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Lima-based Peruvian Solidarity Council with SADR, the Sahara republic, self-proclaimed by the Polisario with the support of Algeria, has dropped its support for an “independent” entity as claimed by the Polisario and urged the separatist movement to align itself with Morocco’s proposal for autonomy that is backed by the UN Security Council and world powers. […]
The UN envoy for the Sahara, former German President Horst Kohler, 76, has resigned from office “for health reasons,” announced Wednesday the UN in a statement. Mr. Köhler informed on Wednesday the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of his decision to step down from his role for health reasons. The Secretary-General deeply regretted the resignation […]
Morocco is strengthening its regional leadership in renewable energy with the launch of works to build Noor Midelt 1, a giant 800 MW solar plant in Central Morocco, the Moroccan agency for sustainable energy said. The Plant will be built by a consortium of French EDF Renewables, UAE’s Masdar and Morocco’s Green of Africa, MASEN […]
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, said a sale of the East Morocco operations would be a preferred option ahead of the final investment decision for the well TE-5 production area. The East Morocco operation comprises three areas – Tendrara, Greater Tendrara and the Anoual Permit. In August 2018, Sound Energy signed an […]
Italian security forces [Carabinieri] dismantled Wednesday a drug trafficking network made up of 11 individuals, including 2 Moroccans. Two raids in different locations, Verse and Milan region, led to the arrest of the suspects believed active in large-scale hashish and marijuana trafficking. The drugs are shipped from the North African country with the assistance of […]
The two Norwegian students expelled lately from Morocco were “deliberately” sent back to the Kingdom to provoke an incident, catch the attention and stir the emotion of the Norwegian people, says a press release issued by the Moroccan Embassy in Oslo. Following the news published by Norwegian newspapers on the arrest and deportation of two […]
Spain has maintained its position as Morocco’s first trading partner in the first quarter of 2019, both in terms of exports and imports, according to latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Spanish exports to Morocco reached €2,091 million at the end of March, a decrease of 1.28 pc compared […]
Moroccan Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli is visiting Côte d’Ivoire since Monday to check on the progress made in the projects launched within the frame of the bilateral agreements signed before King Mohammed VI and President Alassane Ouattara. During the visit, Jazouli co-chaired in Abidjan with Secretary General of Ivorian Ministry of Foreign […]
The Mauritanian football association has chosen a Moroccan sports company to outfit the national team during the coming African Cup of Nations to take place in Egypt. Tangiers-based AB Sport will supply the team with boots and jersey for the tournament planned to start from June 21, online media Le360.ma reports. The outfit displays the […]
Morocco’s Royal Guard is organizing, at the instructions of King Mohammed VI, during the current holy month of Ramadan the distribution of Ftour meals to needy families in several Moroccan cities. A statement by the Royal Guard said under the operation, 5.000 Ftour meals are distributed daily in Rabat, Salé Tangiers, Tetouan, Marrakech and N’Khilat […]