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Representatives of Morocco and Tunisia in the various committees of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will not be present during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Egypt June 21 – July 19. This decision of the pan-African body comes few days after the scandal of the final of the Champions […]
Brazil and Morocco signed a deal to share military technology as the North African Kingdom seeks to develop its own defense industry. The agreement was raised during the visit Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita paid to Brazil last week, the Brazilian foreign ministry said on twitter. The deal reflects Morocco’s ambition to develop a local […]
Morocco and El Salvador have convened to open a new page in their relations, based on mutual respect, strong partnership and active solidarity. To this end, they adopted Saturday a four-year cooperation roadmap (2019-2022), that covers several areas, including regular political consultations, diplomacy, training and higher education, youth, technical cooperation in key sectors (vocational training, […]
The UAE a tiny wealthy Gulf country with a native population of about 1 million has broken away with the wisdom of its founder Sheikh Zayed after the de facto ruler Mohamad Bin Zayed consolidated his grip in the country. The UAE’s aggressive foreign policy was outspokenly expressed during and after the Arab Spring as […]
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele explained Saturday in San Salvador his decision to immediately cut off all diplomatic relations with the Polisario and its self-proclaimed Republic, that he labeled “a virtual entity”. This decision puts El Salvador “on the side of the rest of the world, which respects the sovereignty of Morocco,” said the head […]
Germany sealed 13 military export contracts with Egypt worth €800 million between January 1 and June 5, making the North African country the leading client for German military equipment in the Arab world. Germany, according to DPA which cites the German economic affairs ministry, so far this year has approved 56 military deals to the […]
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to establish a military base in Niger near the border with Libya, reports say as talks between the West African country and the Gulf country have reached final stages. The UAE will become the fourth country to have a military base in Niger after France, the USA and Germany. […]
The ousted president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time on Sunday, when he was taken to the prosecutor’s office to face charges of corruption and possession of foreign currency. Corruption cases have been opened against 41 other former officials, the prosecutor’s office in charge of corruption cases said […]
Salvador withdrew its recognition of the Algerian-backed Polisario separatist entity putting another nail in the coffin of the separatists in Latin America while voicing support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. El Salvador has decided, as of today (Saturday, June 15) to no longer recognize the separatist entity “RASD”, announced the […]
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera highlighted the close relations between his country and Morocco underscoring the potential to further expand bilateral ties. Pinera who received Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita in Santiago highlighted the prospects for strengthening economic cooperation and trade, said a statement of the Chilean presidency. The visit was also a chance to invite […]