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Morocco, Gabon Security & Intel Cooperation Gaining Momentum

Ways of enhancing security and intelligence cooperation ties between Morocco and Gabon were reviewed Monday in Libreville at a meeting between president Ali Bongo Ondimba and Moroccan interior minister Mohamed Hassad. The meeting was attended by Head of the Moroccan Intelligence agency Mohamed Yassine Mansouri and Head of Morocco’s secret services Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is […]

Russia supports ‘mutually acceptable’ solution for Sahara issue

Russia remains in favor of a “mutually acceptable” solution for the Sahara issue in line with Security Council resolutions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated in Rabat Friday. The Sahara conflict, which has “long lasted”, requires a mutually acceptable solution on the basis of the UN Security Council and with the involvement of all parties, […]

Tourist arrivals up 4.6% in first five months of 2019

The number of tourists visiting Morocco between January and May 2019 increased 4.6% to 3.5 million compared with the same period last year. International tourist arrivals rose 1% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland dropped 8%, the tourism ministry said in its latest statistics. Analysts said that the number of foreign tourists and Moroccans […]