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Son of the late ex-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has expressed his gratitude to several Muslim World leaders including Turkey and Qatar for their support upon the death of his father. “We would like to thank everyone, particularly Mr. Erdogan, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his father [Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani], the […]
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 […]
Nebras Power has announced it acquired 60 per cent of stakes in Tunisia’s Carthage Energy Company making the deal the first expansion of the company into North Africa. The Dutch affiliate of the Doha-based company, Nebras Power Investment Management, completed the acquisition this week as the company makes its first foray into North Africa. The […]
Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani appointed Monday Fahd Ibrahim Al-Mana as the new Qatari extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Morocco. Fahd Ibrahim Al-Mana will replace Abdallah Bin Falah Bin Abdallah Al Doussari who has completed his mission in Rabat. Prior to his nomination in Rabat, Al-Mana served as the Gulf country’s envoy […]
Head of the UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Tuesday said he would not dialogue with Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to take control of capital Tripoli over the past two weeks. Faiez Serraj rejected dialogue with Haftar during a meeting with elders and shura councils’ members of Sahil and Mountain districts in western […]
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’s football federation (FRMF) and its Qatari counterpart (QFA) have signed a set of deals that will enable local and national teams of both countries to arrange friendly ties and using each other’s facilities. The agreements, signed on the sidelines of Super Cup of African Football Confederation (CAF), snatched by Morocco’s Raja Club Athletic in […]
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth on Monday visited Qatar to boost ties between the two nations. In a meeting with the Acting CEO of Qatar National Bank (QNB) in Doha, Abdallah Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening bilateral ties. QNB was the first Middle Eastern bank to […]
The 7th joint Tunisian-Qatari High Commission highlighted Saturday by the signing of ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) covering many areas, with focus on maritime cooperation. The agreements, signed by Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and Qatar’s interior minister Cheikh Abdallah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, cover many areas including transport, youth, sport, tourism, culture, […]
Qatar’s National Bank (QNB) has relinquished its shares in Libya’s largest private bank, Bank of Commerce & Development. Bank of Commerce & Development in statement said it bought QNB’s equities, 49 per cent, Libya Observer reported. Libyan investors acquired the equities, according to the bank. QNB announced six months ago it was pulling out of […]