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UMA: Libya says No Maghreb without Morocco & Mauritania

Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohamed Yunes El-Menfi has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI following the 2nd tripartite summit convened by Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in the absence of Morocco and Mauritania. The Libyan message was handed over to Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita by El-Menfi’s brother and personal envoy during a […]

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Security Cooperation: Chief of Morocco’s DGSN-DGST on a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour

Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance agencies Abdellatif Hammouchi paid a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour to several Middle Eastern countries. Hammouchi and his accompanying delegation met in Doha with several high-ranking Qatari security officials, including the head of State Security. According to a statement from the […]

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Paris wants to draw on Morocco’s Imam training experience

Paris is looking forward to learning from Morocco’s extensive Imam training experience as it plans to stop hiring religious preachers from abroad, French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said. Darmanin visited Rabat on April 22 and met both interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit and Morocco’s religious affairs minister Ahmed Taoufiq. Following talks with Taoufiq, Darmanin said “the […]

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Sahara: Sierra Leone reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity & for Autonomy Plan

Sierra Leone, which has a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, said the autonomy plan is the only “credible, serious and realistic” solution to end the dispute over the Sahara.   This came in a joint statement following talks in Rabat between Sierra Leonean and Moroccan foreign ministers, Timothy Musa Kabba and Nasser Bourita. […]

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France’s Interior Minister describes security cooperation with Morocco as excellent

French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, has commended, Monday in Rabat, the excellent security cooperation between France and Morocco. Cooperation between France and Morocco in the field of security is excellent, with many common stakes, including the fight against drugs, terrorist networks, and crime, said Darmanin at a press briefing following talks with his […]

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Morocco’s counterterrorism experience under spotlights at African high-level meeting

Morocco’s efforts in combating terrorism were under the spotlights during the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting held in Abuja this April 22 – 23, under the theme “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institutions to Address the Evolving Terrorist Threat in Africa.” Ismaël Chekkori, Director of Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made a presentation on […]

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WTO: Morocco building multidimensional development model & resilient economy

Morocco is building a new multidimensional development model, based on democracy, economic growth and human development, says World Trade Organization in its review report of the country’s trade policy. Since 2016, Morocco’s economy has experienced steady growth, notwithstanding cyclical fluctuations. Its average growth rate stands at 2.1%, thereby consolidating its position as an emerging economy […]

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Commonwealth of Dominica reiterates support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, sovereignty

The Commonwealth of Dominica reaffirmed, on Monday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué issued following talks in Rabat between visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Vince Henderson, and his Moroccan peer, […]

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Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chairs opening ceremony of Meknes agriculture fair

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, in Meknes on Monday, the opening ceremony of the 16th International Agricultural Fair in Morocco (SIAM), held April 22-28, under the theme “Climate and Agriculture: Advocating Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems” and featuring Spain as guest of honor. At the start of the opening ceremony of this 16th edition, […]

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Moroccan-French cooperation in facing the challenges of security, terrorist threats reviewed in Rabat

Moroccan-French cooperation in taking up the challenges of security and terrorist threats as well as Morocco’s operational and logistical support to France as part of the preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were reviewed at a meeting between the two countries’ Interior Ministers held in Rabat this Monday. The Moroccan and French Ministers of […]