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Egypt, Japan sign $301m agreement to finance Cairo Metro’s 4th line

Japan will release to Egypt $301 million to finance the implementation of phase one of Cairo Metro’s fourth line. The related agreement was signed between Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Rania El-Mashat and the Minister of Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, and Japan’s Embassy in Egypt and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mubasher reports. The funds […]

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Morocco-Azerbaijan: Deputy FM highlights excellent level of bilateral cooperation

Visiting Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Fariz Rzayev, emphasized, Tuesday in Rabat, the excellent level of cooperation between Morocco and his country despite the geographical distance, highlighting ways to strengthen bilateral relations. At a conference at the headquarters of the presidency of the Mohammed V (UM5) University, held under the theme “Azerbaijan post-conflict-vision”, the Azerbaijani official […]

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Egypt, Qatar to launch joint business forum in 2023 Q1

An Egyptian-Qatari Business Forum will be launched during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, Mubasher reports citing sources familiar with the matter. Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has been mandated to arrange the event, the sources indicated noting that the forum will be launched at the Gulf country’s recommendation. A number […]

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Pakistan invites Morocco to take part in naval exercise Aman-2023

Pakistan has invited Morocco to take part in the 8th Naval Exercise Aman (Peace) to be organized in February next year by this South-Asian Muslim country. The invitation was extended during a visit paid by Chief of Pakistan Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi to the North African Kingdom, according to press reports. During […]

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Automotive Industry: Japanese Sumitomo strengthens its presence in Morocco; targets 16,000 new jobs by 2028

The Japanese Sumitomo corporation intends to expand its operations in Morocco with the launch of nine new industrial units for the manufacturing of wiring and components in different regions of the Kingdom for a total investment of 1.96 billion dirhams. The framework agreement between Morocco and Sumitomo corporation for the development of these industrial projects […]

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OIC handpicks Nigeria as food storage hub

Member-states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have chosen Nigeria to serve as a food and grain storage hub for the group’s member states.   “All the member countries of OIC selected Nigeria as the storage hub,” Director of Nigeria’s Federal Department of Agriculture, Abdullahi Abubaka, said.   The OIC Secretariat will mobilize resources, […]

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Morocco, UAE discuss preparations of COP28 to be held in Dubai

Preparations for the COP28 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change), scheduled to take place in Dubai in late 2023, were at the centre of talks, Monday in Rabat, between the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali and visiting UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies, Sultan […]

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Is Algeria’s regime distancing itself from Russia to avoid U.S. ire?

In a bid to maintain their strong grip on power and avoid U.S. sanctions for financing Moscow’s war in Ukraine through the purchase of Russian weapons, the Algerian rulers started distancing themselves from their Russian historical ally and main arms supplier. According to Spanish newspaper “El Confidencial” and French daily “Courrier International”, the Algerian military […]

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Sudan seals $6bn deal with UAE to build new Red Sea port

Sudanese government has signed a $6 billion agreement with a consortium led by the United Arab Emirates’ AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to develop a new port and economic zone in the Red Sea. “This mammoth project, estimated to cost around $6 billion, will give a powerful boost to the national economy and bring […]