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Fourteen people will stand before justice in Denmark for apology of terrorism after they shared a video of the murder of two Scandinavian women in Morocco by terrorists acting as lone wolves. Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland were found dead at an isolated hiking spot south of Marrakesh on […]
Qatar airways will launch a direct flight linking Doha to Rabat this year as part of an expansion plan in the Mediterranean region, the airlines director general Akbaar Al Baker said. The air route will be operational on May 29 with three flights per week on board a Boeing 787-8, he said. The Qatari airline […]
The former Belgian Prime minister Elio di Rupo has voiced the shared will of his country and Morocco to strengthen their bilateral cooperation and to work with other African countries. This triangular cooperation for a shared prosperity has been discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, said Elio Di Rupo at a press […]
The Moroccan expatriates in Europe were the largest group that acquired the citizenship of a EU country in 2017, according to the European Union Statistics Agency. In 2017, around 825,000 persons acquired citizenship of a Member country of the European Union (EU), down from 995,000 in 2016 and 841,000 in 2015, said Eurostat. The Moroccans […]
The European commission has praised Morocco’s migration policy and the actions made by the North African country in this field, voicing EU desire to foster further partnership with Morocco. “I would like to commend Morocco for its actions and assure Rabat of our support”, said on Wednesday Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, […]
Pretoria will have Youssef El Amrani as a Moroccan ambassador soon, le360 news website reported. Morocco’s foreign ministry received a letter from its South African counterpart confirming the accreditation of El Amrani who served previously as secretary general to the foreign ministry, head of the Union for the Mediterranean and in charge of mission at […]
The Moroccan and Serbian governments have agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, tourism and culture with the signing of deals in these fields. These agreements were sealed on the sidelines of the 2nd session of the Morocco-Serbia joint committee convened Wednesday in Rabat. The first agreement aims to facilitate and develop long-term trade in goods […]
Morocco’s national flagship carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has suspended its activities on the Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route with the airline saying it took the decision to re-position itself on markets that are more profitable. The suspension became effective on March 2. However, RAM head in Kenya, Othman Baba, told HuffPost Maroc that the decision is […]
Al Manar Association of Mentally Disabled Persons celebrated Wednesday the 50th anniversary of its establishment at a ceremony held in Rabat under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Meryem, the eldest sister of King Mohammed VI. Princess Lalla Meryem chaired the signing of two bilateral agreements between the association and the National Office for Electricity and […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday the extension of its program “Women in Business” in Morocco to the region of Tangier, Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Oriental in the north of the country. The region has a high concentration of women-led businesses in the medical, retail and service sectors. The expansion of the […]