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Competition in Africa’s startup ecosystem is heating up as French-speaking nations put up a spirited battle for the top slots in an African startup ecosystem that has so far been dominated by the “big four”—South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and...

JEDDAH — The first batch of the pilgrims who benefited from Makkah Route Initiative from the Kingdom of Morocco arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah Sunday.At KAIA, they were

The number of people who were killed after they tried to scale a border fence between Morocco and a Spanish enclave in North Africa rose to 23 Saturday as human rights organizations in Spain and Morocco called on both countries to investiga...

ID: 1656160225751651200Sat, 2022-06-25 15:34MADRID: Human rights organizations in Spain and Morocco have called on both countries to investigate the deaths of at least 18 Africans and injuries suffered by dozens more who attempted to scal...

Human rights organisations in Spain and Morocco have called on both countries to investigate the deaths of at least 18 Africans and injuries suffered by dozens more who attempted to scale the border fence that surrounds Melilla, a Spanish e...

Moroccan rights activists on Saturday demanded an investigation into the deaths of at least 18 African migrants who were among hundreds that tried a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla.The latest deadly...

Morocco said 18 migrants died trying to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla on Friday, after a violent two-hour skirmish between migrants and border officers that also led to scores of injuries About 2,000 migrants stormed a...

Morocco said 18 migrants died as a result of an attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Friday that led to clashes with security forces, updating an earlier figure of five deaths with an additional 13 fatalities.

ID: 1656086241845689300Fri, 2022-06-24 19:04RABAT, Morocco: Moroccan authorities said that five migrants were killed and scores of migrants and police officers were injured in a “stampede” of people trying to cross into the Spanish North...

Mumbai:  Hosts India were placed in a tough group with 2008 runners-up the United States, Brazil and Morocco to contend with in Group A in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup which will be held from October 11-30 this year. The draw for the 16...

The United States and Morocco yesterday launched the vast annual “African Lion” military exercise, amid heightened tensions between the North African kingdom and neighbouring Algeria.The exercise, which began in the southern Moroccan regi...

In Morocco, the skyrocketing prices have dampened Eid Al-Adha's ambience as Moroccans struggle to afford basic commodities.The Moroccan markets have recently witnessed a massive wave of price increases impacting most...

JEDDAH — Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, made a phone call Saturday to King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco.During the telephone conversation, the

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Thu, 2022-06-16 18:59LONDON: Morocco's King Mohammed VI has tested positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic, Maghreb Arabe Press reported on Thursday.The king’s personal doctor Professor Lahcen Belyamani has prescribed a period of res...

Victor Osimhen scored four goals as Nigeria completed a record 10-0 thrashing of Sao Tome & Principe in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group A qualifier in neutral Agadir on Monday, while World Cup-bound Morocco laboured to a 2-0 win...

Country’s Supreme Ulema Council said film was a ‘flagrant falsification of the established facts’ of Islam

RABAT: Morocco announced Saturday it had banned a British film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammed, which Muslims in a number of countries have denounced as blasphemous.“The Lady of Heaven” will not receive a licence to be shown in t...

Morocco announced on Saturday it had banned a British film about the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed, which Muslims in a number of countries have denounced as blasphemous."The Lady of Heaven" will not receive a licen...

Morocco has refused entry to passengers on a German cruise liner after some tested positive for Covid-19, Moroccan media reported Wednesday.The Mein Schiff Herz, owned by German tourism giant TUI and capable of carryi...

New Delhi:  The line-up for the FIFA U-17 women’s world cup India 2022 is now finalised, with Morocco, Nigeria, and Tanzania claiming the final three spots in the showpiece event. This marks a significant milestone en route to India hostin...

Sun, 2022-06-05 23:20RABAT: Morocco on Sunday began welcoming an influx of its citizens living in Europe after the pandemic led to a halt in what has been called one of the world’s biggest cross-continental migrations.The last such effo...

Morocco's national regulatory agency overseeing the use of marijuana for medical use met for the first time on Thursday in one of the last steps before legalisation in the world's top cannabis-resin producer.The North...

NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Jewish and Muslim young professionals from Morocco, Israel, and the United States concluded ten days of consultations with senior government, civil society, and diplomatic officials in seven...

Nigeria's government has directed its state-run oil company NNPC to implement a deal on a gas pipeline to Europe through Morocco.Africa's gas resources are increasingly in the spotlight as the European Union looks to...

Just four words are needed to sum up the main findings of this year’s African hotel chain development pipeline survey conducted by W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF); those words are Egyp...

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with the aim of establishing a Takaful insurance company in the Kingdom of Morocco among Atlanta Insurance Company, Moroccan Tourism and Real Estate Loan Bank (CIH) Qatar International Islam...

The Israeli channel i24NEWS has opened two offices in Morocco, becoming the first Israeli media network to operate in the Moroccan kingdom.On Tuesday, Franck Meloul, the executive director of the i24NEWS, inaugurate...