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The Kingdom of Morocco has emerged as the best business-friendly country in the Maghreb and the second in Africa in the US Forbes Magazine’s 2016 ranking of Best countries for Business. The new ranking highlights the North African country’s key investment areas. For the famous magazine, Morocco owes its remarkable progress and attracting potential to […]
Morocco spent $6.2 billion on weapon deals from 2011 to 2015, said an annual Congressional study dubbed, “Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2008-2015, one of the most comprehensive assessments of global arms sales available in an unclassified form. The US continues to be the main arms supplier of Morocco over the same period with […]
In a region beset by turmoil and instability, Morocco stands out as a favorite holiday destination ranking in the top 3 of countries that attract most bookings by Western tourists. According to Rambo travel agency, Morocco registered one of the biggest reservation rates for the New Year holidays, preceded only by the US and Argentina. […]
The Polisario Front has been warned by one of its continental backers that there are odds that its seat as member of the African Union is at risk as several countries aligned with Morocco are set to vote for the eviction of the separatist front and its self-proclaimed pseudo Sahrawi Republic (SADR) from the Union. […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Mohammed ould Abdelaziz of Mauritania have voiced their shared determination to preserve the neighborliness and solidarity relationship existing between their two countries and to shield this relationship against any attempts to undermine it, whatever the origin or motivation of these attempts. This came during a phone call King […]
A Moroccan court of Appeal decided Monday to postpone until January 23rd, 2017 the hearing of the case of the culprits, who were convicted earlier by a military tribunal for the murders committed during the events of Gdim Izik in 2010. The civilian court refused to grant the defendants temporary release requested by their lawyers. […]
The retrial before a civilian court of the culprits, who were convicted by a military tribunal for the murders committed during the events of Gdim Izik in 2010, shows Morocco’s attachment to international law and respect of the rights of defendants. The 24 culprits are expected to appear this Monday before the court of Appeal […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco won the 2016 Mandela Peace Prize awarded by the Paris-based Mandela Institute. King Mohammed VI has been awarded the prize in recognition of his “contribution to the building of a society of justice and peace between humans and nations, in addition to his efforts to promote the development of Africa […]
Two senior Advisors to King Mohammed VI met Abdelilah Benkirane at the headquarters of the Head of the Government’s office where they expressed the concern of the sovereign regarding the delay in forming the new government. The Advisors, Abdellatif Mennouni and Omar Kabbage, were sent to visit Benkirane upon directives from King Mohammed VI to […]
Director of the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said that this security apparatus continues to show effectiveness at the national and international level as it has managed to dismantle 45 terrorist cells and arrested 548 terrorists since its creation in 2015. In 2015, the BCIJ neutralized 21 terrorist cells and 19 other […]