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In an effort to diversify the visitor source market, Morocco is launching a charm offensive to attract African tourist to the Kingdom with the opening of a branch of Morocco’s tourism promotion office (ONMT) in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The office in Dakar is the first in an African country in line with the momentum that […]
Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde lauded Morocco for the efforts it undertook to restructure its economy. In an interview with weekly magazine, Jeune Afrique, Lagarde said Morocco is leading successful restructuring of its economy without depending on oil or agricultural commodities. She recalled that the credibility of Morocco’s reform earned it an […]
Qatar Petroleum (QP) said it will lead exploration projects of oil and gas in Morocco and Cyprus as it seeks to compensate for sluggish growth at home by expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets abroad. “You will see us going internationally with some of the partners we have in Qatar, this year and next […]
Thanks to a pre-emptive security approach, Moroccan authorities succeeded in aborting 341 terrorist plots and dismantling 168 terrorist cells before they moved to action, Director General of International Cooperation at Morocco’s Interior Ministry, Mohamed Moufakir, said. Speaking at a seminar on security cooperation in the Mediterranean region in Rabat, Moufakir highlighted the efficiency of Morocco’s […]
The US paper, the Hill, published an article highlighting the steady efforts led by King Mohammed VI to foster ties with African countries and promote joint action in the continent, a Royal vision that earned Morocco a triumphal return to the African Union. “Since ascending the throne in 1999, the monarch has prioritized Africa in […]
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo “CR7” is to inaugurate a hotel in Casablanca as part of a series of other tourism resorts he is planning g to acquire in the North African country. The information, kept secret, was blown by Casablanca-based Arabic daily Al Akhbar. According to the daily the Portuguese superstar has acquired a […]
The European Union pledged to take the necessary measures to secure the implementation of the existing Free Trade Agreement for processed agricultural products and fishery products binding it to Morocco and preserve the achievements made under the two sides’ partnership in this area. The pledge was made during the meeting that gathered in Brussels Tuesday […]
Three additional terrorist suspects reportedly connected to the seven-member Islamic State group cell dismantled in El Jadida, Salé and other localities late January have been nabbed. The interior ministry Monday announced the arrest of the three men following investigations in the busted cell. The suspects were pinned down at Martil and Boulaâouane close to the […]
In a strong worded statement, Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry alerted the European Union to the repercussions that may result from failing to honor the agricultural agreement after attempts to deny entrance of some Moroccan products. “Morocco and the European Union have inked an agricultural agreement whose implementation covers all the territories of the Kingdom […]
In the wake of the triumphal return of Morocco to the African Union where the King delivered a landmark speech reflecting Morocco’s growing economic and diplomatic clout in the continent, the leading South African paper, the Daily Maverick, published an analysis on what Morocco will gain from its comeback to the continental body, noting that […]