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Morocco and the Middle East: international and political news
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Morocco and the Middle East: international and political news

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  • In Morocco, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is appointed head of government by King Mohammed VI.
  • At the same time, Iran claims to have received a response from the United States on its plan to end the conflict in the Middle East.

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Indirect exchanges between Washington and Tehran after more than seven months of war and diplomatic impasse.

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Morocco: appointed by King Mohammed VI, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes the first female head of government

The monarch received Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, national coordinator of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), at the royal palace in Rabat and “charged her with forming the new government,” the statement said.

War in the Middle East: Iran says it received a response from the United States on its plan to end the conflict

Tehran announced on Wednesday that it had received an official response from Washington to its conditions for ending the conflict, without revealing its content. Indirect trade resumed last week, after more than seven months of war and diplomatic impasse.

Open Questions

  • What is the content of the American response sent to Iran?
  • What will be the composition of the new Moroccan government?

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