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COP28: Princess Lalla Hasnaa takes part in first annual high-level meeting of Greening Education Partnership

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Chair of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, took part, on Friday in Dubai, in the first annual high-level meeting of the “Greening Education Partnership” initiative, organized by UNESCO and the UAE Ministry of Education as part of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28). In her address at […]

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UAE investors to build two desalination plants in Moroccan Sahara

Emirati firms Metito Utilities and Tahliya have announced in Dubai plans to build two seawater desalination plants powered with renewable energy in the Moroccan Sahara. The announcement was made Thursday on the sidelines of COP28 currently held in the UAE. It comes after the Declaration signed by King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed […]

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Arab Police & Security Leaders call for use of modern technologies to combat terrorism, organized crimewrap up 47th conference in Tangier

The Arab Police and Security Leaders wrapped up Thursday their 47th conference held in Tangier, Morocco, with the adoption of several recommendations that will ultimately be presented to the next Arab Interior Ministers Council. Participants in the conference who focused on leveraging modern technologies to combat terrorism and organized crime, with a specific spotlight on […]

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Morocco’s Atlantic choice, a response to non-Maghreb?

For years and still, Morocco has advocated and campaigned for a united and integrated Maghreb. But its calls have fell on deaf ears of an Algerian military junta that held the region hostage to its pro-separatism schemes. In the face of this Algerian obstinacy to maintain the status-quo of the non-Maghreb, Morocco looked north and […]

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Morocco reaps rewards of its football development strategy- FIFA says

Moroccan football prospered in 2022 and 2030 thanks to a carefully devised strategy that led the county to the quarter finals in Qatar’s World Cup and outstanding achievements in female soccer, futsal, U-17 and U-23, not to mention its successful bids to host the African Cup of Nations in 2025 and the World Cup in […]

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French news outlet describes Moroccan King’s visit to UAE as a ‘powerful symbol of unity, solidarity’

King Mohammed VI’s working and fraternal visit to the United Arab Emirates is being hailed as a “powerful symbol of unity and solidarity” between the two nations, according to ABC Bourse, a French financial news outlet. The French publication highlighted in an article the visit’s notable feature, and described exchanges between the King and Sheikh […]

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Morocco hosts 47th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference

The 47th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference kicked off Wednesday in Tangier, with the participation of senior security officials. This two-day meeting is attended by the Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the President of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences […]

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COP28: Princess Lalla Hasnaa Visits UAE & Morocco Pavilions

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, visited on Wednesday in Dubai “UAE House of Sustainability” pavilion and “Morocco pavilion” in COP28. Upon her arrival, the Princess was welcomed by Emirati Minister of climate change & Environment Maryam Al Meheiri and Moroccan Minister of National Education, Chakib […]

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Australian Desert Metals acquires gold and lithium mine fields in Cote d’Ivoire

Desert Metals, a mining company listed in Australia, has acquired Côte d’Ivoire-based CDI Resources Limited (CDI) that controls seven gold and lithium projects in the West African country. CDI, through its subsidiaries CDI Minerals and CDI Lithium, holds interests in seven gold and lithium projects. The projects, 2,769km² in landmass coverage, comprise granted mineral permits […]

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UAE backs Morocco-Nigeria pipeline

Morocco and the UAE signed a deal to invest in the Atlantic gas pipeline that will channel Nigerian gas to North Africa and ultimately to Europe. The deal was part of a series of memorandums of understanding signed during a state visit by King Mohammed VI to Abu Dhabi. It signals the UAE readiness to […]