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Eid Al-Fitr: King Mohammed VI pardons over 2000 inmates, including convicts in extremism, terrorism cases

On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, celebrated this April 10 in Morocco, King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 2,097 people, sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are either detained or serving a […]

Morocco deplores France’s decision of slashing number of visas for Moroccans

Morocco reacted on Tuesday to the decision of French authorities to reduce sharply the number of visas issued to Moroccan nationals amid a presidential campaign increasingly focusing on immigration. At a joint press conference held in Rabat following his meeting with Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismaël Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Morocco’s top diplomat said the French decision […]

Colombia Announces Recognition of Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara, marking a Shift in its Position

Colombia has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and withdrawn its recognition of the Polisario’s separatist and Algeria-based entity known as Sahrawi republic. The news came in a Moroccan foreign ministry statement, describing the Colombian position as a major shift. Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar affirmed the decision during talks with Moroccan Foreign […]