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UN Security Council resolution 2797 adopted last year facilitated direct discussions among the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania & Polisario) under the UN-U.S. auspices, said on Tuesday Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale. Addressing UN fourth Committee convening in New York, the Moroccan diplomat said resolution 2797 has enabled […]
The visit of Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the occupied Moroccan city of Ceuta represents a heavy-handed attempt to normalize and legitimize Spain’s colonial presence on Moroccan soil, casting a shadow over the otherwise stable relations between Rabat and Madrid in recent years. Coming amid a charged electoral and political climate in […]
Several African countries have voiced at the UN steadfast support for territorial integrity and Autonomy plan for Sahara endorsed by the UN Security Council under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the settlement of the Sahara issue will bring in peace and stability to the region. Speaking at the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the Delegate […]
Libya’s Central Bank has maintained that it received $361 million in oil revenues between October 1 and 14, while welcoming independent audits to verify the figures. The Central Bank of Libya said the amount reflected funds actually deposited into its accounts and matched records held by the Government of National Unity’s Ministry of Finance. It […]
Lt. General Khaled Haftar, chief of staff of the Libyan armed forces, started Monday an official visit to Morocco, a trip that is making the Algerian regime extremely worried about the fallout of the rapprochement between Rabat and Benghazi-based Libyan authorities. The news reported by the Libyan News Agency was confirmed by the Royal Armed […]
Ahmed Touizi of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) was elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives with 220 votes, pledging to serve as an impartial institutional figure for both the majority and the opposition. Touizi, a PAM deputy, secured the support of parties expected to form the new government majority – PAM, Istiqlal, the […]
Canadian defense manufacturer Inkas Aerospace & Defense is in advanced negotiations with Moroccan authorities to establish a production plant for armored vehicles and drones in the Kingdom, the company’s representative in Morocco said on the sidelines of the Marrakech Air Show 2026. In an interview with le360, Moises Amselem Elbaz, Inkas’ representative in Morocco, told […]
The Museum of Moroccan Jewish Culture opened its doors on Sunday in the historic Mellah of Fez, offering visitors a journey through more than 2,500 years of Jewish presence in Morocco. Located on land donated by the Jewish community of Fez, the museum covers more than 1,700 square meters, of which about 1,200 are devoted […]
Chinese industrial group Hangyu Technology has decided to relocate its $117.36 million forging project from Slovakia to Morocco’s Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City, which includes a 2,167-hectare smart city and industrial free zone, built through a partnership between Morocco and China under the Belt and Road Initiative The Chinese industrial project, which will be transferred […]
From time to time, the Morocco-phobic Algerian regime reaches for a familiar playbook, casting the Kingdom as the villain in a drama staged for a disenchanted population still queuing for basic goods. This time the conspiracy theory produces a script featuring the arrest of 61 Moroccans allegedly preparing sabotage acts, armed with nothing more than […]