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Morocco’s migration policy stands as a success story and serves as a model for other countries in the region, said Minority Leader at the Polish Senate Bogdan Klich. Klich, also a former Polish defense minister, told the audience at an international conference in Rabat that Morocco stood out by hosting an important number of immigrants […]
Spanish Foreign Minister has just dealt a hard blow to the Polisario, saying he supports UN efforts to settle the Sahara conflict and European Union’s agreements with Morocco. He also affirmed that Spain has no legal or administrative responsibility in Western Sahara, deflating thus the Polisario’s claims. The Spanish Socialist Government’s Foreign Minister, José Borrell, […]
Morocco’s official time will stay GMT plus one as the country decided to keep daylight saving time all year long. The decision was met with criticism on social media as many activists denounced a lack of popular survey by the government before the adoption of the new time. The government said that it is better […]
Indonesia and Morocco agreed to start negotiating a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in November to increase trade volume, the Jakarta Post reported. The agreement was reached at the second Indonesia-Morocco Joint Commission Session in Jakarta last Friday. The two countries’ delegations were led by Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir and Mounia Boucetta, the secretary […]
Listening to the voice of youth and addressing their challenges have topped the concerns of the Moroccan Monarch whose tours in the country and the continent have always attached paramount importance to youth wellbeing and future. To mention but a few initiatives led by King Mohammed VI, on Thursday, he inaugurated in Marrakech two sports […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy is boosting its fleet with the aquisition of an oceanographic research and hydrographic survey vessel made in France. Baptized “Dar El Beida,” the new vessel is meant to help Morocco protect its sovereignty and promote scientific autonomy in a research field that is gaining ground at the international level, le360.ma said. The […]
Morocco and the European Union commended on Thursday in Brussels the signing of the amendment of the protocols of their Association Agreement, saying the move aims at strengthening the agricultural partnership between the two parties. The two sides said the new farm deal reinforces the multidimensional partnership between Rabat and Brussels. The EU has extensive […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has sealed an agreement with Atlantic Microfinance for Africa (AMIFA), a subsidiary of the Moroccan Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group, for developing new products and services to boost financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will enable AMIFA to strengthen the development capacity of its microfinance program in Sub-Saharan Africa […]
King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Thursday in Marrakech, an indoor Semi-Olympic swimming pool and sports fields, whose construction cost amounted to around 31 million dirham. The two community-based sports projects, underpinned by a strong social value added, are a new example of the Sovereign’s solicitude for sport and youth. The young people of the districts […]
King Mohammed VI who is following up with keen interest the evolution of the booming automotive industry in Morocco was briefed Thursday on the extension project of the Moroccan Society of Automotive Construction (SOMACA), which is planning to double its production capacity by 2022. The plan was unveiled by Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and […]