Morocco’s VPS & Mastercard team up to enhance digital payments
Morocco’s Vantage Payment Systems (VPS), licensed by Bank Al-Maghrib, has teamed up with Mastercard to advance the state of
China supports Egypt’s sovereignty and rights over the Suez Canal, its foreign ministry said, after former U.S. President Donald Trump demanded free passage for U.S. vessels. Trump claimed on Truth Social that the canals "wouldn’t exist" without the U.S., urging free access—a request Egypt rejected. China opposes "bullying," spokesperson Lin Jian said. The Wall Street Journal reported Trump sought Egypt’s backing against Yemen’s Houthis, but President Al-Sisi linked stability to a Gaza ceasefire.
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