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Moroccan veteran of World War II and the Indochina conflict, Larbi Jawa, 98, was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of La Légion d’Honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. “Mr. Larbi Jawa, in the name of the French Republic, I make you a Knight of the Legion of Honor,” declared President Macron during […]
The friendship and the depth of the strategic partnership between France and Morocco were hailed at a meeting held Thursday between President Emmanuel Macron and Head of the Government Aziz Akhannouch who represented King Mohammed VI at the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Provence landings in Saint-Raphaël. “The President of the French Republic held talks […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the epidemiological situation of monkeypox (Mpox), which is spreading rapidly and on a large scale in several African countries, as part of the international epidemiological surveillance system. The national vigilance and response plan to this epidemic was updated in accordance […]
Morocco has exposed Algeria’s double speak in defending obsolete options in the Sahara issue with the aim to serve its own anti-Moroccan agenda, saying Algiers had better apply its definition of self-determination at home. This came in a letter to the UN Security Council by Moroccan representative to the UN Omar Hilale, who denounced Algeria’s […]
French President Emmanuel Macron received, on Thursday in Saint-Raphaël, Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, who represented King Mohammed VI at the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Provence Landings. Following his participation in the commemorating event, the Moroccan official told the media that this ceremony was an opportunity to pay tribute to the […]
The Moroccan football federation (FRMF), Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP, Taqa Morocco, and other private firms partnered to set up a Fund that would be tasked with training younger footballers. The partnership also involves 11 football clubs who agreed to offer their stadiums and infrastructure to the new Fund. These clubs will also delegate training to […]
King Mohammed VI received this Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, gold medallist in the men’s 3,000 m steeplechase at the Summer Olympic Games (Paris 2024). On this occasion, the Sovereign decorated Soufiane El Bakkali with the Al Arch Wissam of the Commander’s Order. This audience reflects the King’s […]
Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah has “reiterated his country’s support for the Royal Initiative to promote access to the Atlantic Ocean for the countries of the Sahel.” In a joint Communiqué issued Wednesday in Dakhla following a meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Chadian official “underlined the interest shown by the two Heads […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, sent a response letter to the President and members of the Security Council following the provocative and misleading statement of the Secretary General of the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria regarding the Moroccan Sahara issue during a meeting of the Council, stressing that the Algerian […]
Imagine booking a safari in Kenya, outsourcing IT work to Egypt, or enjoying a Moroccan-designed app on your phone. Sounds like a typical day in our interconnected world, right? Well, it’s more significant than you might think. In a surprising turn of events, three African countries have muscled their way into the world’s top 40 […]