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A nine-member delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by its Chair, Dr. Daniela De Ridder (Germany), wrapped up this Saturday a three-day visit to Morocco, during which it met with a wide range of stakeholders. The visit, hosted by the Moroccan parliament’s lower house, marked the first time that […]
Moroccan authorities have captured the campaigners, mostly Algerians, who have incited lately naïve young people to storm the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta, near northern Moroccan town of Fnideq. The illegal crossing attempt is part of an Algerian destabilization strategy of neighboring Morocco. The hostile operation was intended to undermine the image of the North African […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, is paying a working visit to Türkiye this September 19-21. The visit is meant to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and advance collaboration on technological and scientific innovations in the security sector. During this visit, made at the official invitation of Turkish authorities, Hammouchi met […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Friday praised Moroccan-Spanish security cooperation, describing it as “exceptional and extraordinary”. “Cooperation with Morocco is exceptional and extraordinary, obviously based on trust and good faith. It is a daily effort to serve the interests of the two respective societies and guarantee the rights and freedoms of all,” the Spanish […]
Over the past decade, the Algerian dinar has experienced a dramatic free-fall in value compared to the Moroccan dirham. In 2014, one dirham was worth ten dinars, but by 2024, this gap has doubled, with one dirham now equivalent to twenty Algerian dinars. This gap is not due to an appreciation of the dirham, which […]
The US has given its go-ahead for the sale of forty AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) to Morocco. Morocco intends to use the missiles on its F-16, multi-role fighter aircraft, and will provide enhanced capabilities in effective defense of critical sea lanes, the Pentagon said. The sale “will increase the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s […]
Former Algerian industry minister, Abdeslam Bouchouareb, sentenced in absentia to a total of 100 years in prison, has appealed to French authorities to decline his extradition, citing political persecution amid a purge of the Bouteflika-era officials. Bouchouareb, who served as industry and mines minister from April 2014 to May 2017, rose to prominence under President […]
André Azoulay, advisor to King Mohammed VI, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise, one of Spain’s most prestigious honors, in a ceremony in Madrid. The award was presented by Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, at the historic Viana Palace. Albares praised Azoulay’s lifelong dedication to promoting coexistence […]
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has formally dismissed what it describes as erroneous information and speculative reports regarding its recently disclosed financial statements. In a statement issued on its official Facebook page on September 19, the CBL highlighted that the data on public revenues and expenditures were published in full compliance with transparency protocols […]
Moroccan authorities acted in full respect of legal provisions in preventing some 3000 people from an illegal migration attempt, spokesman for the government Mustapha Baitas said. Calls by unknown parties spread on social media inciting the youth to make a mass crossing attempt to the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta on September 20. Authorities arrested 152 […]