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The Governments of the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom jointly expressed on November 27 their full support for the United Nations’ roadmap aimed at achieving unity, stability, and lasting peace in Libya. The statement welcomed the UN Security Council’s extension of the […]
Cairo on Tuesday, November 25, convened a pivotal meeting of mediators and guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire to accelerate coordination with the United States ahead of the agreement’s second phase. The session, reported by Al-Qahera News, brought together Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Turkish intelligence […]
Royal Air Maroc achieved “very positive” results for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain challenges, with plans to acquire or lease between 12 and 15 aircraft annually as part of its expansion strategy, CEO Hamid Addou announced Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking at the closing press conference of the 58th Arab Air Carriers Organization annual assembly, Addou […]
Morocco’s tourism sector is poised to approach 20 million visitors by year-end 2025 while surpassing 120 billion dirhams in revenue—a target originally set for 2026—according to Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor. Speaking with local media, Ammor attributed the accelerated growth to multiple factors, including international tourism’s post-pandemic recovery and Morocco’s elevated profile following the 2022 World […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement signed an agreement in Doha on Tuesday, October 14, to establish a mechanism for monitoring and verifying a ceasefire, marking a renewed attempt to end years of violence in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar and witnessed by representatives from the United States, […]
Kings and Heads of State of Islamic and Arab countries participating in the Arab-Islamic emergency summit held Monday in Doha reiterated their solidarity with Qatar, and condemned Israel’s aggression against its sovereignty. The Arab and Islamic leaders stressed, in the final statement adopted at the end of the summit, that Israel’s aggression against Qatar and […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco is represented at the Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit by Prince Moulay Rachid who arrived in Doha this Monday. The emergency Summit is dedicated to reviewing the Israeli attack on Qatar. Morocco had strongly condemned this aggression on Doha as a heinous attack and denounced it as a violation of the sovereignty […]
Africa is emerging as a key manufacturing hub for Indian companies, as record-high U.S. tariffs — now up to 50% — threaten India’s export competitiveness, particularly in textiles, pharmaceuticals, and gems. The penalties, imposed largely in response to India’s continued oil trade with Russia, have forced Indian firms to pivot strategically toward Africa to maintain […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a renewed threat of conflict as peace efforts between the government and the Congo River Alliance — a coalition that includes the M23 rebels — are faltering. The insurgent group has accused the Congolese government of systematically violating ceasefire agreements and undermining Qatari-led peace talks. Under a Doha-brokered […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have resumed negotiations in Qatar, aiming to revive a faltering truce signed in July. Despite the Qatari-brokered agreement, fighting has intensified in eastern Congo, particularly in North and South Kivu, displacing over two million people this year alone. Talks in Doha focus on a […]