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The Board of Directors of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) has elected Mostafa Terrab, Chief Executive of the Moroccan OCP group, as chairman of this global fertilizer association. Mr. Terrab becomes the first chairman from the African continent of the IFA in its 90-year history. His election to this post was made during the IFA […]
Forces loyal to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) who have been wounded while defending Tripoli against east-based military commander’s military offensive on the capital, will be treated in Italy, following discussions between GNA’s Head and the ambassador of the EU country. GNA leader Faiez Serraj discussed Thursday with Italian ambassador Giuseppe Buccino, medical treatment […]
Moroccan Mohamed Charef has been elected lately member of the Migrant Workers Committee (CMW) during the 9th meeting of States parties to the Convention on Migrant Workers convened in New York. Six other candidates were also elected to the CMW, an independent body that monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the […]
Saudi and Qatari telecommunication companies are reportedly working behind the scene to sponsor the Botola, Morocco’s top soccer flight after the official sponsor, Maroc Telecom, announced it will not bid for another contract at the end the current four-year contract, which expires on June 30. The football association of the kingdom, the FRMF, is […]
Morocco is tightening the noose on organized crime with the upcoming launch of a national strategy to fight money laundering as well as terrorism financing, head of the government Saad Dine El Otmani said. The strategy would facilitate a better coordination of actions between different departments, said El Otmani at a national conference on the […]
Suriname has expressed outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, the Sahara, and backed the Kingdom’s efforts to settle the regional dispute within the framework of the UN. This came in a joint statement issued following a visit by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to the Surinamese capital Paramaribo where he held talks with […]
Morocco and the Dominican Republic have waived visa requirements for each other’s citizens as part of a set of agreements signed during the visit Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita paid earlier this week to the Caribbean nation. As part of the deal, Moroccans and Dominicans can stay in either country up to 60 days without […]
A delegation of elected representatives from Morocco’s southern provinces conferred on Tuesday in Oslo with officials from the Norwegian ministry of Foreign Affairs and members of the Parliament on latest developments of the Moroccan Sahara issue. During the meetings, held in presence of Moroccan ambassador to Norway Lamia Radi, the Sahrawi delegation focused on the […]
In total there were 25,372 Moroccans who received the Spanish nationality in 2018, thus becoming the largest group to have obtained the Spanish passport, the Spanish statistics institute said. Moroccans came far ahead of Bolivians (8157 people) Ecuadorians (7996 people) and Colombians (6846 people), the statistics institute said in a statement. The number of Moroccans […]
Morocco has attached particular importance to strengthening ties with Latin and Central American countries winning precious support for its national Sahara cause and bolstering trade and investments. The recent visit to Saint-Dominique by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita stands as a reflection of a win-win partnership that Morocco has been building across the Atlantic. During the […]