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Appeals Jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected the appeal lodged by USM Alger against the decision imposed on it by the Confederation’s Interclub Competitions Committee, granting RS Berkane victory by forfeit in the first leg of the CAF Cup semi-final. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) said, in a statement, that […]
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has commended, before the UN Security Council, the efforts of King Mohammed VI, President of Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the Palestinian cause. This came in a statement by the Permanent Delegation of Uganda to the United Nations, as Chair of the Coordinating Bureau of NAM, during an open debate organized […]
The High Representative of the UN for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, commended at a recent gathering in Madrid, the Spanish government’s endorsement of the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara aimed at resolving the longstanding regional dispute. Moratinos praised Spain’s stance as an “important political and strategic commitment,” during a meeting organized […]
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said his country is ready to finance the 3MW power cable linking Dakhla in Morocco’s Sahara to Casablanca. The project was conducive to reducing the cost of energy, said Le Maire in his opening remarks at the Moroccan-French business forum. The statement confirms Paris recognizes fully Morocco’s economic sovereignty […]
Morocco’s sustainable energy agency MASEN launched a tender for a 400 MW wind project, dubbed Nassim Nord, in the country’s north, as the Kingdom seeks to bolster the share of renewable energy in its mix. MASEN asked to submit bids before June 24 covering finance, construction, and operation of the wind project. The project includes […]
Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the Social Works of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), chaired, Friday at the FAR General Staff headquarters, the Board of the FAR Social Works. During the meeting, held at the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the FAR, Head of the General […]
Morocco’s state-owned OCP group has successfully raised $2 billion from Eurobonds sale which attracted massive investor interest, exceeding $6.2 billion, or 3.1 times the amount offered. According to press reports, the world phosphate and fertilizer giant issued 10-year and 30 year-bonds with interest rates of 6.75% and 7.5% respectively. The raised money will help the […]
Morocco and the European Union (EU) co-chaired a working meeting on Thursday in Brussels on combating terrorism through education. The meeting, part of the initiative of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF), was held under the theme “Education for the prevention and fight against violent extremism leading to terrorism.” During the meeting’s opening, which reaffirmed the […]
Morocco and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization have agreed on a new cooperation program worth $31.5 million destined to enhance the Kingdom’s food and water security and climate change mitigation actions. The four-year program was signed Wednesday by minister of agriculture Mohamed Sadiki and FAO representative in Morocco, Jean Senahoun, on the sidelines of […]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Apple of sourcing precious metals used in its Iphones and Mac laptops from warlords in its conflict-stricken east. DRC lawyers called the minerals allegedly illegally acquired by Apple- such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold- as “tainted with blood” of the Congolese people. The lawyers sent Apple […]