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The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of King Mohammed VI rule was an occasion to highlight the ever-growing ties between Morocco and Spain, two neighbors that cooperate in fields ranging from economy and culture to migration and counter-terrorism. Actually, Morocco’s role in the struggle against terrorism, illegal immigration and drug trafficking is crucial for Spain […]
Morocco, the largest US weapons buyer in Africa, is filling the gap in its helicopter attack capacity with the purchase of 24 AH-Appache helicopters for a total cost of $1.5 billion, US media said. The deal comes in a series of purchases from the US armament industry to bolster the land and air components of […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will be the candidate of the recently created Tahya Tounes party at the presidential elections to take place on September 15 after the death of head of state Beiji Caid Essebsi who passed away last week. The Party’s Secretary General, Selim Azzabi, made the announcement Wednesday, few days after Tunisians […]
Washington has expressed determination to push forward the strategic partnership existing between the USA and Morocco and to reinforce their diplomatic ties. In a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of Throne Day marking this year the 20th anniversary of the Monarch’s enthronement, President Donald Trump said “I am confident that […]
Hafdallah El Khalil Ould Braih, son of Ahmed Khalil, was taken lately to Rabouni hospital after fainting in front of UNHCR HQs while he was staging a sit-in with his family to demand the disclosure of the whereabouts of his father, a former Polisario leader kidnapped in Algiers. For his part, Fadel Breïka, one […]
Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir, initially sentenced to death for blasphemy, “regained his freedom” after more than five and a half years in detention and joined Senegal. He was “francophone Africa’s longest-held citizen-journalist,” stated Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters Without Borders/RSF), which thanked all those who contributed to his release. The Mauritanian blogger was sued […]
On the occasion of Throne Day, celebrated this July 30, King Mohammed VI has granted royal pardon to 4,764 inmates and people sentenced by courts but benefitting from liberty. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice on Monday, the list of the pardoned inmates includes protesters who were arrested and convicted following […]
Spain and Morocco are an “outstanding example” of how neighborhood, with its geographical and historical peculiarities, can be transformed into a strong and fruitful relationship between two friendly countries, which have succeeded in establishing mutual trust, said the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez. “Spain and Morocco are, today more than ever, two countries […]
King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Throne day stressing on the need for adding impetus to the already launched reforms, injecting new blood in the government and improving the country’s attractiveness to foreign investments. “Our main ambition is for Morocco to join the ranks of developed […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated his call on Algeria to join hands in order to face the joint security and development challenges. “I wish to reaffirm our sincere commitment to the policy of the outstretched hand towards our Algerian brothers, out of loyalty to the bonds rooted in brotherhood, religion, language and good-neighborliness that have always […]