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At least eight United Nations peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were wounded in an assault that took place on Saturday in the eastern region of the country, according to reports from the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). One of the injured eight peacekeepers is sustaining serious injury. The […]
Morocco’s efforts in combating trafficking of psychotropic and psychoactive substances were highlighted at a high-level side-event held in Vienna , as part of the 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The meeting, held under the theme “Protecting global health and safety: mounting a unified international response to synthetic drugs and their precursors” […]
The Africa investment forum, which mobilized so far investments totaling 180 billion dollars, will hold its flagship event in Rabat on December 4-6, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. Dubbed “Market Days,” the event will bring together investors, private sector firms on the continent together with government officials and international financial institutions. Since its creation […]
French ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, has stressed the importance of the initiative of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, to deploy overland humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in Gaza, hailing the move as a historic milestone. The King’s decision “will mark history,” the diplomat said in an exclusive statement to Medi […]
A series of coordinated coastal sweep operations and maritime patrols on Friday enabled the interception of 269 would-be migrants who were attempting to reach the Canary Islands, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) said in a statement. The operations, carried out approximately ten kilometers southwest of Tantan, involved FAR units responsible for […]
The African Development Bank has lent €100 Million to Morocco’s Communal Equipment Fund to support sustainable infrastructure projects aimed at reducing territorial and social disparities in the North African Kingdom. The loan agreement was signed Friday in Rabat by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and le Fonds d’équipement communal (FEC). The money will serve to […]
Amid growing global competition for strategic minerals, the US is relying on Africa to reduce the dominance of China over resources used for electric batteries, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. “We don’t want to be overly reliant on any one country or any one company for global supply chains for critical minerals,” Adeyemo […]
Morocco’s second biggest lender, BCP, said its net banking income rose 10.6% to 22.8 billion dirhams in 2023. This performance is attributed to the strengthening of the interest margin by 1.9%, an 8% growth in the commission margin, and an increase in the result from market activities by 65.8%, the bank said. The bank’s net […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ismail, chaired on Friday at the Royal Palace in Rabat the first religious lecture of the holy month of Ramadan 1445 AH. The lecture was given by the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed […]
Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency organized Thursday an Iftar in the Holy City to mark the launch of the humanitarian aid operation deployed in the city on the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee. The Iftar was attended by Muslim and Christian religious dignitaries, eminent figures, the head of the Moroccan Waqf […]