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In line with the international law, Panama has cut all ties with the self-proclaimed Polisario entity, SADR, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. “The Republic of Panama, prioritizing national interests and adhering to the core principles of its foreign policy, reaffirms its commitment to the objectives and values that underpin multilateralism. The Republic […]
Abdellatif Mekki, a former health minister and leader of the opposition group Action and Achievement, was hospitalized after suffering burns due to an acid attack. Mekki suffered burns in his eyes and neck after he was attacked by a neighbor in his home, his party said. Mekki’s complaints following threats by his neighbor were not […]
The military rulers in Mali appointed spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga new prime minister, succeeding Choguel Kokalla Maïga. Choguel Maiga was replaced after he criticized the military regime in Bamako for failing to organize elections by March 2024 as promised. His statement angered the military rulers in the country, where they have been fostering their grip on […]
The Republic of Panama decided on Thursday to suspend its diplomatic relations with the self-proclaimed ‘sadr’. “In accordance with the rules of international law, the government of Panama has decided to suspend, as of today (Thursday), diplomatic relations” with the self-proclaimed ‘sadr’, the Panamanian ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. “The Republic of […]
Upon high instructions from King Mohammed VI, Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received, Thursday evening in Casablanca, the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, who is on a short visit to the Kingdom. The Chinese Head of State was welcomed by the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, upon landing at the Mohammed […]
The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Bob Rae, has appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, to co-chair, with Finland’s Ambassador, Elina Kalkku, the ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to be held on May 7 and 8, 2025. […]
Spain has acquired four seismometers under a lease-to-own contract, for a total cost of nearly 500,000 euros. These devices will be used to study the seismic activity in the Strait of Gibraltar area, where the future railway tunnel connecting Morocco to Spain is planned to pass, Spanish portal Vozpopuli reported. The connection points are expected […]
Mauritania, as current chairman of the African union, has called for the creation of an international Fund for the protection and preservation of African heritage under the supervision of UNESCO, which is the center of expertise in this area. The call was launched by Mauritanian Minister of Culture & Arts, Hussein Ould Medou, during his […]
Africa’s digital transformation is well underway, with mobile internet emerging as a significant catalyst for economic growth. A report by ‘The Economist Intelligence Unit’ estimates that expanded mobile internet use could contribute as much as $795 billion to the continent’s GDP. This opportunity aligns with the growing role of digital technology in Africa’s economic and […]
The Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize, went this year to French-Algerian writer, Kamal Daoud, for his novel “Houris,” set during Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s. The novel has stirred the anger of the military regime in Algiers, whose leaders have had a role in the civil war that opposed the government to […]