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Morocco reiterated, at the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee, its call on Algeria to conduct a census of the population held against their will in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, arguing that their number does not exceed 30,000. Morocco’s Permanent representative at the UN in New York, Omar Hilale, who was addressing the fourth committee, stressed […]
Rwanda will be the first stop in the new African tour by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI which will also lead him to two other eastern African countries, Ethiopia and Tanzania, Moroccan local media said. The tour will start on Tuesday with a three-day visit to Rwanda. The visit comes in response to an invitation by […]
The Royal Armed Forces conducted an operation that foiled an Algerian plan to establish a polisario separatist military presence in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, Guergarat, capturing 6 Algerian military officers and several polisario fighters. The news is relayed by Assabah daily which says that the Moroccan Armed Forces (known by the French acronym […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative at the UN, Omar Hilale, made in New York before the UN member states a presentation on the challenges and logistical aspects relating to the organization of the global climate summit, COP22, in Marrakech on November 7-18. In this respect, Hilale shed light on the Paris Agreement, which sets the goal of […]
Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez paid tribute to Morocco for its cooperation with Spain in intelligence sharing and counter terrorism cooperation. In an interview with the magazine of the victims of terrorism (Fundacion Victimas del Terrorismo), the Spanish Minister described Morocco as a “great ally” in the fight against terrorism, expressing full satisfaction regarding the […]
US Special Envoy for Climate Change, Jonathan Pershing, will pay a four day visit to Marrakech on October 16-20 to participate in an informal ‘pre-COP’ meeting hosted by the Government of Morocco, the State department announced. The pre-COP is the last preparatory session in advance of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the […]
King Mohammed VI has called for an administrative reform to address the shortcomings of state agencies and improve the efficiency of these agencies in meeting citizen’s needs “I urge everyone – the Government, Parliament, political parties, trade unions, civil society organizations and civil servants – to commit to a keen sense of national responsibility in […]
Morocco is on track to becoming a player in the gas market following the successful drilling of the Tendrara wells, east of the country, which are expected to be pumping gas by 2019, said Interfaxenergy.com, a news outlet specialising in gas market. The same source said that the UK-based explorer Sound Energy sees promising prospects […]
Following the October 7 general elections, women’s percentage at the House of Representatives slightly rose to account for 21% of seats compared to 17% in the 2011 elections. The number of seats occupied by women in the Moroccan parliament stands at 81 out the 395 total seats, of whom 71 made it to the House […]
Just a couple of weeks after King Mohammed VI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed over the phone migration-related issues and the repatriation of Moroccan illegal migrants, Morocco’s Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad flew to Berlin to further talks with his German counterpart Thomas de Maizière. After their talks Wednesday, Hassad announced, at a joint press […]