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Morocco is one of the initial priority areas of CyberSouth, a joint cooperation project of the European Union (European Neighborhood Instrument) and the Council of Europe, meant to fight cyber crime in the European Union’s Southern Neighborhood. The CyberSouth Project that also involves Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia, as initial priority areas, was officially launched […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned in the strongest possible terms the hostage-taking that took place Friday in a supermarket in Trèbes and the attacks that preceded it in Carcassonne, expressing his support and solidarity to French President Emmanuel Macron. In a message to President Emmanuel Macron, King Mohammed VI said he learnt with “strong emotion […]
The US Congress has approved the 2018 Appropriations Bill which- like its 2017 predecessor- allows Morocco to use US aid everywhere in the country, including in the Sahara. In doing so, US lawmakers renew their strong bipartisan support for a negotiated solution to the Sahara dispute, based on autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, and encourage […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphates giant (OCP) said its revenues grew 14% in 2017 to reach 48.5 billion dirhams compared to 42.48 billion in 2016. OCP’s phosphates rock sales increased 40% while the group’s revenues from selling fertilizers jumped 24% compared to 2016. This performance helped the OCP offset a fall in international prices, the company said […]
Head of the French Football Federation Thursday threw France’s backing behind Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 soccer World Cup. Noël Le Graët hailed bonds between the North African country and France, in an address at the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF) in Paris, while he was receiving his Moroccan counterpart Faouzi Lekjaa. […]
The resignation of Asma Lamrabet from the league of Moroccan Muslim scholars (Rabita Mohammedia) because of her support for equal inheritance rights between men and women sent shockwaves across the country, causing the debate over gender and inheritance in Morocco to resurface. The current Moroccan inheritance law is based on traditional Islamic jurisprudence of Ta’sib, […]
Following the growing provocative incursions of the Polisario armed militiamen in the Guerguerat buffer zone, UN Security Council has denounced these hostile acts made by the Algeria-backed separatists, in a bid to undermine peace and stability in the region, making it clear that “there should be no change in the status of the buffer zone”. […]
Morocco’s jewel, Marrakech, made it to the top ten of Tripadvisor’s list of most attractive cities, ranking 8th ahead of Istanbul, New York and Dubai. “Marrakesh is a magical place, brimming with markets, gardens, palaces, and mosques. Exploring the intimate courtyards and snaking alleyways of the historic Medina can easily eat up a day,” said […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, said it plans to invest $373 million in Maghreb nations, mostly in Morocco and Tunisia as the two nations cut spending to reduce budget deficits. IFC investments in the region are designed to help the two North African governments form private-public partnerships to help […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has described the signing this Wednesday of the agreement setting up the African Continental Free Trade Area as a defining moment in history and a landmark event, which attests to African States’ shared determination to build an Africa for the future. In a speech to the Extraordinary Summit of the […]