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Morocco to redirect IMF-World Bank annual meetings equipment to quake-hit areas

Morocco will use the material deployed during the IMF-World Bank meetings to equip schools in the quake-stricken areas, finance ministry official and coordinator of the meeting’s logistics Mohamed Khamoudi said. The event drew 12,000 participants in a covered area of some 23 hectares in Morocco’s tourist hub Marrakech. The education ministry said it was already […]

COP22: Australia To Open Embassy in Morocco To Foster Partnership

Australia’s top diplomat Julie Bishop said Wednesday in Marrakech that her country will open shortly an embassy in Rabat as relations between the two countries are gaining momentum. Julie Bishop is representing her country at the 22nd UN conference climate conference (COP22) convening in Marrakech from 7 to 18 November. Following her meeting with Moroccan […]

Morocco supports Mauritania’s efforts to combat desert locust surge

Morocco has donated Mauritania 100,000 liters of pesticides to support this country’s efforts in combating desert locust invasion, threatening agricultural output. This donation is part of the permanent cooperation set between the two neighboring countries’ specialized bodies in coordination with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Nouakchott has praised Rabat’s “rapid response” to the request […]