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Ukraine crisis: Sholz, Putin press conference

Lava erupts from a volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands

Afghanistan attack: Kabul airport suicide bombs kill dozens

Macron gets slapped during meet-and-greet

Morocco Opens Its Embassy in The Gambia

 The Kingdom of Morocco's Embassy in Banjul, the Gambia, was officially opened on Friday in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and his Gambian peer, Mamadou Tangara. The ceremony was also attended by Gambian officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps and consuls of European and African countries ...

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10:20 Et May 4, 2024

15th OIC Summit: Morocco Takes Part in FMs’ Meeting in Banjul

The meeting of Foreign Ministers from member countries of the Organization of Islamic ...

Morocco's Economic Leader Discusses Policy with OECD Ministers

Morocco's Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, took part in the Ministerial ...

Morocco: Terrorist Cell of Five Daesh Supporters Dismantled

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) under the General Directorate of Territorial ...

IMF Praises Morocco's Economic Resilience Despite Recent Setbacks

The Moroccan economy continued to show resilience to negative shocks, said the Executive ...

Israel has briefed US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation

Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in ...

Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress

Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress ...

Gaza War Thrusts Additional 1.74M People Into Poverty: UN

Now in its seventh month, the war in the Gaza Strip pushed an additional 1.74 million people into poverty with ...

Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says ‘the time is now’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting with Israeli leaders on Wednesday in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and ...

Blinken says Israel still must do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid ...

Morocco

British MPs Discuss Rabat's Autonomy Proposal for Moroccan Sahara

The relevance of the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco and the necessity for the United Kingdom to support this initiative were highlighted on Wednesday during a round table on the Moroccan Sahara, held at the British Parliament. Held by Morocco's Embassy in London in collaboration with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Morocco, the meeting underlined ...

May 2, 2024

3rd Arab Economic, Cooperation Forum with Central Asia, Azerbaijan Hails Role of Al-Quds Committee Presidency

The 3rd Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with the countries of Central Asia and the ...

Morocco Sees Tourism Boost with Over 3.3 Million Visitors in Q1-2024

Tourist arrivals in Morocco reached 3.3 million at the end of the first quarter of ...

Bourita Reiterate Morocco's Commitment to Success of Africa's Electoral Processes

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, reiterated Morocco's commitment ...

Morocco's Royal Navy Assists 81 Would-Be Migrants South-West of Dakhla

A Royal Navy combat unit on a maritime patrol mission provided on Monday, 280 km ...

Tourism in Morocco

World

Spain’s Prime Minister Sánchez says he’ll continue in office after days of reflection

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday ended days of speculation about his future by saying he will continue in office “with even more strength.” Sánchez shocked his country last Wednesday by taking five ...

11:43 Et April 29, 2024

Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package

The Pentagon says it will "rush" Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new ...

Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance ...

Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Washington will act if China does not stop supplying Russia with items ...

Middle East

ICJ rules it will not halt German arms to Israel

The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop Germany's arms sales to Israel. Nicaragua brought the case, arguing that Germany had breached the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel. The German government said the lawsuit was unjustified. Berlin is a staunch ally of Israel and the second ...

16:42 Et May 1, 2024

Israeli Army Kills 33 More Palestinians In Gaza, Bringing Death Toll To 34,568

At least 33 more Palestinians were killed and 57 others injured over the last 24 ...

Israel Decides Not To Send Delegation To Cairo Over Egyptian Deal Proposal

Israel on Tuesday decided not to send its delegation to Cairo to discuss a new ...

Jordan Demands 'Clear' International Stance To Stop Israeli Ground Attack In Rafah

Jordan called on Monday for a "clear" international stance to prevent any Israeli ground attack ...

Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza

Hamas has published a video showing the first proof of life of two more hostages ...

Economy

China's EV export boom fuels surge in demand for new car-carrying ships

Chinese automakers and shippers are ordering a record number of car-carrying vessels to support a ...

OCP Nutricrops Launched: Accelerating a Global Shift to Customized Plant Nutrition

The global leader in soil and plant nutrition solutions, OCP Group, has announced the ...

Oil Up Due To Escalating Geopolitical Tensions

Oil prices increased on Thursday due to supply concerns fueled by Russia's decision to ...

Tourism

Eiffel Tower in Paris set to reopen after six-day strike

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was expected to reopen to visitors on Sunday after six ...

Egypt aims to double the number of tourists to reach 30 million by 2028

Egypt is seeking to double the number of visitors to the country in the ...

Paris says goodbye to rental e-scooters

A ban on rental electric scooters has come into effect in Paris in response ...

Sport

Morocco Bests Angola, Wins Futsal AFCON

The Moroccan national team won the Futsal African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2024), for the ...

Spanish PM: 2030 World Cup with Morocco, Portugal Will Be ‘Great Success’

The 2030 World Cup, of which the Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid was selected by the FIFA ...

Macron says Paris Olympics opening ceremony could be moved

French President Emmanuel Macron says the Paris Olympics opening ceremony could move from the ...

Technology

OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office

Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as ...

Apple asks US appeals court to reverse Apple Watch import ban

Apple urged a U.S. appeals court on Friday to overturn a U.S. trade tribunal's decision to ...

Tech Owners Dominate Forbes' World's Billionaires List 2024

Technology company owners dominated the World's Billionaires List 2024 published by American magazine Forbes ...

Africa

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s ...

At least 23 civilian force members killed in northern Nigeria, officials say

At least 23 members of Nigeria's civilian joint task force were killed on Saturday ...

Bourita: African Identity Is Deeply Rooted in Morocco's Political Choices

African identity is deeply rooted in Morocco's institutions and political choices, under the enlightened ...

Variety

Will legalizing cannabis unleash chaos in Germany?

"Some German people drink their beer after work. We just want to smoke our weed." ...

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession

A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to ...

Titanic 'door' prop that kept Rose alive sells for $718,750

The floating piece of wood that kept Titanic's Rose alive has been sold for ...