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Morocco: King Mohammed VI launches solidarity operation “Ramadan 1444” to benefit nearly 5 Million people

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched on Friday in Salé, Rabat’s twin city, the national solidarity operation “Ramadan 1444”, initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. This year’s solidarity operation will benefit nearly one million households or 5 million people, […]

Two Moroccan airports in top ten best airports in Africa

Two Moroccan airports were ranked in the top ten best airports in Africa by Skytrax, an international air transport rating organization. Marrakech-Menara airport and the Mohammed V airport of Casablanca were ranked respectively as fifth and sixth best airports in Africa, according to the ranking of the best African airports in 2021. Cape Town Airport […]

Attack on Moroccan trucks in Mali highlights growing threat of terrorism-separatism nexus

Armed men loyal to a JNIM terrorist group targeted a convoy of Moroccan trucks carrying food supplies to Bamako near the Mauritania–Mali border, underscoring mounting insecurity in the Sahel and vindicating Morocco’s warning of the risks to regional stability posed by the coalition between terrorist and separatist groups in the region. The attack occurred along […]