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U.S. Embassy in Algeria & EU Denounce Polisario Smara Attacks

The Embassy of the United States in Algeria has sent a strong message to the Algerian regime which funds, arms and shelters the Polisario separatist militias who claimed responsibility for the terror rocket attacks launched against the Moroccan Saharan city of Smara. “The status quo in Western Sahara serves no one’s interest,” said the U.S. […]

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Morocco Supports Gavi Vaccine Alliance with $5 Mln Grant

Morocco has donated $5 million to Gavi Vaccine Alliance, becoming the first North African nation to provide direct financial support to this public-private global health partnership designed to increase equitable access to new and underused vaccines for children in the world’s poorest countries. The grant agreement was signed in Casablanca in presence of Moroccan health […]

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Morocco’s King Represented at Inauguration of President of Costa Rica

King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the President of Costa Rica, Laura Fernández, held Friday in San José, by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami. Talbi El Alami conveyed to Laura Fernández the Monarch’s warm congratulations and best wishes for success in her high office, in leading […]

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Sahara: Japan Joins Countries Supporting Autonomy Plan under Moroccan Sovereignty

Japan has thrown its weight behind UN Security Council resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty and expressed support for the efforts made by the UN Secretary General and his Envoy for the Sahara for a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution of this five-decade regional conflict. The Japanese stand […]

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Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency, OIC Discuss Ways to Support the Holy City

Managing director of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency Mohamed Salem Cherkaoui held a working session on Friday in Rabat with the Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Al-Quds Affairs at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dawas Tayseer Dawas, that focused on ways to support the resilience of the Palestinian people, particularly the population of the […]

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Inauguration of Moroccan Pavilion at 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition

The Moroccan Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition was inaugurated Friday by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. The “Asǝṭṭa” project, led by artist Amina Agueznay and curator Meryem Berrada, represents Morocco at this major art exhibition, held at the Doges through next November. This artistic project reflects the multifaceted richness of Moroccan […]

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Sahara: France, MINURSO & de Mistura Join U.S. Condemnation of Polisario Attacks on Smara

After the United States, France, MINURSO and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura have also condemned the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias on the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara. “France condemns the attack claimed by the Polisario Front against the city of Smara on Monday, May 5, which left one […]

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Holmarcom take over of BMCI marks exit of the last French lender from Morocco’s retail banking sector

Moroccan conglomerate Holmarcom is set to deepen the shift toward local ownership in the kingdom’s banking sector with its planned acquisition of BMCI from France’s BNP Paribas, in a deal that underscores the exit of the last French bank from Morocco’s retail lending. After completion of regulatory requirements, Holmarcom plans to merge BMCI with Crédit […]

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Attack on Moroccan trucks in Mali highlights growing threat of terrorism-separatism nexus

Armed men loyal to a JNIM terrorist group targeted a convoy of Moroccan trucks carrying food supplies to Bamako near the Mauritania–Mali border, underscoring mounting insecurity in the Sahel and vindicating Morocco’s warning of the risks to regional stability posed by the coalition between terrorist and separatist groups in the region. The attack occurred along […]

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Morocco Celebrates 23rd Birthday of Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan

Morocco is marking the 23rd birthday of Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan this Friday, May 8, with celebrations across the kingdom reflecting the deep and abiding attachment of Moroccans to the Throne and to King Mohammed VI as Commander of the Faithful. Born at the Royal Palace in Rabat on 8 May 2003, the Crown […]