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World Cup: Moroccan airlines to operate 30 flights to carry fans to semi-final match

Morocco’s flag carrier RAM said it will offer 30 flights to carry fans to the semi-final match against France, a move that will help meet the rising demand on flights to Doha. Moroccan fans are among the largest in Doha as Morocco advances to the semi-finals for the first time in Africa’s history. The tickets […]

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Challenges facing Arab region are sometimes due to policies and behaviors of some Arab countries towards others -King

The challenges which the countries of the Arab region are currently facing, and which threaten their security and stability, are sometimes due to the policies and behaviors of some Arab countries towards other Arab nations, said King Mohammed VI. In a speech to the 1st China-Arab Summit, held Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Sovereign […]

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King Mohammed VI expresses Morocco’s resolve to bolster China-Arab Strategic Partnership

King Mohammed VI has expressed Morocco’s resolve to bolster China-Arab Strategic Partnership, while remaining committed to the just, legitimate causes of Arab countries and while helping to bring about a more equitable and balanced global political and economic system. In a speech addressed to the 1st China-Arab Summit, held Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the […]

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GCC Supreme Council reiterates firm support to Moroccanness of Sahara

The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated, this Friday, its firm positions and decisions in favor of the Moroccan Sahara and the preservation of the security and stability of the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as its territorial integrity. The Supreme Council stressed, at the end of its 43rd session held in […]

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Akhannouch Represents Morocco’s King in Arab-Chinese Summit in Riyadh

Head of Moroccan Govt. Aziz Akhannouch is representing King Mohammed VI in the 1st Arab-Chinese summit to open this Friday in Riyadh, to give a new momentum to economic, scientific and technological partnership between Beijing and Arab countries. The summiteers will also discuss multiform cooperation prospects in various strategic sectors for shared prosperity as well […]

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First Economic Parliamentary Forum for Euro-Mediterranean Region & Gulf held in Marrakech

The first edition (constitutive session) of the Economic Parliamentary Forum for the Euro-Mediterranean Region and Gulf, initiated by Morocco’s House of Advisors and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), kicked off Wednesday in Marrakech. This high-level meeting, attended by parliamentarians from more than 30 countries as well as government officials, public and private sector […]

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Natural Gas Exploration: Israeli energy company seals offshore deal with Morocco

Israeli NewMed Energy firm announced on Tuesday it has signed a deal with Morocco’s hydrocarbon authority and Adarco Energy for offshore natural gas exploration and production in the north African kingdom. Under the terms of the agreements, NewMed and Adarco will each hold a 37.5 pc stake in the Boujdour Atlantique exploration license, located off […]

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South Africa resilient to China’s efforts to influence media — Freedom House study

South Africa’s free press has been largely successful at resisting efforts by the Chinese government to influence its content, a recent study by the US-based think tank Freedom House has concluded. The Freedom House report, titled “Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022,” said South Africans as a whole, including journalists, are highly skeptical of Chinese state […]

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Saudi Arabia eager to join Egypt, Greece bid to host 2030 World Cup

Saudi Arabia is considering making a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup along with Egypt and Greece, the kingdom’s Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb has revealed according to Bloomberg. “We are considering a bid with Greece and Egypt and we wish that it will be a winning bid,” Al Khateeb said in […]

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Morocco, China poised to promote trade

Morocco and China signed, Wednesday in Rabat, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the creation of a working group for the facilitation and promotion of trade between the two countries. The MoU, signed by Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour and China’s Ambassador to Morocco, Li Changlin, aims to simplify procedures for strengthening trade […]