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Etisalat, the UAE’s biggest telecoms operator, increased its ownership in Etisalat Investment North Africa to 100 per cent by acquiring the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development’s 8.7 per cent stake in EINA, Etisalat said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The deal increases Etisalat Group’s effective ownership in Maroc Telecom Group to 53 per […]
The United Arab Emirates will invest in Moroccan Sahara and support the socioeconomic development gaining momentum in Morocco’s southern provinces under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said on Monday Emirati Consul General in Laayoune, Issa Al-Balushi. Addressing the Moroccan-Emirati Business forum held in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, Al-Balushi said this forum reflects […]
The Moroccan Sahara city of Laayoune is hosting the Morocco-United Arab Emirates Business Forum held under the theme ”A New Outlook, New Partnerships.” The forum, held under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, aims to showcase the region’s potentialities and partnership and trade opportunities for Emirati economic operators and investors. Organized by Laayoune-Sakia El […]
The UAE has vowed to send this Monday 500,000 doses of the covid-19 vaccine to Tunisia as part of efforts to back the North African country’s vaccination campaign against the pandemic that has collapsed the health system. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and deputy supreme leader of the Gulf country’s armed forces, Mohamed bin Zayed Al […]
Turkey Tuesday complained to Libyan authorities about the desecration of its flags by followers of Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar, in Tobruk, East of the oil-rich African country. Haftar’s supporters placed a Turkish flag on the street for cars to drive on it en route to the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Tobruk, […]
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will resume flying to capital Rabat as of June 23 as the UAE officials have added Morocco to the green list from where incoming passengers do not need to quarantine upon arrival, Gulf Business reports. The twice weekly flights to Rabat will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The North […]
General Abdelghani Rachedi, the head of the Algerian intelligence agency, the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), paid a short trip end of March to Abu Dhabi that was surrounded by complete secrecy. The Algerian general brough with him a set of confidential files that he wanted to discuss with Emirati officials, several security sources […]
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) discussed on Monday in Rabat ways to enhance their military cooperation, said a statement by the General Staff of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR). This came during separate meetings visiting Chief of Staff of the UAE Major General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi had Monday in […]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) Sunday said it won in appeal against Libyan-Emirati Oil Refining Company (LERCO) with respect to the Ras Lanuf Refinery dispute dating back to January 2018. NOC on Facebook said Paris Court of Appeal ruled that LERCO will pay over $115 million, plus benefits. The amount, including the benefits as […]
US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his support for the recent normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries, making reference to the recent establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab countries: the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Bahrain and Morocco. “The President emphasized US support for the recent normalization of relations between Israel […]