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A high-level Moroccan delegation led by Amina Benkhadra, Director General of the National Office for Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), held a series of strategic meetings in Washington this week, advancing Morocco’s campaign to secure international backing for the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) and cement the kingdom’s position in global critical minerals supply chains. The delegation […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, used a series of high-profile interventions this week to advance the case for South-South cooperation as an indispensable and structurally undervalued dimension of global multilateralism — not merely as a complement to North-South development flows, but as a sovereign alternative model capable of addressing the global […]
The Embassy of the United States in Algeria has sent a strong message to the Algerian regime which funds, arms and shelters the Polisario separatist militias who claimed responsibility for the terror rocket attacks launched against the Moroccan Saharan city of Smara. “The status quo in Western Sahara serves no one’s interest,” said the U.S. […]
Morocco has donated $5 million to Gavi Vaccine Alliance, becoming the first North African nation to provide direct financial support to this public-private global health partnership designed to increase equitable access to new and underused vaccines for children in the world’s poorest countries. The grant agreement was signed in Casablanca in presence of Moroccan health […]
King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the President of Costa Rica, Laura Fernández, held Friday in San José, by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami. Talbi El Alami conveyed to Laura Fernández the Monarch’s warm congratulations and best wishes for success in her high office, in leading […]
Japan has thrown its weight behind UN Security Council resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty and expressed support for the efforts made by the UN Secretary General and his Envoy for the Sahara for a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution of this five-decade regional conflict. The Japanese stand […]
Managing director of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency Mohamed Salem Cherkaoui held a working session on Friday in Rabat with the Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Al-Quds Affairs at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dawas Tayseer Dawas, that focused on ways to support the resilience of the Palestinian people, particularly the population of the […]
The Moroccan Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition was inaugurated Friday by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. The “Asǝṭṭa” project, led by artist Amina Agueznay and curator Meryem Berrada, represents Morocco at this major art exhibition, held at the Doges through next November. This artistic project reflects the multifaceted richness of Moroccan […]
After the United States, France, MINURSO and UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura have also condemned the terrorist rocket attacks launched by the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias on the Moroccan Sahara city of Smara. “France condemns the attack claimed by the Polisario Front against the city of Smara on Monday, May 5, which left one […]
Moroccan conglomerate Holmarcom is set to deepen the shift toward local ownership in the kingdom’s banking sector with its planned acquisition of BMCI from France’s BNP Paribas, in a deal that underscores the exit of the last French bank from Morocco’s retail lending. After completion of regulatory requirements, Holmarcom plans to merge BMCI with Crédit […]