorists continue on a ridiculous trajectory taking aim this time at the UAE, whom they accused of hostile acts including supplying spy technology to Morocco and working together with Israel in the region. The Algerian military junta used Al khabar newspaper as a mouthpiece this time to spread the uncorroborated accusation against Abu […]
Morocco/Israel: Direct flights between Tel-Aviv & Essaouira in September
Israeli Arkia Airline Company will operate direct flights between Tel-Aviv and Essaouira starting next September under an agreement it signed Friday in Salé, near Rabat, with Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT). The new direct flight by Arkia Airlines will have a total capacity of 11,000 seats. Commenting the deal, ONMT Chief, Adel El Fakir, stressed […]
Egypt’s Central Bank, Vietnam’s SBV ink MoU to boost cooperation
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to bolster joint cooperation, the office of Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly said in a statement, on Thursday July 27. Madbouly and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Lu Quang witnessed the deal signed in the Egyptian […]
Morocco condemns certain Israeli officials’ persistent incursions into Al Aqsa Mosque
Morocco has condemned the persistence of incursions by certain Israeli officials into the Al Aqsa Mosque and its esplanade with the participation of some extremists among their supporters and called for the preservation of the legal and historical status of the city of Al-Quds and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Morocco, whose Sovereign chairs the Al Quds […]
Indian HCLTech sets up a Global Delivery Center in Morocco
Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company HCLTech launched a Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Rabat, Morocco, as part of the company’s nearshore strategy to serve global enterprises, announced HCLTech this week. The company said that the launch follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between HCLTech and the government of Morocco in […]
Preservation of Judeo-Moroccan heritage: Moroccan, Israeli archives institutions sign MoU
The Archives of Morocco and the Archives of Israel signed, on Wednesday in Rabat, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at preserving the Jewish-Moroccan memory and heritage. The MoU, initialed by the director of Morocco’s Archives, Jamaa Baida, and the head of Israel’s Archives, Ruth Avramovitz, who is visiting the Kingdom, will allow to enrich […]









