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Moroccan monarch King Mohamed VI will kick off next month another African tour to take him to Nigeria and Zambia, two countries still supporting the Front Polisario, reports say. Jeune Afrique citing sources close to the Moroccan diplomacy notes that Mohamed VI is expected in Abuja, Nigeria to visit President Muhammadu Buhari. The Moroccan monarch […]
2016 was a remarkable year for Arrabita Mohammadia des Oulamas and for Morocco in its fight against terrorism and violent extremism. From launching an electronic platform called “Ra’ed “as an innovative means of isolating extreme forms of Islam, to the launch of series books titled “Islam and contemporary context “that aim to deconstruct extremism discourse, […]
A Moroccan court has postponed to early December decision on the case of two teenage girls found kissing each other in Marrakech in October, reports say. The two girls aged respectively 16 and 17 were charged late October with “licentious or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex” after being caught kissing and […]
Morocco’s flag carrier, Royale Air Maroc (RAM), saw its profits more than double in 2016 to stand at 520 million dirhams (52 million dollars) compared to 203 million dirhams last year. This performance is largely ascribed to non-current financial assets which contributed by 129 in the company’s overall profits, local e-journal le360 said quoting a […]
Morocco shipped a military cargo carrying scanners, metal detectors and other security equipment to help Madagascar foster security at the summit of the Organisation Internaitonale de la Francophonie, held in Antananarivo on November 26-27. The security equipment will help Malagasy authorities secure the venue of the international Francophonie summit in the Ivato center in the […]
King Mohammed VI expressed, in an interview with Malagasy media, strong pride of belonging to Africa and deep feelings of appreciation to African peoples and countries he has visited during his African tours. “I would like to pay tribute to my African brothers and to our continent. Every visit for me has been an occasion […]
After making a significant onshore gas discovery in Tendrara in Morocco’s north east, Sound Energy confirms the success of a second TE-7 gas well lying only 1.6 kilometres away from its TE-6 first well. “I am pleased to report the success of our second well at Tendrara and that the use of sub-horizontal drilling techniques […]
During each of his visits to African countries, King Mohammed VI makes sure to reach out to Muslim communities by promoting the values of tolerance, moderation and justice preached by Islam. This Friday, in the mosque of Antananarivo, the Moroccan monarch attended a Friday prayer marked by a sermon in the French language highlighting the […]
Morocco thanked the eight Arab countries that showed respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity by withdrawing from the Arab-African Summit in which representatives of the separatist SADR entity were present, and on the same occasion deplores that Kuwait did not follow suit. This came in a statement released by Morocco’s foreign ministry […]
Despite the ever increasing Sino-Algerian economic relations, Algeria falls short of attracting significant Chinese Foreign Direct Investments unlike its neighbor Morocco where authorities set incentives for foreign investors, said the leading US think tank, Carnegei Middle East, in an article on its website. The article, signed by Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck and Lina Benabdallah, notes that while […]