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Marrakech has once again confirmed its standing as Morocco’s tourism hub. TripAdvisor has just ranked the Ochre City as the ninth best destination for travelers in 2019, ahead of cities like Dubaï (10th), Prague (11th) or New York (13th). TripAdvisor has published Tuesday (March 26) its list of countries acclaimed by users of the […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced hope that “all Member States” support the United Nations’ efforts aimed at reaching a final solution to the Sahara issue. “We hope that all Member States support the UN’s effort”, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, Stéphane Dujarric, said Tuesday in his daily press briefing in New York. […]
Morocco and Madagascar agreed on Tuesday to bolster their cooperation in education, scientific research, gender equality, urban planning, housing, decentralization, training, health… These agreements were inked during the first meeting of the two countries’ joint committee convened in Marrakech under the co-chairmanship of minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his Malagasy peer, Andriantsitohaina Franck […]
African ministers of finance, planning and economic development underscored in Marrakech the need for diversifying public revenue with a view to promoting public investments in the social and economic areas. This came in the closing statement of the 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and […]
After the many diplomatic setbacks it suffered abroad, the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist front is currently facing a growing internal dissent. Last week, precisely on March 18, a young officer, who claimed to be deputy commandant of a “Katiba” (battalion) of the so-called Gendarmerie of the Polisario, surrendered to the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at Farcia […]
Miguel Angel Moratinos, the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, paid tribute to King Mohammed VI in Geneva on Monday for his commitment to strengthening spaces for cultural dialogue and coexistence, and consolidating the foundations of global peace. Moratinos, who was attending a meeting held in his honor by the United Nations Office […]
King Abdullah II of Jordan is expected in Morocco on Wednesday for a two-day friendship and working visit. King Abdullah II of Jordan will pay on Wednesday and Thursday a friendship and working visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the ministry of the royal household, protocol and chancellery announced. The Moroccan […]
Morocco and Spain have inked this week an agreement aimed at enhancing further their judicial cooperation, while protecting freedoms and respecting human rights principles. The agreement, signed in Rabat by public prosecutor at the court of cassation, Mohamed Abdennabaoui, and Spanish Attorney General, María José Segarra Crespo, the terms for the exchange of experiences and […]
Thirty-seven countries from across Africa, two-third of the African Union members, expressed support for the UN process to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara. At a meeting in Marrakech, the participating countries stressed the need for backing the UN process and refraining from pushing the African Union into stands that block efforts towards a […]
The US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the approval of a sale of 25 F-16C/D Block 72 fighter jets for a cost of $3.8 billion to Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces. The deal will further bolster Morocco’s air force supremacy in the region as the North African country plans to revamp its operating fleet […]