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Following the floods that ravaged several regions of Spain, King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to the Interior Minister to call his Spanish counterpart and propose Morocco’s assistance. During the phone call, the Moroccan Interior Minister informed his Spanish counterpart that, in accordance with the high royal instructions, Morocco is fully prepared to send rescue […]
France intends to increase its consular and cultural presence in the Moroccan Sahara, in order to create a French alliance, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot announced in Rabat on Tuesday. “We are going to increase our consular and cultural presence there, in order to create a French alliance,” said Barrot, during […]
The lunatic Algerian regime has suffered another diplomatic setback at the UN Security Council after the United States and France ditched a proposal submitted by its delegate to UN for extending MINURSO mandate to include human rights monitoring. Algeria uses constantly its non-permanent seat at UN Security Council to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity, derailing UN […]
Members of a high-level delegation from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) on Tuesday said that they were “impressed” by the remarkable development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as well as the projects launched in various fields. The delegation members, currently on a working visit to Morocco, expressed their admiration for the […]
On Tuesday in Rabat, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France’s public investments in Morocco, including in the Sahara, will continue. Speaking to business leaders and economic stakeholders at the conclusion of the “Morocco-France Entrepreneurial Meeting,” Macron highlighted Morocco as the “leading client” of the French Development Agency (AFD) for investments. He emphasized that the […]
Moroccan Panafsat company is planning to deploy a satellite communications system destined for Africa with the support of Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture set by French Thales group and Italian Leonardo corporation. The announcement was made during the meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan-French businessmen on the sidelines of the state visit French […]
Morocco picked French firm Veolia to build the largest desalination plant in Africa and the world’s second largest, as the country seeks to address water-stress challenges. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in that connection between Morocco’s interior ministry and Veolia, on the sidelines of the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco at […]
Moroccan and French businessmen ended a summit, on the sidelines of a visit by the French President to Rabat, with the signing of twenty agreements covering key areas of desalination, finance, banking, water management, and education. Speaking at the closing of the event, President Macron urged the business community in both countries to work together […]
The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has announced that municipal council elections for “Group One” are set for Saturday, November 16, 2024. This announcement, released in an official statement, outlined the timeline for the election process. According to HNEC, electoral campaigns for candidates will begin as soon as the final candidate list is approved and […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Princesses Lalla Khadija, Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asmaa and Lalla Hasnaa, hosted on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a dinner banquet in honor of France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Ms. Brigitte Macron. Members of the official delegation accompanying […]