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Morocco has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese automaker BYD for the establishment of an electric car factory near Tangier (north), the first of its kind in the North African country and in Africa. After the French Renault and Read more
The US coordinator for counterterrorism, Nathan A. Sales, underscored Morocco’s core contribution to international anti-terrorism efforts through its leading role as co-chair of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF). The US official said at a hearing before the US senate foreign Read more
Saudi Arabia’s harsh policies towards Yemen, Lebanon and Qatar received severe criticism from the Trump’s Administration, which urged Riyadh to temper its regional action. “With respect to Saudi Arabia’s engagement with Qatar, how they’re handling the Yemen war that they’re Read more
Unconfirmed reports say Saudi foreign minister Adel Al-Jubeir was sacked and replaced by Khaled bin Salman, the crown prince’s younger brother, Al Masdar news said. The Middle East Eye also learnt from a diplomatic source, who wished not to be Read more
The French company specialized in integrated railway systems will develop the Iraqi capital train project and the city of Basra’s metro system project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Iraqi government and the company was signed Thursday in Baghdad, Read more
Kuwait will host this year’s Gulf Cup football tournament after the world football governing body FIFA lifted the ban on the Gulf country that was scheduled to host the event last year. “We congratulate the people of Kuwait and we Read more
The World Bank (WB) has granted Egypt a $1.15-billion loan, the third of the three annual loans signed up for by the North African country in its drive to conduct economic reforms. Egypt has signed up with the World Bank Read more
The UAE government Thursday expressed surprise at its presence on the European Union’s black list of countries considered tax-havens, although it aligns with the block’s transparency standards. EU countries Tuesday published a list of 17 countries, including the United Arab Read more
The cities of Jerusalem and Ramallah and other parts of the Gaza strip were the theatre of violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces against the backdrop of Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Israel deployed Read more
The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting Friday on the status of the city of Jerusalem at the request of eight states after President Trump Wednesday defied international warnings and declared the old city capital of Israel. Read more