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Saudi and Qatari telecommunication companies are reportedly working behind the scene to sponsor the Botola, Morocco’s top soccer flight after the official sponsor, Maroc Telecom, announced it will not bid for another contract at the end the current four-year contract, which expires on June 30. The football association of the kingdom, the FRMF, is […]
Prince Moulay Rachid who is representing King Mohammed at the Arab and Islamic summits convened in Saudi Arabia was warmly greeted by King Salman at the conference hall and held on Friday talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salmane. Prince Moulay Rachid met Prince Mohammed bin Salman Ben Abdelaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister […]
The head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the weekend, a day after he visited neighboring Egypt. Al-Burhan on Sunday met Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, who expressed the UAE’s support for Sudan as it navigates a transition after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, […]
Morocco expressed support for calls by Saudi Arabia to hold an extraordinary Arab summit on May 31 in Mecca, Moroccan media said quoting an official source. “Morocco has a long experience in mediation and good offices and will spare no effort to defend Arab and Muslim causes,” the source was quoted by le360.ma as saying. […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned as despicable the terrorist attacks that targeted vital Saudi energy facilities. “Following the despicable attacks against vital Saudi energy facilities, I express my firmest condemnation of this appalling acts, which seek to undermine the security and stability of your country”, said the Monarch in a message to the Custodian of […]
Saudi Ambassador to Rabat made it clear that his country stands with Morocco in the defense of its territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. Morocco’s territorial integrity is a “Red Line” for Saudi Arabia and support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces is a principle in Riyadh’s foreign policy, Ambassador Abdellah Ben Saad […]
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have granted Sudan a $3 billion aid package, of which $500 million will go to the central bank of Sudan. The move is meant to strengthen Sudan’s financial position, ease the pressure on the local currency and increase stability in the exchange rate, Saudi state news agency SPA […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita who is carrying messages from King Mohammed VI to the rulers of the Gulf countries carried on his Gulf tour with a visit to Doha this Thursday. Upon arrival in Doha, Bourita was received by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, to whom he conveyed the royal […]
Morocco considers foreign policy a matter of sovereignty and deems that coordination with Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, must be done on both sides and must not be selective. The remarks were made Thursday in Casablanca by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at a joint briefing with his Jordanian counterpart […]
Moroccan university professor Abdelali Mohamed Oudghiri received Sunday the 41st Prize of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in the Arabic Language & Literature category. Dr. Oudghiri, who shared the $200,000 award with Egyptian Prof. Mahmoud Fahmy Hegazi, won the prize for his advanced studies on Arab language and his efforts to promote this language to […]