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Morocco and Qatar signed, Monday in Doha, six agreements and memoranda of understanding in various sectors on the occasion of the holding in Doha of the 8th session of the High Joint Commission. The accords cover the fields of endowments and Islamic Affairs; tourism; trade, as well as financial control between the two countries’ audit […]
Morocco has announced its decision to support the candidacy of Saudi Arabia for hosting World Expo 2030, the largest international exhibition bringing together countries, the private sector, civil society and the general public around interactive shows, workshops, conferences… The supportive stand was voiced by Moroccan foreign ministry, saying this reflects the strong distinguished ties existing […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that Algeria has been blocking progress towards a UN political solution to the Sahara issue while claiming that it was not a party to the confllict. Speaking to French media on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Bourita recalled that Algeria rejected the round table […]
Russian private military company Wagner has flown out of Libya 300 Syrian fighters back to the Middle East country, Libya Observer reports citing Syrian As-Suwayda 24 News Network. The fighters reportedly left Thursday through Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to the Hmeimim Air Base in Syria. The fighters made up the 42nd Brigade and were […]
Tunisia’s judicial council, the country’s legal body warranting the independence of the judiciary, has vowed to withstand with all legal means President Kais Saied’s intention to dissolve it. The Tunisian leader in a statement made Saturday during a visit to the ministry of interior indicated that the council belongs to the past. “The judicial council […]
The Moroccan Sahara region “is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom,” writes the magazine L’Essentiel des Relations Internationales in a special report on the occasion of the 35th African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa Feb. 5-6 “The Sahara region is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom, which is supported by an international diplomatic momentum in favor […]
People from different nationalities and religions expressed sympathies and solidarity with the family of a Moroccan boy who lost his life in a 32 meter well before he was pulled out following a tireless rescue effort. Since Tuesday, when the five-year-old Ryan fell into the well, Morocco spared no effort to save one of its […]
Migration should not be dealt with as an emergency but should rather be approached with a sense of responsibility and solidarity, and a ‘security first’ approach should be abandoned, stresses the report of King Mohammed VI, Leader on the issue of migration. The report on the follow-up to the operationalization of the Morocco-headquartered African Migration […]
Moroccan rescuers have managed this Saturday evening to pull out the lifeless body of the 5-year-old boy, Rayan, who had fallen in a narrow 32-metre-deep well last Tuesday. A statement from the Royal Office confirmed the news shortly after medical staff took Rayan outside of the well. Following this tragic incident which claimed the life […]
The Republic of Senegal has been entrusted the rotating presidency of the African Union from this Saturday. During the opening ceremony of the 35th ordinary session of the African Union Summit being held in Addis Ababa this February 5-6, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, received the attributes of power (flag and gavel) and thus […]