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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced his country’s intention to strengthen air connections between Casablanca and Saint Petersburg, with the goal of “boosting the tourism sector.” The announcement was made during a meeting held on Thursday, October 16, in Moscow with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss ways […]
The Rabat-Moscow rapprochement over the Sahara issue has infuriated the Algerian rulers who responded with a boycott of the Russian Energy week 2025, a major international event organized in Moscow October 15 to 17 to discuss key challenges and innovations shaping the global energy sector. According to intelligence sources, a senior Algerian delegation, composed of […]
Morocco has no plans to tap funds available under its Flexible Credit Line (FCL) arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, Finance and Economy Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The IMF approved a new two-year FCL agreement for Morocco on April 2, 2025, worth 3.45 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), or about $4.5 billion, replacing a […]
Heavy fighting erupted early Thursday, October 16, in the Libyan city of Zawiya, west of the capital Tripoli, following an assassination attempt on Mohamed Suleiman Al-Fitouri, commander of the Reserve Force under the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU). Al-Fitouri and his aide, Abdul Rahman, were critically injured after being shot by an armed […]
After decades of stalemate, the contours of a settlement of the Sahara issue are being defined in a way that corrects colonial prejudice suffered by Morocco, a nation divided into different occupation zones. In a closed-door briefing to the UN Security Council on October 10th, Staffan de Mistura, the Secretary-General’s personal envoy, acknowledged what has […]
Malawi reiterated on Friday its “constant” position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. This position was expressed by the new Malawian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. George Thapatula Chaponda, during a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. Chaponda also welcomed “the growing […]
Morocco and Russia signed on Friday in Moscow a new cooperation agreement on fisheries, which stands in for the previous agreement, expired on December, 31, 2024. The agreement was signed by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Russia’s Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov on the sidelines of the 8th session of […]
U.S. senior Presidential advisor Massad Boulos has said that Washington will open a US consulate in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla, a diplomatic move confirming American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. In an interview broadcast Thursday by Al Sharq TV Channel, Mr. Boulos commended the “historic and crystal-clear” speech made by King […]
Low-cost airline EasyJet has announced plans to establish in Marrakesh its first-ever base in Africa. With three aircraft based in the “Red City”, the company will offer its clients a permanent, year-round operation, serving 24 European destinations starting spring 2026. In the first year, easyJet will offer a record 4 million seats to and from […]
Professor Riadh Gouider, a distinguished Tunisian neurologist, has been elected First Vice-President of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) at the World Congress of Neurology held in Seoul October 12 to 15. His victory, achieved against an Australian contender, marks a groundbreaking moment for both Africa and the Arab world, as he becomes the first […]