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The Maghreb, a region at a crossroad

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 […]

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King Mohammed VI Suffers Acute Pneumonitis; Cancels Visit to the Chiracs in France

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 […]

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UN Secretary General Lauds Morocco for commitment to peace keeping efforts

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres commended Morocco for its steady support for the UN peacekeeping efforts as well as for the reform of the UN. Guterres made the remarks following talks with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The two officials also discussed the situation […]

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Morocco wins support in Caribbean for its sovereignty over Sahara

The Caribbean is on the footstep of democratic countries in Latin America that have joined the rank of countries supporting Morocco’s legitimate rights to sovereignty over the Sahara. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, another Caribbean country, Antigua and Barbuda added its voice to many countries in the region that support Morocco’s territorial […]

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Morocco largest beneficiary of AfDB’s loans

Morocco has received in 2019 loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) worth 3 billion dollars funding 35 projects, bringing total loans by the African development finance institution to 10 billion dollars since the 1970s. AfDB’s funding makes Morocco on top of the list of beneficiaries of loans which covered areas such as energy, transport, […]

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EBRD & EU Support Morocco’s Fishing Industry

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is working on strengthening the small-business support for the fishing industry in Agadir region, famous for its fishing sector. With nearly 2.7 million people and its contribution of 7.7 pc to the country’s GDP, the region is of great strategic importance to Morocco. It is part of […]

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Morocco: Nawal El Moutawakil re-elected member of the IAAF governing body

Nawal El Moutawakil, the only Arab and African woman on the board of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was elected for a new four-year mandate. The former Olympic Champion garnered 120 supports during the voting process in Doha-Qatar in buildup of the 2019 IAAF World Championship slated for September 27 to October 6. […]

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Sahara: Madrid & Nouakchott Deal Hard Blow to Polisario-Algeria Separatist Thesis

The “serious and credible” autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict is gaining a growing international acclaim, while the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group continues to suffer more diplomatic setbacks as separatism is crumbling giving way to global cooperation and regional integration. The secessionists and their Algerian supporters were deeply […]

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Sahara: Spain drops self-determination, calls for mutually acceptable solution

Spain has made-a volte face giving up on a referendum for self-determination in the Sahara in favor of supporting UN efforts to reach a political and mutually acceptable solution to the dispute opposing Morocco to the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stressed in his speech before the UN General Assembly the central […]

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Libya: Haftar gives chance for dialogue with GNA ahead of Berlin summit

Rebel army commander opposed to the UN-backed Government of National Accord has indicated that he was ready for dialogue amid international calls for a political solution to the Libyan crisis. Khalifa Haftar said in a statement Wednesday he heeded the calls for peace and halt to his military campaign to seize Tripoli. Several leaders at […]