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The French magazine “l’Essentiel has published a special issue on the 20-year reign of King Mohammed VI, focusing on his remarkable international stature and commendable far-sighted statesmanship recognized by the most influential world leaders. The magazine cited in this regard statements made by the world’s superpowers leaders, African Heads of State, the UN chief and […]
The Moroccan former communist party, the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), has decided to withdraw from the governmental coalition led by the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD, on the eve of an expected cabinet reshuffle. The decision was unanimously taken by the political bureau at a meeting on Tuesday and will be […]
German Ambassador to Rabat Götz Schmidt-Bremme said the reunification of Germany after the fall of Berlin wall could offer insight to Morocco and Algeria to open new chapter in their bilateral relations. Borders between Morocco and Algeria have been closed since 1994 tearing apart families and blocking the Maghreb integration process. Morocco has showed good […]
A Tunisian court ordered that candidate for Tunisia’s Presidential elections and media mogul Nabil Karoui must stay in detention for now on suspicion of financial crimes. The ruling on Tuesday came less than two weeks before the second round of voting which will see the media magnate compete with 61-year-old retired law professor Kais Said […]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe will convene its 18th autumn meeting in the Moroccan city of Marrakech this Oct.4-6. It is the first time that Morocco is hosting such an event and the first time for the Parliamentary Assembly to hold its meeting in an OSCE Partner country. […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan represented, on Monday in Paris, King Mohammed VI at the official funeral service of former President Jacques Chirac, who passed away last Thursday at the age of 86. The Crown Prince joined at the Saint-Sulpice Church more than 30 world leaders and hundreds of mourners who came to pay […]
The Presidents of Burkina Faso, Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe have expressed , at the UN General Assembly, strong support to the process initiated under the exclusive auspice of the United Nations to reach an enduring political solution to the Sahara issue. “Burkina Faso reiterates its support for the ongoing political process, led under […]
The UN human rights chief has urged Egyptian authorities to respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, “in full compliance with international norms and standards.” Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet expressed “serious concerns” over reports of a lack of due process, after authorities in Egypt made widespread arrests during protests last week. […]
The Maghreb region extending from Libya to Morocco is one of the most unstable and least integrated regions in Africa and probably in the world. The uncertainty facing many countries in the region is raising a bunch of questions regarding the stability of the Mediterranean region. A divided Libya continues to undermine regional security while […]
King Mohammed VI is suffering from an acute double pneumonitis of viral origin, announced the Royal Office in a statement this Sunday, September 29. In view of the Monarch’s health condition, his physician prescribed him a medical rest of a few days, the statement added. The Royal Office added that the King had […]