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Several countries, including Morocco as the sole African State, have launched a strong appeal for wisdom and restraint in Venezuela. “At this decisive juncture for Venezuela and the region, all social and political actors must exercise the utmost restraint in their public actions,” said the signatory countries in a joint statement issued at a meeting […]
The Dominican Republic, through the voice of its President Luis Abinader, has expressed support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over its Sahara and announced its intention to open a consulate in Dakhla. President Luis Abinader asked Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who represented King Mohammed VI at the President’s inauguration ceremony, to convey to the Monarch “the Dominican […]
The U.S. Institute of Peace has affirmed that the Sahara conflict is over, saying that France’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty is a decisive step toward putting an end to this conflict which is undermining regional stability and economic integration. In an analysis focusing on latest developments of the Sahara issue, Thomas Hill, USIP expert in […]
Relations between Morocco and Tunisia have worsened after a provocative act by Kais Saied regarding Rabat’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in summer 2022. But in recent weeks, several indicators point to a possible improvement in bilateral ties. Authoritarian president Saied has ended Tunisia’s neutrality on the Sahara issue when he offered the leader of […]
Moroccan health authorities are making plans in case an Mpox case was detected in the country, after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency. The virus has been spreading rapidly in DRC and other African countries and was detected outside the continent in recent days. Plans are under way to ensure Moroccan […]
Morocco’s electric vehicle battery ecosystem is gaining momentum with the announcement of a new $363.5 million investment to be injected by China’s BTR New Material Group in its second plant to be built in Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City. In its latest press release, the Shenzhen-based firm said its 2nd factory in Morocco will produce […]
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 […]