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Burkina Faso will be the next state to open a diplomatic representation in the Moroccan Sahara region, as part of an African push to show support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the southern territory. Burkina Faso will thus be the seventh state to open a consulate in the Sahara after Comoros, Gambia, Gabon, […]
Envoy of the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Abdulhadi Lahouij, held talks Friday in Rabat with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, while Khaled Mechri, President of the High Council of State, had a phone talk with Bourita the same day. Talks covered the latest developments in Libya. According to press reports, the Libyan […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, IFTC, has allocated to Egypt $1.1 billion destined to fund the energy sector and internal trade in 2020, Egypt Today reports. Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea who made the announcement said $700 million of the funding will go to the energy sector, and $400 million to internal […]
King Mohammed VI launched on Friday in Agadir the construction works of a psychiatric hospital, a project, which is part of the 2020-2024 urban development program of the city, set out earlier this week by the Sovereign. This $5.6 million project, which reflects the interest granted by the Sovereign to the health sector, will […]
The European Union (EU) has denied rumors that it will ban Morocco from exporting products from the southern region of the Sahara to European states. The EU’s position on the labeling of Moroccan products has not changed, affirmed the EU’s spokesperson Peter Stano on Thursday, Feb. 6, from Brussels, Belgium. The union will apply the […]
King Mohammed VI on Thursday launched in the region of Agadir the construction works of a local City of trades & skills and chaired the signing of the related funding agreements. Agadir’s city of trades & skills will be built over a 15 ha area. It will cost over $ 44.5 million. The City will […]
King Mohammed VI inaugurated Thursday in Agadir the Souss-Massa City of Innovation, a regional version of the Industrial Acceleration Plan, launched by the sovereign on January 28, 2018. This new City, which required a 42 million DH investment, is meant to be a real lever for the emergence of Research & Development and a […]
Morocco is tackling terror threat and extremism not only with its proactive security approach, which helped to foil several terrorist plots but also with pilot rehabilitation programs that aim to deradicalize Jihadis while they are in prison through the teaching of moderate Islam. Some of the former extremists, who renounced their fanatic views and embraced […]
Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami has been awarded the Mohammed Bin Rashid Medal for Scientific Excellence, the highest Emirati scientific honor, for his outstanding contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries for mobile phones, and electric cars. Professor Yazami was honored with the lifetime achievement award for inventing the graphite anode (negative electrode) of lithium-ion batteries. […]
Moroccan futsal team will play against Egypt on Friday in Laayoune (Southern Morocco) the final match of the 2020 Futsal African Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions, defending champions, reached the final of the African tournament after beating Angola 4-0. On this occasion, FIFA congratulated the Moroccans for their performance. “Congratulations to the Morocco team, […]