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A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide, including 33 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned. The FAO’s latest “Crop Prospects and Food Situation” report indicates that 33 African countries are in dire need of external assistance for food […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this “emotional reaction” by the French president is due to “resentment” at losing allies in Africa to the Kremlin. In an interview published on Wednesday (13 March), Putin said heightened Russian […]
The United States welcomes the leadership of King Mohammed VI in this critical relief effort, in the framework of Morocco’s delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, said U.S. Ambassador in Rabat, Puneet Talwar, in an exclusive statement to Medi1TV. “The United States welcomes the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in this critical relief […]
King Mohammed VI launched, on Wednesday at the Yaacoub El Mansour District in Rabat, the national “Ramadan 1445” operation, initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The operation is benefiting one million households, or nearly 5 million people. Highly significant during this blessed month, this […]
Sudan has dismissed all reports of Iran’s intention to establish a naval base on the country’s Red Sea coast, which comes at a time when the creation of the Russian Navy in the country has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing fighting. Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Al-Sadiq Ali was quoted by Sputnik […]
Morocco, a country of openness, is “keen” to build bridges between cultures and religions, as enshrined in the Kingdom’s multicultural identity, and reflected in the fundamental provisions of the Constitution, Morocco’s Permanent Mission in Geneva stressed on Friday. This came during a panel on “countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence,” held […]
Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have agreed to create a joint force to battle security threats, most notably long-running jihadist rebellions, across their territories. Violence in the wider Sahel region fueled by the decade-long fight with Islamist groups has worsened since the three countries’ militaries seized power in a series of coups from 2020 […]