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Non-Aligned Movement commends before Security Council Moroccan King’s support for Palestinian Cause

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has commended, before the UN Security Council, the efforts of King Mohammed VI, President of Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the Palestinian cause. This came in a statement by the Permanent Delegation of Uganda to the United Nations, as Chair of the Coordinating Bureau of NAM, during an open debate organized […]

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Sahara: UN Representative Miguel Ángel Moratinos lauds Spanish Government’s support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The High Representative of the UN for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, commended at a recent gathering in Madrid, the Spanish government’s endorsement of the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara aimed at resolving the longstanding regional dispute. Moratinos praised Spain’s stance as an “important political and strategic commitment,” during a meeting organized […]

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French Finance minister reaffirms Paris’ readiness to finance Dakhla-Casablanca power cable

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said his country is ready to finance the 3MW power cable linking Dakhla in Morocco’s Sahara to Casablanca. The project was conducive to reducing the cost of energy, said Le Maire in his opening remarks at the Moroccan-French business forum. The statement confirms Paris recognizes fully Morocco’s economic sovereignty […]

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Morocco’s Masen tenders for 400 MW northern wind project

Morocco’s sustainable energy agency MASEN launched a tender for a 400 MW wind project, dubbed Nassim Nord, in the country’s north, as the Kingdom seeks to bolster the share of renewable energy in its mix. MASEN asked to submit bids before June 24 covering finance, construction, and operation of the wind project. The project includes […]

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Morocco’s OCP Group raises $2 billion from bonds sale

Morocco’s state-owned OCP group has successfully raised $2 billion from Eurobonds sale which attracted massive investor interest, exceeding $6.2 billion, or 3.1 times the amount offered. According to press reports, the world phosphate and fertilizer giant issued 10-year and 30 year-bonds with interest rates of 6.75% and 7.5% respectively. The raised money will help the […]

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Morocco, EU co-chair meeting on combating terrorism through education

Morocco and the European Union (EU) co-chaired a working meeting on Thursday in Brussels on combating terrorism through education. The meeting, part of the initiative of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF), was held under the theme “Education for the prevention and fight against violent extremism leading to terrorism.” During the meeting’s opening, which reaffirmed the […]

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Water & Food Security: Morocco & FAO Set $31.5 Mln Cooperation Program

Morocco and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization have agreed on a new cooperation program worth $31.5 million destined to enhance the Kingdom’s food and water security and climate change mitigation actions. The four-year program was signed Wednesday by minister of agriculture Mohamed Sadiki and FAO representative in Morocco, Jean Senahoun, on the sidelines of […]

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Morocco strongly condemns extremists’ incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque Esplanade

Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI chairs the Al Quds Committee, an offshoot of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, strongly condemned the incursion by some extremists and their supporters into Al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade, as well as the provocative acts they committed in violation of its sacredness.   The Kingdom of Morocco expresses its rejection of all […]

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British Government confirms legality of commercial activities in the Moroccan Sahara

The British government has deemed any commercial activity in the Moroccan Sahara “legal,” thus thwarting the aims of Polisario supporters in the House of Commons, the UK parliament. Responding to a written question from Labor MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle about the possibility of “creating a United Nations Council for the natural resources of Western Sahara,” David […]

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France on way to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara- former French ambassador

France is moving in the direction of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara provinces, former French ambassador to Algiers Xavier Driencourt said. “We are getting closer to Morocco. And what will happen on the Algerian side? From my point of view, there are two possibilities: either we fall out again with the Algerians, especially if […]