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1. Morocco's Ryad Mazzour Mezzour and Israel's Orna Barbivai both sign a trade deal in Rabat on behalf of their respective countries.
   2022-02-21 17:10:07 (First version)
2. Morocco's Ryad Mezzour Mezzour and Israel's Orna Barbivai both sign a trade deal in Rabat on behalf of their respective countries.
   2022-02-21 19:10:16 (Update)
3. Morocco's Ryad Mezzour and Israel's Orna Barbivai both sign a trade deal in Rabat on behalf of their respective countries.
   2022-02-21 21:09:54 (Update)
4. Morocco's trade minister, Ryad Mezzour, and Israel's economy minister, Orna Barbivai, sign a trade deal in Rabat.
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