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Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Jordan on Wednesday in Saudi capital Riyadh threw their support behind Morocco’s laudable and ambitious autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara, few days after UN Secretary General angered Morocco calling the territory under Morocco “occupied territory”. The Foreign Ministers of the six Sunni Gulf States at […]
It is clear that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, whose second & last term expires on 31 December 2016, has overstepped his UN mission and betrayed his neutrality in dealing with the Sahara issue during his recent visit to the region. His inappropriate comments irked the Moroccan government which said on Tuesday that it […]
Morocco has renewed its unflinching support to Palestinian statehood and to any initiative seeking the end of Israeli occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with Al Quds as its capital. “We welcome and support any serious initiative aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian State, within the 1967 […]
Moroccan security services have interrupted another deadly ISIS terrorist plot seeking to undermine the North African country’s peace and stability. Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced Monday it has dismantled a five-member Islamic State group cell planning to carry out bomb attacks using a pressure cooker in crowded public places. The cell members, linked to ISIS, were […]
Human Rights Watch has urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is currently touring the Maghreb region to intervene in favor of Sahrawi women who are prevented by their families from leaving the Polisario-run Tindouf camps for Spain, where they legally reside. HRW called the UN chief to seize the opportunity of his visit […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has included the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces into its Interoperability Platform and enhanced military cooperation and special forces training with Egypt, Tunisia and Mauritania. Addressing the just-concluded NATO-Morocco Public Diplomacy Seminar held in Rabat, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said the new program aims at strengthening the defense […]
EU Foreign Policy Chief, Federica Mogherini, is expected Friday in the Moroccan capital city Rabat, in a move to re-warm ties with the North African country just a week after Rabat froze ties with the EU bloc. “This visit offers a chance to discuss bilateral relations between Morocco and the European Union and the state […]
The ten-member terror cell, featuring a French citizen and a minor, which was dismantled mid-February was planning to perpetrate “biological attacks in the kingdom,” revealed the Moroccan Interior Ministry on Thursday. Some of the substances seized during the arrest operation are classified by international organizations specializing in health issues within the category of dangerous biological […]
Moroccan cement factory CIMAF based in Côte d’Ivoire will double its cement output as it inaugurated earlier this week its second production line expected to yield 500,000 tons. The launch of the new line comes as the West African country is confronted with a shortage of cement due to various ongoing infrastructure projects initiated over […]
Morocco has rightly earned the title of the “jewel of Africa” thanks to its mixed Arabian, European and Berber cultural influences and to the hospitality of Moroccan people, writes International Daily Express. Marrakech, one of its most ancient cities and most popular destinations, is welcoming, friendly and astoundingly beautiful, says the newspaper, partner of the […]