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Africa’s interests as an important component of the Global South must be preserved in the new global digital order, stressed from London Latifa Akharbach, President of Morocco’s High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA). Speaking at the University of Westminster as part of an international conference on “The regulation of digital media and its challenges for […]
Morocco is fully committed to contributing to global efforts to combat the world drugs problem, as well as to prevent and treat drug addiction, said, this week in Vienna, the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative in Vienna, Azzeddine Farhane. The diplomat, who was speaking at a special event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse […]
Morocco and Germany signed a climate and energy alliance that includes cooperation in green hydrogen, to which Morocco attaches utmost importance in its energy diversification plans. The alliance was signed by Foreign minister Nasser Bourita and German Development Minister Svenja Schulze in Berlin. Hydrogen is key to Germany’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045. […]
In submitting some provisions of the new family code to be examined by the Higher Ulema Council, a constitutional body representing Moroccan Muslim scholars, King Mohammed VI bars the road to any individual interpretation or extremist exploitation of a law that should evolve in line with social developments. The Council shall issue a Fatwa, religious […]
Means and ways to strengthen Moroccan-French cooperation in the fight against terrorism and organized crime, and to promote coordination and exchange of intelligence on various threats posed by extremist organizations and transnational crime networks were at the focus of talks held in Paris this week between Director-General of National Security (DGSN) and Territorial Surveillance (DGST), […]
Germany commended the social and economic reforms carried out by Morocco, and the kingdom’s active contribution to peace and stability in the region under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, and said it is closely following the royal initiative meant to enable Sahel States access the Atlantic Ocean. Germany welcomed “the reforms carried out by […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Chairman of the Higher Council of Ulema, gave on Friday instructions to the Council to examine the proposals put forward by the Body in charge of revising the Family Code, based on the principles & precepts of Islam and its tolerance, and to submit a Fatwa in this […]
Germany considers the Moroccan autonomy plan to be “a good basis and a very good foundation for the final settlement” of the Sahara conflict, said, on Friday in Berlin, German Federal Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock. Speaking at a press conference held at the end of the first session of the bilateral strategic dialogue between Morocco […]
For every step forward Morocco makes to foster ties with the Sahel, Algeria makes a step backwards, says an analysis published by the Washington-based Wilson Center. Morocco has, even before returning to the African Union, built a strong win-win basis for its ties with Sahel countries through a multipronged strategy that combines soft-power with investments […]
Morocco plans to upgrade 25,000 rooms through state-guaranteed loans before 2025, when the country will host the African cup of nations and ahead of the 2030 World Cup, the tourism ministry said. Hotels wishing to apply could receive up to 100 million dirhams ($10 million) in loans, whose interests will be paid by the state, […]