Spotlight MOROCCO Issue dated 18/07/2013

Tamim now Mohamed VI's best pal

The ascension of emir Tamim to the throne in Qatar in succession to his father Hamad on June 25 could well give to a landmark improvement in relations between Doha and Rabat. And with that, a bounty of contracts for [...] (576 words)

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