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King Mohammed VI has reached out to Algeria saying that Morocco stands ready for a direct and candid dialogue in order to dispel the transient and objective differences that are impeding the development of relations between the two neighboring countries. Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) will unveil its military base in the sultanate of Oman in March 2019 in line with increased military collaboration between the two countries, Gulf Business reports. UK defense secretary Gavin Williamson visiting the sultanate in the Read more
Kuwait will begin receiving its ordered Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as of the fourth quarter of 2020 with delivery completion expected in 2023. Air vice-marshal Adnan Al-Fadhli Sunday told state-run news agency KUNA that a team from Kuwait’s armed forced Read more
Morocco topped North African countries in the Doing Business report taking the 60th place globally. Morocco came second in the Arab world behind the United Arab Emirates in the report that assesses the business climate in 190 countries. The annual Read more
King Mohammed VI, the Commander of the Faithful, on Friday launched a religious talk show to be broadcast by the Mohammed VI Radio of the Holy Quran and Assadissa TV channel. The initiative is meant to counter attempts to distort Read more
Morocco is seeking to go beyond the target it set to reach 52% of renewable energy in the national electricity mix by 2030. This was stressed at a working session held Thursday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of King Mohammed Read more
The Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Sahara MINURSO by six months, while expressing its full support for the decision of the Secretary General and his Personal Envoy, Horst Köhler, to initiate Read more
Editor in chief of Lebanese Al-Diyar daily has to face a legal action after Justice Minister lodged a lawsuit against him for calling Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) “killer” of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was “botched” Read more
The difficulties of “keeping everyone onboard”, an agreed path to peace in Syria, highlights that “radically different” approaches are likely doomed to failure, the outgoing United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country warned on Friday. Briefing the Security Council Read more
US President Donald Trump Thursday greenlighted new sanctions against the Iran-backed powerful military group Hezbollah in a move to further dry out funding of the Shia movement. Trump told attendees at the 35th anniversary of the Marines Barracks bombing in Read more