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Re-elected President of Madagascar vows to further strengthen friendship & cooperation relations with Morocco

The re-elected President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has vowed his readiness to further strengthen the relations of sincere friendship and cooperation biding his country to Morocco. The Malagasy head of state made the remarks while receiving Saturday at the Presidential Palace the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, who represented King […]

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Spain describes as fruitful its Foreign Minister’s visit to Morocco

Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described Spanish top diplomat José Manuel Albares’ visit to Morocco on Wednesday and Thursday as “fruitful.” “Two fruitful days of visit to Morocco by Minister Albares,” wrote the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday in a message posted on its X account, specifying that Madrid and Rabat reaffirmed […]

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Morocco, France hold new rounds of talks on security cooperation

Head of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance Abdellatif Hammouchi held two working sessions in Rabat with France’s Director-General of Internal Security, Nicolas Lerner, who was on a working visit to the Kingdom. During these meetings, which took place on Thursday and Friday, the two parties evaluated cooperation in the fields of intelligence and security […]

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Moroccan-Spanish ties, a diplomatic success story

Relations between Morocco and Spain have never been stronger, offering an example of a success story of cooperation between two neighbours working hand on hand including on controversial issues. At a press conference in Rabat, both Moroccan and Spanish foreign ministers, Nasser Bourita and José Manuel Albares, expressed satisfaction at the promising prospects of bilateral […]

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Tourism: Morocco breaks 2019 record, attracts 13.2 million tourists up to Nov

Morocco has already broken 2019 tourist arrival record with 13.2 million visitors, despite challenges to the sector from external shocks and the earthquake, tourism ministry said. Morocco is poised to attract 14 million by year’s end thanks to the resilience of the sector and the attractiveness of Morocco’s offer. “These records unveiled by the ministry […]

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Atlantic Dialogues: Plea for stronger South-South Atlantic cooperation, endorsement of King’s Atlantic initiative

Former African and Latin-American presidents underlined the need for a stronger South-South Atlantic cooperation that serves the interests of the peoples of Africa, Latina America and the Caribbean, and stressed that Morocco and Brazil can lead the way in promoting this initiative. During a panel held in Marrakech Thursday under the theme “A New Atlantic […]

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Washington hails ‘record’ year for US-Africa ties post-2022 leaders summit

The United States had delivered more than 40% of commitments made at the United States-Africa Leaders Summit (USALS) one year ago, which hosted about 50 African heads of government in Washington DC, senior US government officers have said. Speaking during a digital press briefing on the one year anniversary (14 December), they pointed out that […]

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Spanish FM visits Morocco to boost strategic partnership, constructive dialogue

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, is currently paying a visit to Morocco, his first trip abroad less than a month after the inauguration of the new Spanish government, led by Pedro Sánchez, to give a boost to the strategic partnership and further the ongoing constructive dialogue between the two countries. The Spanish […]

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Egypt’s General Authority for Investments & Free Zones takes WAIPA Regional directorship for MENA region

Egypt’s General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI) has been elected as regional director of The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) in the Middle East-North Africa region, at the 27th World Investment Conference (WIC) of the leading global body representing government agencies in charge of attracting inward investment, held in New Delhi. […]

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Ryanair to launch 11 domestic Morocco flights in 2024, Jet Lux opens office in Kingdom

Ryanair plans to launch 11 domestic flights in Morocco in summer 2024 linking 9 cities, tourism ministry said. The airline will serve the cities of Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Tangier, and Tetouan, it said in a statement. The decision is part of the low-cost airline’s plans to double its passengers to and […]