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Colombia has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, and reiterated its position in favor of a “political, fair and lasting” solution to the Sahara issue, on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan. This came during the talks a visiting delegation of Colombian senators held with Moroccan officials in Rabat this week. “We reiterate […]
The Council of the Socialist International has voiced backing to the UN-brokered efforts seeking to reach “a peaceful, pragmatic and mutually acceptable political solution” to the Sahara issue. In a resolution adopted at the end of its meeting held Jan. 28-29 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), the Council of SI expressed support to the UN […]
Venezuela will reconsider in all likelihood its recognition of the Polisario separatist group under the administration of interim President Juan Guaido. Actually, Juan Guaido expressed his will to relaunch, on sound and serene bases, the relations of cooperation between Morocco and Venezuela, and to remove the obstacles, which could hamper their evolution. Juan Guaido expressed […]
The US Congress has included the Sahara into its aid program to Morocco in a move that translates the US administration’s recognition of the North African country’s sovereignty over the land. The decision means a victory for Morocco, comments local Al Massae daily, which notes that the decision was made possible thanks to the Democrats […]
The Personal Envoy of UN Secretary-General for the Sahara Horst Köhler briefed on Tuesday the Security Council on the first roundtable meeting held in Geneva Dec. 5-6 on the Sahara that brought together Morocco, Algeria, the Polisario and Mauritania. During this briefing and consultation held in accordance with resolution 2440, Köhler updated the Security Council […]
The Venezuelan government, led by interim President Juan Guaido, will endeavor to restore diplomatic relations with Morocco, which were suspended under the regime of Nicolas Maduro, said Monday in Caracas Manuel Avendano, Foreign Affairs Consultant to the Venezuelan National Assembly (Parliament), the only body controlled by the opposition. “We want to restore our relations with […]
Morocco has improved its standing in the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom, issued by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation. Index of Economic Freedom measures economic freedom of 186 countries based on trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. Morocco’s economic freedom score is 62.9, making its economy the 75th freest in the 2019 Index, […]
Morocco’s Sports Minister Monday held a meeting with scores of African sports federations Presidents to discuss preparations for the 12th All-African Games to take place later this year in the North African country. Rachid Talbi Alami met in capital Rabat with the heads of federations who visited the kingdom to witness progress in buildup to […]
Morocco will play a friendly match on March 26 against Argentina in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Argentina-led by its super-star Lionel Messi will lock horns with the Atlas Lions of Morocco on March 26 as part of Morocco’s preparation for the African Cup of Nations, to take in place […]
The international ratings agency Standards & Poor’s expects Moroccan economy to grow by 4.1 pc in 2020-2021, after decelerating to about 3.2 pc in 2019. The expanding automotive and tourism sectors, coupled with increased demand for phosphates and derivatives, will stimulate the long-term performance and somewhat reduce the reliance on cyclical sectors, notably agriculture, says […]