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Morocco made it clear Thursday as negotiations on a new fisheries agreement with the European Union started in Rabat that the national cause is a red line and that the Kingdom’s higher interests, including its territorial integrity, are not negotiable. Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, who chaired the launch of the technical […]
The UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, adheres with the longstanding practice of holding meetings with the Polisario in Rabouni, Algeria, said UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Speaking to reporters at the daily briefing Thursday, Dujarric said that since the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Colin Stewart, took over his duties at the head of the […]
King Mohammed VI received Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat Head of the Government Saâd-Eddine El Othmani, who presented to the Sovereign a strategy meant to reform the Regional Investment Centers, whose purpose is to assist investors, both national and foreign, and to facilitate the paperwork for the setting up of projects. The audience, […]
The World Bank urged Morocco to adopt a new growth model oriented towards boosting exports and strengthening the private sector. “Morocco’s growth model shows signs of weaknesses as it is confronted with a series of sustainability issues that risk, with varying degrees of intensity, impeding further progress,” the World Bank said in its April economic […]
Polisario militiamen have fired warning shots at members of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, which was conducting a patrol east of the Moroccan-built security wall in the demilitarized area, said UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Speaking to reporters at the daily briefing, Dujarric said that the MINURSO confirmed that they were fired at and […]
Morocco and the European Union have started this Thursday in Rabat negotiations for the renewal of the fisheries partnership protocol, said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Waters and Forests. These talks kicked off after the Council of the European Union last Monday confirmed the continuation of the partnership […]
Members of the European Parliament and Moroccan MPs have commended the constant European stand on the Moroccan Sahara, supporting UN efforts that seek to reach a lasting political settlement on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara, a plan described by the international community as “serious and credible”. The remarks were made […]
The 4th Moroccan-Spanish parliamentary forum opened Thursday in Madrid to look into ways of reinforcing cooperation and dialogue between MPs of the two neighboring countries. The Moroccan delegation is led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki & Speaker of the House of Councilors Hakim Benchemas, while the Spanish delegation is headed […]
Maghreb countries continue to make independent counterterrorism (CT) efforts, without much development of multilateral regional initiatives, says Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). In its Counterterrorism Yearbook 2018, ASPI deplores lack of coordination between Maghreb countries in the fight against the terrorism threat. Morocco has many times urged Algerian authorities to coordinate CT actions against jihadists […]
The Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Lieutenant General Abdelfattah Louarak, who is on a visit to the United States at the head of a large delegation of senior officers, held talks with Pentagon officials Tuesday, reports Al Massae daily this Wednesday (April 18). According to the daily, talks focused on the delivery […]