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The luxury, refinement, elegance and excellence of the Royal Mansour, Marrakech, earned him a new prestigious award. After winning the 2019 Conde Nast Traverler Award for Best Urban Hotel, the Royal Mansour was named “Best Hotel in North Africa and Middle East” by the American travel magazine, Travel + Leisure. Two other hotels in the […]
The new concept of authority laid down by King Mohammed VI since he took the reign in 1999 has underpinned all reforms launched in Morocco in the last two decades. The new authority concept paved the way for political and administrative reforms that put Morocco on track to meet the aspirations of citizens and address […]
Morocco has allowed 128 fishing trawlers mostly from Spain to fish in its territorial waters after a landmark fisheries agreement with the EU. The decision was made following the meeting of the first joint commission of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, held in Rabat, last week. The meeting defined the technicalities to issue the fishing licenses […]
Morocco and Uganda are determined to open a new page in their bilateral relations to the great displeasure of the Algerian regime which has long relied on English-speaking African countries to support the Polisario plots to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity. The shared willingness to bolster ties between Rabat and Kampala in various sectors was voiced […]
The Spanish government approved an additional €30 million grant to help Morocco fight illegal immigration, smuggling and human trafficking. The announcement was made by the spokeswoman for the government and acting Spanish Minister of Education, Isabel Celaá, at a press briefing after the Council of Ministers held Friday July 19. The €30 million amount is […]
Spanish fishing trawlers will return to the Moroccan waters as of Monday, July 22, announced Spanish Minister for Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Luis Planas, in a statement released by his department. The meeting of the first joint commission of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, held in Rabat, this week defined the technicalities to issue the […]
The leadership of King Mohammed VI and his steadfast commitment to promoting the values of tolerance, inter-religious dialogue and coexistence at home and abroad stand as a distinctive feature of Morocco in the last two decades. The King’s Muslim authority as “Commander of the Faithful” and his lineal descent of the Prophet Mohammed gives him […]
Morocco welcomed the actions taken by international rights watchdogs with regard to the blatant violations committed in the Algerian territory by the Polisario militia. Spokesman for the government said that rights violations in the Polisario-administered Tindouf camps are now an international concern. Human Rights Watch issued three days ago a scathing report denouncing the crackdown […]
Three suspects who pleaded guilty to the murder of a Danish and Norwegian backpackers in the mountains near Marrakech received the death sentence while a fourth man will spend his life in prison. The ringleader and two other terrorist ring members had told the court that they decided to commit the abject terrorist act in […]
Several civil society groups and political parties regrouped under the banner of “Civilian Forum for Change” have appointed 13 personalities among whom two former Prime Ministers, to negotiate with the regime a way out of the political crisis that has gripped the North African country since February. The 13-member committee includes former Premiers Mouloud […]