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Nationals of Jordan, India, Guatemala and Azerbaijan will benefit from the electronic visa (e-visa) to visit Morocco from January 10, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Wednesday in a statement. This decision is part of the efforts made by the Kingdom, on the national and international levels, aiming at the digitization of public […]
U.S. defense company L3Harris has announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to Morocco, Bahrain and Jordan, three allies of the United States. The L3Harris system gives F-16 pilots more firepower and expands their missions. The Bomb Release Unit (BRU)-57/A allows F-16s to carry two smart weapons on each system instead […]
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced November 1 the re-election of Egypt’s ex-Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohieldine, as executive director and member of the board. Mohieldin represents a group of Arab states, namely Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, along with the Maldives. Following his re-election Mohieldin stressed that […]
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has reaffirmed Jordan’s unwavering support to the territorial integrity of Morocco. At a press briefing Monday in Amman after talks he held with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Safadi reaffirmed Jordan’s constant position of support to the territorial integrity of Morocco and the need to settle the issue of the […]
Morocco is taking part, along the United States, Jordan, and other partner nations in the two-week Exercise Eager Lion that kicked off this Sunday in Jordan. Eager Lion, held September 4-15, 2022, represents one of the largest military exercises in the region, and is designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations, […]
Jordan’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) to bolster cooperation and exchange expertise, report say. Per the deal, the two sides would conduct joint research, consultancy, and technical training, as well as hold national competitions in the field of cyber […]
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, Today, […]
Israel Sunday said it would accelerate the process of setting up a shared industrial zone with Jordan as part of efforts to accelerate cooperation with the kingdom. “Twenty-eight years since the peace agreement with Jordan, we are taking the good neighborly relations between our two countries another step forward,” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said. […]
Bahrain has officially joined the integrated industrial partnership alongside Egypt, UAE, and Jordan, Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement came during the second higher Committee meeting of the integrated industrial partnership, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea who chaired the […]
Speaker of Jordan’s Senate and Head of Peru’s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee have voiced strong backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara in separate meetings held Monday in Rabat with senior Moroccan officials Speaking to journalists following his talks with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, visiting Speaker of Jordanian Senate, Faysal Akef Al Fayez, reaffirmed […]