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The French Council of Ministers, chaired on Wednesday by President Emmanuel Macron, welcomed the decision of the Paris International Agricultural Show to host Morocco as its guest of honor. The French Council of Ministers highlighted the significance of this event that reflects a better understanding of agricultural geopolitics, and underscored that France is delighted by […]
Kazakhstan has approved a visa exemption deal with Morocco, in a move that is aimed at boosting tourist flows between the two nations, Kazakh media reported. The deal, signed in 2024, allows nationals from the two nations to visit visa-free for stays of up to 30 days within a period of three months. As of […]
A group of archaeologists discovered the Maghreb’s first pre-Phoenician settlement, where they found evidence of a bronze age village that challenges assumptions about the region’s history. The archaeologists, led by Hamza Benattia from the University of Barcelona, made the excavations in Kach Kouch, in the northern Oued Laou valley near the Strait of Gibraltar. The […]
Moroccan-Malian joint military commission convened its first meeting in Bamako this week to discuss cooperation prospects, especially in terms of training and equipment of the army of the sub-Saharan country. The meeting also focused on cooperation in logistics and sharing experiences in addressing regional security threats. Mali’s Ministry of Defense stated in a press release […]
Morocco foils terrorist plan instigated by senior ISIS leader in Sahel region Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) successfully thwarted, this Wednesday morning, a highly dangerous terrorist plot targeting Morocco, commissioned and instigated directly by a senior ISIS leader in the Sahel region. The operation was conducted on the basis of accurate information provided […]
Joint committees will be implemented to unify the efforts of the three countries organizing the 2030 FIFA World Cup, namely Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced. The creation of these committees was agreed upon during a meeting between FRMF President, Fouzi Lekjaa, and Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Rafael […]
The head of the Council of Europe’s Office in Morocco, Carmen Morte Gomez, hailed on Tuesday in Rabat the measures taken by the Kingdom to strengthen the protection of children against online sexual exploitation and abuse. Speaking at a conference on “Protecting children from online sexual exploitation and abuse,” organized by the Higher Institute of […]
Morocco’s national legal instruments position the country as a reliable partner and an international player in the fight against child exploitation and online sexual abuse, the King’s Prosecutor General and President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, El Hassan Daki, said on Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking at a conference on “Protecting children from online sexual exploitation […]
French culture minister Rachida Dati highlighted at the end of her visit Morocco’s major development leaps in the southern provinces, the Sahara. During her visit, Dati used the Moroccan term for the Sahara: southern provinces, calling her visit “historic” and a continuation of the momentum launched by Paris recognition of the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message of congratulations to Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf following his election as Chairperson of the African Union Commission, wherein he assured him of Morocco’s support for all his initiatives seeking to defend Africa’s development, peace, and security. “We are totally convinced that the African Union Commission will find in […]