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Morocco and Israel have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors. They also agreed to re-launch direct flights by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies before the end of the year. The announcement of these decisions comes in a joint statement issued following the tripartite summit held Wednesday in New York […]
FC Barcelona players have collectively refused to wear LaLiga-backed t-shirts promoting a political message on Sebta, drawing a clear line against the instrumentalization of football for colonial territorial claims. The entire squad declined to don the garments carrying the slogans “Todos somos caballas” and references to Ceuta’s “Spanishness” before their match against Racing Santander. Club […]
Morocco has been ranked the top African country and placed among the world’s 20 best performers in the Global Public Security Index Report (2025-2026), according to findings released by the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The report, published on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum conference in Lianyungang, China, evaluates public […]
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed that its decision to withdraw recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) remains in effect, following reports suggesting a change in Accra’s position. The clarification came after media outlets supportive of the Polisario Front published reports about a meeting between Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa […]
Morocco is gaining ground in UK sweet pepper market and set to become the third largest exporter of sweet peppers to the UK after Spain and the Netherlands, according to EastFruit news platform. Between October 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported 10,400 tons of Moroccan sweet peppers valued at more than £17 million. This […]
European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner has commended Morocco’s cooperation which facilitated the return of most of the people who entered Ceuta illegally within a matter of hours after the mass crossing end of July 2026. In an address made Tuesday during the European Parliament Plenary debate on the situation in Ceuta, Mr. Brunner hailed […]
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has announced a new international partnership with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) aimed at strengthening agricultural research and innovation in Morocco and Ghana. APNI said in a statement it had welcomed partners from Australia, Ghana and Morocco for the official launch of EXCEL Africa, an initiative […]
A draft bill establishing Morocco’s legal framework for climate action and carbon market regulation is now open for public consultation on the website of the Secretariat-General of the Government. The draft law on climate change and carbon market regulation aims to give the Kingdom an integrated legal framework covering all aspects of climate action, strengthening […]
A large majority of Spaniards consider strong relations with Morocco a strategic priority and back tighter border controls, according to the latest barometer published by Spain’s Centre for Sociological Research (CIS). The survey, conducted in early September among 4,042 respondents, found that 86.3 percent of those polled attach “a lot or quite a lot” of […]
Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, and Rachel Ruto, Kenya’s First Lady and President of the “Voice of Children Initiative” Foundation, visited this Tuesday Kenyan and Moroccan children at the Mohammed VI International University Hospital in Rabat who have received cochlear implants, as part of the 4th phase of the international program […]