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North American lawyers specializing in handling cybersecurity cases highlighted, Saturday in Tangier, the legal inadmissibility of the “pseudo-evidence” contained in reports by Citizen Lab, Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories regarding the alleged use of Pegasus software by some countries. This came at a hearing organized by Morocco’s Personal Data Protection Committee (CNDP) with the participation […]
The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union commended the tireless and continuous efforts exerted by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, to defend the Holy City. At its 34th conference, held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad February 25-26, the Union also commended the efforts of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency, under the Al-Quds Committee, to provide […]
The African Union (AU) has joined the voices that have condemned remarks by Tunisia’s authoritarian president targeting Sub-Saharan migrants in his country and have warned against this “hate speech” that could bring harm. President Kais Saied sparked an outcry this week after he made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in […]
The decision, taken Friday in Paris, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Morocco from the gray list, confirms the regional and continental leadership of the Kingdom in terms of sound financial governance and stands as a scathing disavowal of the Kingdom’s detractors within the European Parliament. The FATF’s members decided, unanimously, to […]
Morocco is the fourth most attractive African country and 50th worldwide for trade, according to a ranking published by Spanish consulting firm Bloom Consulting. The Spanish consulting firm, specializing in Nation Branding, has published its report “Country Brand Ranking Trade – Edition 2022-2023”. In this ranking, the kingdom is in fourth place in Africa, behind […]
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided, unanimously by its members, to remove Morocco from the gray list, during the FATF General Assembly, held in Paris on February 20-24, 2023, the Department of the Head of Government announced Friday. “The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided, unanimously by its members, to remove the Kingdom […]
The Union of Arab Journalists has denounced the politically-motivated campaign orchestrated by the European Parliament against Morocco, saying that spying claims made against the North African Kingdom were “baseless allegations”. The MEPs have failed to provide scientific evidence to support their false allegations, said the Union, expressing astonishment over the French judiciary system which has […]
Israeli air force commander General Tomer Bar is paying his first official visit to Morocco since the two countries restored ties in 2020, followed by similar visits of top army commanders auguring well for defense cooperation as Rabat seeks state-of-art military technology and investments. The visit features talks with his Moroccan peer General El Abd […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in his country on their way to Europe, causing a stir at home and abroad. After castigating and making racist remarks against African immigrants, who seek refuge in Europe because of poverty, famine and conflicts in their countries, the […]
The Polisario-run Tindouf camps have been rocked by violent protests by disenchanted youth who torched trucks and attacked a so-called Police station in a camp called Aousserd in south-western Algeria. The incident came as the camps were hit by floods adding to the suffering of thousands of Sahraouis forsaken by Algeria under the mercy of […]