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Slovenia’s foreign minister Mrs. Tanja Fajon has voiced her country’s strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is “a good basis for reaching a final and consensual solution.” In a joint statement issued in Rabat following her talks held Tuesday with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the […]
Morocco has warmly welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2735, which calls for a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza and outlines a significant multi-year reconstruction plan for the Palestinian territory, as a positive step. Morocco’s response to the adoption of the US-sponsored resolution was expressed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, during a […]
The high-level international conference on the urgent humanitarian response for Gaza kicked off on Tuesday in Jordan, in the Dead Sea region, with the participation of Morocco. King Mohammed VI is represented at this Conference, which is being held at the joint initiative of Jordan, Egypt and the United Nations, by Head of Government, Aziz […]
Morocco’s active participation in the Sustained Dialogue on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (SDPU) initiative was highlighted Monday in Washington during a meeting on this initiative that was chaired by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins. During this meeting held at the State Department, Morocco’s […]
Morocco’s Tanger Med is expected to outpace its nominal container capacity this year, as the port strengthens its foothold as a major transshipment hub, a port official told Reuters. The port is poised to handle more than 9 million containers after 8.6 million containers last year, that is a growth of 13.4% compared to the […]
Foreign minister of Central African Republic, Mrs. Sylvie Baïpo-Temon, has reiterated her country’s unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, describing the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom for the Sahara under its sovereignty as the “ONLY credible and realistic” solution for resolving this regional conflict in line with UN Charter. The top diplomat of the […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan launched on Monday the construction works of the Casablanca seawater desalination plant, the largest in Africa. The facility, which has an annual production capacity of 300 million m3, will benefit 7.5 million inhabitants. This landmark project shows the importance King Mohammed VI grants to water amidst the current context […]
President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra has addressed a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by CAR Foreign Minister Sylvie Baïpo-Temon to her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at a meeting in Rabat Monday. During a press briefing following the meeting, Baïpo-Temon praised “the excellent cooperation that the Kingdom […]
The upper and lower houses of the Moroccan parliament have both approved a bill that introduces alternative sentences with the aim of reducing overpopulation in Morocco’s prisons. The bill was advocated by the government as a solution to overcrowded Moroccan prisons. The prison population in Morocco surpassed 158% of capacity across the country’s 76 prisons, […]
Moroccan car manufacturer Neo Motors opened its first showroom in Rabat and started delivering vehicles to customers. Neo Motors is the first car maker in the Moroccan capital with factories near Rabat and a price tag starting at 175000 dirhams. Neo Motors plans to open 15 other showrooms across Morocco. Neo Motors’s Rabat factory has […]