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Morocco: Thousands pro-Palestine demonstrators protest US-backed Manama conference

Thousands of supporters of the Palestinian cause took to the street of Rabat Sunday to criticize the Tuesday-Wednesday US-endorsed economic workshop in Manama, Bahrain, which will discuss the economic component of the US Middle East plan dubbed “deal of the century”. The protest march, called for by several Moroccan political parties and NGOs, denounced the […]

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Morocco, France reiterate support for Palestinian statehood; Libya’s stability

Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian reiterated their firm positions in support of an independent Palestinian state. The statement comes as Trump administration seeks to impose a deal that would finish off Palestinians’ aspirations to an independent state. France supports a two-state solution with Jerusalem as the capital of […]

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King Mohammed VI hosts Iftar in honor of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner

King Mohammed VI hosted Tuesday an iftar, a fast breaking meal, in honor of President Trump’s son-in law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, Moroccan News Channel Al Oula reported. Earlier, the Sovereign held talks with Jared Kushner on strengthening the long-standing, strong and multidimensional strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, as well as […]

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Mufti of Jerusalem lauds Morocco for its support for Palestinians Rights

The Mufti of Jerusalem commended Morocco for its unwavering support to the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people at a time when the US and its allies in the region are putting forward plans to entrench the Israeli occupation and alter the character of the Al Quds (Jerusalem). Sheikh Mohamed Hussein, who was speaking in […]

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Gaza blockade causes ‘near ten-fold increase’ in food dependency, says UN agency

At a time when Muslims globally are observing the holy month of Ramadan, more than half the population in Gaza depends on the international community for food aid, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Monday, citing a “near ten-fold increase” in […]

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Morocco renews commitment to supporting Al Quds & preserving its religious character

Morocco has renewed its unwavering commitment to supporting the holy city of Al Quds and preserving its religious character. Morocco is fully committed, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, to all efforts aimed at supporting Al Quds and preserving its religious, civilizational and historical character, Secretary of State […]

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Arab Summit Hails ‘Al-Quds Call’ launched by King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis

The 30th Arab Summit convened in Tunisia over the weekend has welcomed the “Al Quds Call” signed Saturday in Rabat by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, and Pope Francis who was visiting the Kingdom. The Tunis Declaration adopted by the summit welcomed the “Al-Quds Call”, which aims at […]

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Morocco, Jordan Renew Full Support to Establishment of a Palestinian Independent State

King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, and King Abdullah II of Jordan have reiterated their full support to the Palestinian people for the recovery of all their legitimate rights, including their right to statehood. This came in the joint statement issued at the end of the working and friendship visit King Abdullah II paid […]

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Palestine: Romania’s Senate speaker cancels trip at Morocco’s demand

The Speaker of the Romanian Senate has called off his trip to Morocco at the demand of the Speaker of the North African country’s parliament on the backdrop of the Romanian Prime Minister’s recent decision to transfer the embassy of the European country in Israel to Jerusalem. Călin Popescu Tăriceanu was scheduled to visit the […]

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Sahara: Arab Liberal Parties Support Autonomy Plan

The Arab Liberal Parties, members of the Arab Liberal Federation (ALF) and the Arab Youth Union for Freedom and Democracy (AYUFD), have reiterated their full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces. In the final statement issued after their meeting convened lately in Marrakech, these parties renewed their backing to the […]