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G7’s final Biden-era meeting pushes for lasting Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon was high on the agenda of a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting in the Italian city of Fiuggi on Monday (25 November). Signs emerged of progress on a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah as foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations met in Italy, with […]

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Fashion Trust Arabia Gala Dinner held in Marrakech

The gala dinner of the Fashion Trust Arabia was held Thursday evening in Marrakech under the chairmanship of Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa and Qatar’s Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani. The event, organized as part of the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture, featured a photos exhibition by Tala Hadid, and the screening of a […]

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Arab-Central Asia economic cooperation forum hails role of Al-Quds Committee Presidency

The 3rd Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan, held on Tuesday in Doha at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economy, highlighted the importance of the role of the Presidency of the Al-Quds Committee. In the Doha Declaration issued at the end of the Forum, […]

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Security Cooperation: Chief of Morocco’s DGSN-DGST on a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour

Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance agencies Abdellatif Hammouchi paid a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour to several Middle Eastern countries. Hammouchi and his accompanying delegation met in Doha with several high-ranking Qatari security officials, including the head of State Security. According to a statement from the […]

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Saudi, Qatari investors may follow UAE in ‘buying up’ Egypt’s coastline

Only days after the announced $35 billion deal with the UAE for the development of Ras al-Hekma on its Mediterranean coast, Egypt is reportedly also targeting investors from Qatar and Saudi Arabia offering them prime Red Sea coastal land in Ras al-Ghamila in South Sinai for sale as part of Cairo’s attempt to inject cash […]

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Qatar backs Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara as Algeria’s kingmaker visits

As Algeria’s military ruler general Said Chengriha visits Doha, Qatari foreign minister was attending a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting that reiterated support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory. Chengriha and his propaganda apparatus bit their tongues in a country where the military came to the rescue of a diplomacy in disarray leading to more […]

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Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 kicks off with exhibition of Royal Palace’s Berber Jewelry

The Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 kicked off on Tuesday with an exhibition of the Moroccan Royal Palace’s Berber Jewelry collection at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art The exhibition of Berber silver jewelry from the Royal Palace’s collection, for the first time outside of Morocco, can only be a source of pride for the Qataris, stated […]

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Qatar sheds spotlight on ancient Mauritanian culture

Doha-based Cultural association Katara Cultural Village is presenting this December 14 – 16 the “Chinguetti Culture Week”, a culture event featuring a series of lectures on various aspects of ancient Mauritanian culture as well as a display of traditional Mauritanian dress and other artifacts and exhibits, The Peninsula Qatar reports. The Mauritanian Community Office in […]

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Africa-Football: Morocco Wins 5 CAF Awards 2023, Best-ever Tally

Morocco has won most of the 2023 Awards of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rewarding the best African teams, coaches and players for their outstanding achievements and performance. In a ceremony held Monday in Marrakesh, Moroccan football team won the best men’s team award for their stunning performance at Qatar World Cup 2022. The […]

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Libya urges China to hold joint economic Forum

The Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli, one of Libya’s two rival Governments, Wednesday November 29 called on China to hold a joint economic Forum that would include business owners and companies from the two countries, in addition to an exhibition of Chinese industries and products […]