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Morocco/Earthquake: EBRD earmarks €250 Mln for reconstruction

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday a €250 million funding for Morocco to help the country to rebuild its economy in the regions of the Atlas Mountains that were hit by the recent earthquake. The Bank says the financial assistance is an initial response package spanning over three years (2023-2025). The […]

Morocco’s Malhoun Music listed part of UNESCO Intangible Heritage

Morocco’s Malhoun music was included on Wednesday in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This decision was made during the 18th session of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, held December 4-9 in Kasane (Botswana). This decision is ‘a recognition by the […]

Morocco set to assert sovereignty on Atlantic territorial waters from Tangier to Lagouira

Two laws asserting Morocco’s sovereignty on all its territorial waters on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, including off the Sahara, will soon be adopted by Moroccan MPs. The laws, already adopted by the foreign affairs committee at the Lower House, were described as “ground breaking” by Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita who said the legislation […]