King launches construction work of psychiatric hospital in Agadir

Sahara: UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura expected Saturday in Rabat on new tour to region

UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura will start a new tour to the region with a visit to Morocco this Saturday for talks with Moroccan officials to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara. The announcement was made Friday by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General during his daily press briefing. “I have […]

Morocco-Israel direct flights to kick off in two to three months- Tourism minister

Direct air routes between Morocco and Israel are expected to be launched in two to three months, following a deal signed by the two countries on the sidelines of a visit of an Israeli-US delegation to Rabat, tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The Minister underscored Morocco’s attractiveness to the Moroccan Jewish community in Israel […]

Congo-Rwanda talks collapse as conditions for M23 negotiations remain unresolved

Leaders from Congo and Rwanda canceled a much-anticipated meeting in Angola intended to ease the crisis caused by the M23 rebel insurgency. Observers had hoped these face-to-face talks would produce a breakthrough. Instead, the latest setback suggests that efforts to quell the nearly three-year conflict in eastern Congo continue to falter, leaving more than 1.9 […]