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Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched on Saturday operations of the container terminal “East” at Nador West Med port. This terminal is the first of the industrial-port complex, which mobilized $ 5.5 billion of public and private investment. Prince Moulay El Hassan has launched on this occasion the first unloading operation of a container from […]
After 35 years, the United Nations Mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) has outlived any justification for its existence. Established in 1991 to oversee a ceasefire and organize a referendum that never happened, the mission has become a symbol of bureaucratic inertia, financial waste, and the artificial internationalization of a regional dispute over Morocco’s southern provinces. […]
The US-drafted Security Council resolution on the Moroccan Sahara was not adopted on Friday due to a Russian veto. Yet, with 11 votes in favor and three abstentions – and only Russia voting against – the text highlighted a clear shift in positions inside the Council, placing Morocco’s autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty at the […]
The United States made it clear it will no longer support a status quo that keeps Sahrawis trapped in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps for decades more, after a Russian veto blocked a US-drafted Security Council resolution that had the backing of 11 members. In his explanation of vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain following the deadly high-speed train collision in the Toledo province. “On behalf of the Moroccan people and in my own name, I express, through you, to the bereaved families, and, to the Spanish people, my profound compassion,” […]
King Mohammed VI was represented by Minister of Youth, Culture, and Sports Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (Dakar 2026 YOG) Held Saturday. Morocco is participating in the Dakar 2026 YOG with a delegation of 39 athletes competing in 17 sports categories. The first Olympic event held on the […]
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return to its traditional two-year cycle instead of four years. The U-turn was made by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a review. In December 2025, CAF President Patrice Motsepe had announced that AFCON will be held every four years starting 2028. The […]
King Mohammed VI has congratulated the members of the national futsal team on winning their fourth CAF Futsal AFCON title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final match played Wednesday in Rabat. In his message of congratulations, the King expressed pride over the victory of the national futsal team at the Futsal Africa Cup of […]
Morocco won their fourth African futsal title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final of CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations-2026 played Wednesday in Rabat. The hosts, who had lifted the trophy in 2016, 2020 and 2024, delivered a commanding performance in front of their home supporters to retain their crown. Moroccan Othmane Elidrissi opened […]
After 35 years, the United Nations Mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) has outlived any justification for its existence. Established in 1991 to oversee a ceasefire and organize a referendum that never happened, the mission has become a symbol of bureaucratic inertia, financial waste, and the artificial internationalization of a regional dispute over Morocco’s southern provinces. […]
Laayoune’s Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy signed two memoranda of understanding with American institutions on Thursday to strengthen academic cooperation between Morocco and the U.S. in medical training, scientific research and patient care. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the second Morocco-U.S. Medical Days, which bring together doctors, professors and researchers from both […]
After 35 years, the United Nations Mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) has outlived any justification for its existence. Established in 1991 to oversee a ceasefire and organize a referendum that never happened, the mission has become a symbol of bureaucratic inertia, financial waste, and the artificial internationalization of a regional dispute over Morocco’s southern provinces. […]
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, lawyer and mayor of Marrakech, who was appointed Tuesday by King Mohammed VI as Morocco’s first female Head of Government, declared the nomination a “historic moment for our country” and pledged to deliver practical answers to citizens’ expectations, especially those of young people. Speaking to the press immediately after her audience […]
