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World Bank Supports Jobs & Green Growth in Morocco with $500 Mln Funding

The World Bank has approved a $500 million financial package for Morocco’s jobs creation and green growth development to enhance the Kingdom’s efforts engaged for a more inclusive & resilient economy at an international juncture marked by geopolitical tensions and disruptions to energy supplies. In a press release, the WB says this financing supports Morocco’s […]

Algeria offers setting for an anti-Saudi film

Algeria, a country notorious for its inaccessibility to filmmakers and foreign journalists, has surprisingly allowed the shooting of Goat Life, an Indian movie that paints a very derogatory image of Saudi society. The film was banned by the Saudis because it tells a one-sided story depicting the Saudis as slave owners. While the movie has […]

Sahara: Madrid reaffirms strong support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan (Joint Statement)

Spain deems the Moroccan autonomy plan, presented in 2007, as the “most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of the Sahara dispute.” In a joint statement issued following the talks held Thursday in Rabat with King Mohammed VI, Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez says Madrid “recognizes the importance of the Sahara issue for […]