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Nine Arab countries, including Morocco, have pulled out from the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), in protest against the participation of the so-called self-proclaimed SADR in the event. The countries that withdrew from the summit in solidarity with Morocco are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Yemen and […]
Many political analysts are wondering whether there is currently a Saudi mediation to heal relations between Algeria and its neighboring Morocco as top Algerian officials have softened up lately their anti-Moroccan rhetoric prior a visit to Riyadh by Algerian Premier Abdelmalek Sellal. Morocco is one of the strategic partners of the Arab rich Gulf monarchies, […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco will chair, on November 15, the COP22 summit which will be attended by at least 50 heads of state. The event will be attended by French President François Hollande whose country hosted COP21 and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in addition to […]
Amid bleak growth prospects in the MENA region on the backdrop of tightening fiscal policies in response to low oil prices, Morocco stands out with forecasts to post favorable growth prospects on the medium-term, Capital Economics’ Q2 2016 Middle East Outlook report said. “And Morocco’s economy, whose medium-term prospects are the brightest in the region, […]
Morocco’s multi-dimensional approach in the fight against terrorism has enabled the country to preserve its stability in an unstable region, where geopolitical landmarks are blurred. The statement was made by Youssef Amrani, chargé de mission at the royal office, in Doha on Tuesday, before the ongoing Enriching the Middle-East’s Economic Future Conference. Amrani, who recalled […]
Stability is the cornerstone of any sustainable development in the Arab world, said Moroccan Economy Minister Mohamed Boussaid, affirming that political and economic stability will enable the Arab world to take up all challenges. Addressing a conference on Middle East’s economic future in Doha, the minister called on countries in the region to foster their […]
The latest historic visit made by King Mohammed VI to the Gulf region has yielded positive results at the strategic and security levels, and also at the financial scale. The royal tour has prompted Kuwait to speed up its due financial contribution to Morocco within the frame of the GCC pledges made to the North […]
King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, stressed at talks they held Saturday in Abu Dhabi the need to coordinate Arab stances to counter the terrorism and violence that undermine the region’s security and stability. During the talks, King Mohammed VI, who had arrived in Abu Dhabi […]
Morocco and Bahrain are poised to strengthen further their relations of friendship and cooperation during the current brotherly and working visit King Mohammed VI is paying to Bahrain. The visit takes place just few days after the first Morocco-GCC summit held last Wednesday in Riyadh that sealed the strategic partnership binding Morocco to the member […]
The participation of King Mohammed VI at the 1st summit meeting held in Riyadh April 20 between Morocco and the rich-oil Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries confirms the status of the North African nation as a regional key player. The summit comes at a time when the Arab world and particularly the six member States […]