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The US State Department Tuesday said it banned Mohammed al Otaibi, the former Saudi consul general to Istanbul at the time Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the consulate in October last year, from entering the USA. “The murder Read more
King Mohammed VI had vetoed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s request to visit the kingdom along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mike Pompeo visited Morocco last Thursday. He shortened his trip to one day and could not meet Read more
The Trump administration Saturday urged social companies including Twitter and Facebook to block the accounts of the Iranian officials as it seeks to punish authorities over last week internet blackout imposed by Tehran to quash protests. Iranian authorities have begun Read more
Daughter and senior advisor of US President, Ivanka Trump, will visit Morocco this November, as part of her promotion of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative launched in February for developing countries. Ivanka according to the White House is Read more
US President Donald Trump Monday backed Egypt’s leader Fattah al-Sisi in face of the weekend anti-corruption demonstrations staged in several cities including Cairo. Hundreds of people took to the streets on Friday and Saturday to express their outrage after revelation Read more
US President Donald Trump has said “if it were up to him, he would issue visa to President Hassan Rouhani and foreign minister to attend the UN General Assembly opening next week, after Iran said Washington has not yet provided Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that their country would not hold talks with Washington on any level. Talks with the United States would mean that the maximum pressure policy had succeeded and make it possible for Washington to Read more
Kuwait ruler Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has left hospital in the US after “successfully” completing medical tests, state-run news agency KUNA has reported on Friday. The 90-year old leader arrived in the US this week for medical check-ups. Read more
The new head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Thursday lauded Morocco’s contribution in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region, describing the kingdom is a “key” US-military-ally. General Stephen J. Towensend led an important military delegation to Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wednesday welcomed the new US envoy to Ankara after two years of vacancy marked by frost relations with Washington. David Michael Satterfield is replacing John Bass who left Turkey in October 2017 after the two Read more