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King Mohammed VI of Morocco (L) and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda (R)

King Mohammed VI Visits Rwanda with East Africa’s Tour

by Sheikh Mohamed | Oct 20, 2016 | World

Kigali, Rwanda- President Paul Kagame and King Mohammed VI signed Wednesday 19 agreements in a bid to strengthen bilateral ties and create opportunities for citizens of the two nations. The agreements were signed on the second day of the three-day state visit by the...

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI waves after talks with France’s President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 24, 2012. REUTERS/John Schults.

King Mohammed VI Starts a Tour in East Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2016 | World

Rabat- Moroccan Royal Palace announced on Tuesday that King Mohammed VI left Casablanca heading to the Republic of Rwanda as part of a royal tour that will also lead the Sovereign to Tanzania and Ethiopia. This is the first tour by the Moroccan Monarch to East Africa,...

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Libya’s parliament in U.N. plea for ‘international intervention’ (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid 2014)

Libyan Speaker’s Former Advisor: Obstacles Hindering Parliamentary Elections

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 16, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo – Libyan Speaker’s Advisor Issa Abdul-Majid said on Monday that he resigned from his post while declining to explain the reasons behind his decision. Abdul-Majid noted that several obstacles were preventing parliament to convene in order to hold a vote of...

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Leaders of the AU stand during the opening of the 25th African Union summit in Johannesburg June 14, 2015.REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Morocco Seeks to Return to African Union after 32 Years

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Rabat – Nouakchott – Morocco has formally announced it was seeking to rejoin the African Union more than three decades after it left in protest over Western Sahara. The request was included in a written speech signed by King Mohammed VI of Morocco and addressed...

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Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdul-Malik Sellal holds a news conference in Algiers January 21, 2013.

Algeria and Morocco to Boost Joint Security Cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Algiers, Rabat-Algeria announced on Sunday an agreement reached with Morocco to promote security cooperation in facing terrorism and exchanging information on extremists and activists in fundamentalist groups, in particular ISIS. Moroccan Delegate to the Minister of...