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King Salman of Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed that the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council reject any act that may affect Morocco’s supreme interests. In his opening address before the first Morocco-GCC summit held Wednesday in Riyadh with the participation of King Mohammed VI, King Salman reaffirmed “total rejection” by Saudi Arabia and the […]
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 […]
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Jordan on Wednesday in Saudi capital Riyadh threw their support behind Morocco’s laudable and ambitious autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara, few days after UN Secretary General angered Morocco calling the territory under Morocco “occupied territory”. The Foreign Ministers of the six Sunni Gulf States at […]
The United Arab Emirates has backed Morocco’s plan to grant autonomy status to Western Sahara in a bid to resolve the decades-old territorial regional and artificial conflict which is undermining the Maghreb union. In a joint communiqué released after talks held between UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Moroccan peer […]
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed Salman flew to France on Tuesday at the invitation of France for bilateral cooperation exchange following his two-day visit to Russia. Few days after he visited President Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince who is also Minister of Defense headed to France on Tuesday to discuss with President […]
The Egyptian government has received a big boost after it sold $1.5 billion of 10-year bonds at a yield of 6% with lead managers claiming that $4.5 billion of investor orders were attracted by the bond issuance. The success of this first international bond issuance under Sisi’s government shows signs of a return to normality […]
A three-day conference dialogue started in Riyadh on Sunday in an attempt to end the war in Yemen but the Houthi Movement is boycotting the conference. The talks are part of the Saudi-led coalition’s Operation Renewal of Hope which focuses on the political process that will lead to a stable and secure future for Yemen. Operation […]
President Obama has shown his support for an independent sovereign Palestinian state as he scolded Iran for its dangerous and destabilizing policies in the Middle East. The U.S president stated that sectarianism is affecting Middle Eastern countries. He was speaking to Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of the summit with GCC leaders. Obama said the summit […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is paying as of this Monday a working and friendship visit to the United Arab Emirates for official talks with Sheikh Mohamed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE armed forces. The visit takes place on the morrow of a visit Sunday to Saudi […]
The latest developments of the situation in Yemen, after the Saudi-led military coalition in the country ended the Operation Decisive Storm and launched the Renewal of Hope Operation, will surely be at the center of the summit talks to be held on Wednesday by the Saudi ruler King Salman and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI. The […]