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The number of Moroccans living in Spain rose 5.4% to 812,412 making up the largest community living in the country, Spanish statistical office said. Moroccan diaspora was the largest diaspora surpassing the 669,434 Romanian citizens, 249,015 Brits and 227,912 Italians. The Spanish population rose to 47 million people, 284,000 more than last year, an increase […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita who is carrying messages from King Mohammed VI to the rulers of the Gulf countries carried on his Gulf tour with a visit to Doha this Thursday. Upon arrival in Doha, Bourita was received by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, to whom he conveyed the royal […]
Morocco and Djibouti have discussed means of upgrading their bilateral military cooperation at a meeting held Thursday in Rabat between FAR Inspector General Lt General Abdelfattah Louarak, and Chief of General Staff of Djibouti Armed Forces Lt General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim. The two military officials expressed satisfaction at the excellent partnership between the Royal Armed […]
Cooperation between Morocco and Chad is gaining momentum and serving the interests of the two African countries, said on Thursday Chadian minister of Mining, Industrial & Commercial Development Ahmat Mahamat Bachir. He made the remarks after his meeting in Rabat with secretary of State for Investment Othman El Ferdaous. Mr. Bachir described Morocco as an […]
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has decided to transfer the inmates convicted in the Al Hoceima hirak to penitentiary institutions in northern Morocco for humanitarian reasons. The DGAPR announced Thursday that following the confirmation on appeal of the judgments against a group of detainees in the context of the events of […]
Moroccan security and customs services have foiled a drug smuggling attempt at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. The search operation, carried out Wednesday on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General for Territory Surveillance (DGST), enabled the seizure of 11,940 tons of […]
Morocco and Benin have agreed to enhance their cooperation in maternal-child health, practitioners training and medical air services. The agreements were inked Tuesday in Rabat by the Moroccan Health minister Anas Doukkali and his peer Benjamin Hounkpatin who is on a working visit to the North African kingdom. A twinning agreement was also signed between […]
King Mohammed VI has sent messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and to Bahrain’s ruler, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa. The message to the Saudi King was handed over on Wednesday at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. During this audience, Bourita conveyed to the Custodian […]
Moroccan authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of four jihadists who were active in the region of Taza, 120 kilometers east of Fez. The members of this terror cell, aged between 33 and 38, were captured by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), Morocco’s FBI. Their leader is a former fighter in the Syrian-Iraqi […]
Kuwait has reiterated its “solid and unwavering” support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the autonomy plan offered by the North African country as the basis of a negotiated solution to the Sahara regional conflict. Kuwait renewed its full backing to Rabat during the 9th meeting of the joint Moroccan-Kuwaiti cooperation committee convened Tuesday, in […]