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Several Moroccan media outlets reported that King Mohammed VI would attend the 28th Arab Summit, to be held in Jordan’s capital Amman. The participation of the Moroccan monarch in the Arab summit comes after Morocco made a diplomatic breakthrough in the African continent culminating with a triumphal return to the African Union, bolstered ties with […]
The 2017 Africa Capacity Report showed that Morocco ranks in the first position at the continental level in terms of economic capacity building. The report, issued by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), features a capacity ranking putting Morocco in the first place with a capacity index score of 71.6% ahead of Tanzania (68.8%), Rwanda […]
After unveiling the parties participating in the new government, a source close to the Head of Government designate Saad Eddine El Othmani told local media that the new cabinet would include 30 ministers. El Othmani managed to end the deadlock left by his predecessor Abdelilah Benkirane whose negotiations to form a new government stalled in […]
The stability and location of Morocco at the crossroads between Europe and Africa are luring Chinese businesses eager to diversify their economic partners in Africa, says an article published on the website of Global Risk Insights, a global publication for political risk news and analysis. The article, signed by Jeremy Luedi, sheds light on the […]
Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of the Government designate and president of the National Council of the Islamist PJD party announced the composition of the new government coalition after an impasse that left Morocco without a cabinet for more than five months. The announcement was made by El Othmani at a press conference Saturday. The […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco sent messages with envoys to heads of state of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) which the Kingdom applied to join. In this regards, Minister Delegate to foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita handed Royal messages to the heads of state of Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Gambia. In the same vein, head […]
Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister Delegate of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation highlighted the pertinence and effectiveness of the comprehensive approach adopted by the Kingdom in countering terrorism and addressing its root causes during the ministerial meeting of the anti-ISIS Global Coalition Meeting in Washington. The event, convened by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, represents the […]
King Mohammed VI has received in Rabat King Abdullah II of Jordan with whom he held talks on bilateral ties and latest developments in the Arab region. The Jordanian King is in Morocco as part of an official visit during which he will meet several Moroccan officials. A grand reception was organized in Rabat in […]
Spanish security forces pinned down Wednesday in two different operations in the cities of Valencia and Barcelona three Moroccans accused of promoting the Islamic State group and of indoctrinating people on social media for the terrorist group. The first operation in the city of Valencia led to the arrest of a 43-year old man deemed […]
Set to diversify its global economic partners, Morocco partnered with China to build the Mohammed VI Tangiers Tech city as part of efforts to boost industrialization in the country. King Mohammed VI chaired a ceremony to sign the financing agreement of the $10 billion project which will be funded by Chinese group HAITE (002023.SZ), BMCE’s […]