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An Iraqi court has overturned the conviction and 15-year sentence handed to a British pensioner last month for antiquities smuggling, the defense of the pensioner has said, Arab News reports. Lawyer Thaer Saoud told AFP Tuesday the Court of Cassation overturned the conviction of his client James Fitton who is expected to be freed. “We […]
Egypt and Serbia inked a group of agreements and Memorandum of Understanding as President Abdelfattah al-Sisi visited the European country Wednesday. Al Sisi met with Aleksandar Vucic in capital Belgrade following a visit to Germany the day before. Both leaders oversaw the signing of several accords. One agreement in the field of higher education was […]
Top security officials from Morocco and Germany met in Rabat on Friday to discuss ways to boost cooperation in security and counterterrorism matters. The high-level security meeting gathered General Director of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) Abdellatif Hammouchi and the General Director of Germany’s Federal Police Dieter Romann, who is on a working […]
Morocco and Germany have underlined the strength of their partnership and commended the quality and density of financial and technical cooperation between the two countries, while reaffirming their shared desire to strengthen cooperation in all areas of common interest. This came at a meeting held Monday in Rabat between Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia […]
Several influential Italian MPs and senators have welcomed Madrid’s backing of the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying it is a forward step towards finding a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Commenting on the bold Spanish move in his twitter account, Italian MEP Marco Zanni praised the Spanish […]
Germany supports the reforms undertaken by Morocco over the past two decades, which have led to significant political, economic and social progress under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, underlined a Joint statement issued on Thursday following video talks between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze. The […]
Morocco and Germany have both expressed keenness to give a new momentum to the two countries’ ties and to seal a new partnership. The announcement came in a joint statement by Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock issued Wednesday following a first video conference between the two officials, after […]
Morocco’s ambassador to Germany Zohour Alaoui is expected to return to Berlin after German authorities have voiced a clear support to Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty. Rabat recalled its ambassador to Berlin last May and suspended all cooperation ties and contacts with the German embassy in Rabat and German political […]
In a new move to mend ties with Morocco, Germany’s president has sent to King Mohammed VI an invitation for an official visit to Berlin in order to establish a “new partnership.” In a message on occasion of the new year, German President Frank-Walter Stein welcomed the largescale reforms spurred by King Mohammed VI and […]
Morocco welcomed the statement by Germany’s foreign ministry in which Berlin supported the autonomy initiative and highlighted Rabat’s role in favor of regional peace and security. “Morocco appreciates the positive statements and constructive positions recently made by the new German federal government,” Morocco’s foreign ministry said in a statement on its official twitter account. “These […]