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Tunisia Monday submitted its candidacy to host the new headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), several days after Egypt expressed willingness to provide a venue for the construction of the agency’s continental office. Tunisia’s Minister of Health Ali M’rabet made the offer as he received Aggrey John Douglas Ambali, an African Union (AU) official […]
Morocco continues to invest to increase dates production which jumped 30% in 2021 to 127,000 tons from 90,000 a year earlier, the Moroccan agency for oases ONDZOA said. Morocco has encouraged investments in date production to meet growing demand locally and internationally. Most of the production is concentrated in the Tafilalet area, a […]
A group of Moroccan fruits and vegetable growers is taking part in the 2022 FRUIT LOGISTICA trade show which opened doors this Tuesday in Berlin with the participation of 2,000 exhibitors from 87 countries. The three-day event is an opportunity for Moroccan producers to showcase the great potential and high quality of Moroccan fruits and […]
An increasing number of former Polisario members are fleeing the camps where they are forced to stay in southern Algeria as they see a dead-end for a separatist scheme amid rising support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its autonomy initiative for the region. Moroccan media, Le360, talked to a new group of Polisario members who […]
The organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS opened their consulate in Dakhla in the Moroccan Sahara, in a tangible support for Moroccan territorial integrity and sovereignty. The new consulate will join similar diplomatic missions in Dakhla and Laayoune opened by 24 countries. The opening of this new consulate mirrors the growing support for Morocco’s sovereignty […]
Morocco’s tourism authority, ONMT, has signed a deal with Israeli private carrier Israir to promote the kingdom destination as both countries boost ties. ONMT in a statement issued on Tuesday indicated the deal, signed by ONMT Director Adel El Fakir, and owner of Israeli airline Rami Levi, will enable Israir to operate two weekly flights […]
Morocco has called on businessmen of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) to set up an economic forum to enhance dialogue, contacts and joint cooperation in regional and international markets. The call was made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in an address he made Tuesday in Rabat at the preparatory meeting for the 21st Ordinary […]
The Moroccan football team qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after it defeated DR Congo 4-1 in the second leg of the FIFA World Cup play-offs, Tuesday at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Stadium. Immediately after the final whistle, King Mohammed VI congratulated the national team on its qualification The Sovereign spoke on the phone […]
Morocco’s Phosphates (OCP) will help Côte d’Ivoire enhance agricultural competitiveness and strengthen the impact of local development policies on rural populations. To this end, the two sides signed Monday in Abidjan a framework agreement relating to the development of a strategic partnership between them. this strategic partnership agreement, covering an initial period of two years, […]
Local authorities and security services in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region have foiled several attempts of illegal immigration by sea to the Canary Islands. On Saturday morning, an attempt to depart for the Canary Islands was foiled in Farma Sghira in the province of Laayoune. The operation led to the seizure of an inflatable boat, […]