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France and the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, are bound by longstanding historic, cultural and economic ties that makes the three North African states a priority area in the French foreign policy. A report recently published by the Paris-based think thank, Institut Montaigne, stresses that the Maghreb is a priority area for France […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco underwent a successful pterygium surgery at the Quinze-Vingt Ophthalmology Hospital Center in Paris. A statement co-signed by Professor Jean Philippe Nordmann, head of department at the said hospital, and Professor Abdelaziz Maaouni, the King’s personal physician, said that the King is doing well after the surgery. It explained that the […]
The efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to preserve Morocco’s religious diversity and traditions of tolerance and coexistence were highlighted by Newsweek. In an article entitle: “Morocco’s Muslim Monarch is Trying to Preserve the Country’s Jewish History- Before it’s Too Late,” Yardena Schwartz points to the centuries-old history of religious diversity and coexistence in the […]
Moroccan authorities in coordination with Spanish counterparts dismantled a terrorist cell comprising five Moroccans and a Spaniard loyal to IS. The Moroccan Interior Ministry explained in a statement that the terrorist cell was busted by Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), in the area of Beni Chiker in Nador’s suburbs. The […]
Qatar announced Tuesday that it was granting visa-free entry to Moroccan nationals wishing to visit the Emirate. The announcement was made by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani at a meeting in Doha with a visiting Moroccan delegation. The delegation included Speaker of the House […]
The terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and Cambrils are the outcome of an extremist religious discourse propagated by unqualified Imams in Europe that leads to the swift radicalization of disenchanted youth, said Abdelhaq Khiame, Head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ). In an interview with Radio 2M, Khiame warned of […]
Spain’s car parts maker, Ficosa, is planning to set up in Morocco a plant specialized in producing in-vehicle cameras, Spanish media reported. The Catalonia-based Ficosa, which has been sold to Japan’s Panasonic last July, plans to invest €50 million in two new plants in Morocco and Malaysia respectively. The Moroccan factory will be located in […]
Morocco is well-placed to help Spain supervise mosques and spread tolerant religious discourse, underscored Abdeslam Hamadi, Head of the Muslim community in the Spanish-occupied enclave, Ceuta. Hamadi, who is also the president of the Islamic federation of Andalucia and Spain, deplored the detrimental impact of training delivered by Saudi Arabia. He deemed that Morocco is […]
Sound Energy, the European and African focused upstream gas company, announced that it has received a funding proposal for its Tendrara gas export pipeline in eastern Morocco from Advisory & Finance Group Investment Bank. Sound Energy explained in a statement that after receiving a non-binding expression of interest from Oil & Gas Investment Fund (OGIF) […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, discussed over the phone Monday progress made in the implementation of the strategic Atlantic Gas Pipeline that will carry Nigerian gas through six West African countries to Morocco with a potential for export to Europe. The two heads of state discussed bilateral relations, with […]