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Moldova backs Moroccan Autonomy Plan as most serious & credible basis for Sahara issue settlement; commends King-spearheaded reforms & Atlantic Initiatives

Moldova expressed on Tuesday its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan and commended the reforms undertaken in the Kingdom under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. This came in a Joint Statement adopted following talks in Chisinau between the Moldovan Foreign Minister, Mihai Popșoi, and his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, who is on a working […]

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Moldova mulls plans to set up embassy in Egypt

Moldova is considering establishing an embassy in Egypt over the coming period as part of efforts to strengthen ties with the Arab country, the Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European country has revealed. Nico Popescu made the announcement Tuesday as he met with Egypt’s Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli. The two officials […]

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US Representative to NATO Calls for Fostering Ties with Morocco

Ambassador Douglas Lute, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO called for strengthening ties with partner countries in the EU neighbourhood including Morocco, which has been named a major non-NATO ally in 2004. The US official, who was speaking to journalists in Brussels ahead of a ministerial briefing, said that NATO should work together with the EU […]

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Libya: Italian Mafia Sells Arms to IS for Stolen Antiquities

An investigation run by Italian media La Stampa reveals that Italian criminal gangs have been meddling with the Islamic State group (IS) to which they sell weapons in exchange for smuggled antiquities. IS entered Libya in 2014 and took control of important historical cities of the North African country. It demolished historical monuments and sites […]