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Spain officially reaffirms Autonomy Plan as “the most serious, realistic and credible basis” for the settlement of Sahara dispute; importance of Sahara issue for Morocco

Spain has officially reaffirmed that the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, is “the most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of this dispute” and underlined the importance of Sahara issue for Morocco. This came in a written response by the Government to the question asked at the congress by […]

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Ambassador Amrani presents his Letters of Appointment as Morocco’s Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States

Morocco’s newly appointed ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, on Tuesday presented his letters of appointment to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, as the Kingdom’s Permanent Observer to the OAS. During the letters presentation ceremony held at the headquarters of the regional institution in Washington, Amrani underlined […]

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Morocco-Spain security, intelligence cooperation discussed in Rabat

Ways to bolster cooperation between Morocco and Spain in the realms of security and intelligence were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday between, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Spanish Commissioner-General of Information, Eugenio Pereiro Blanco, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco at the head of […]

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Morocco’s distinguished model of tolerance, peaceful coexistence highlighted in Washington

Morocco’s distinguished model of tolerance and peaceful coexistence was highlighted in Washington at a conference organized Monday by the US think tank The American Foreign Policy Council. Speaking at the conference’s panel on “Religious authority and State power,” Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, stressed that “Morocco’s approach offers a unique model of […]

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Sahara: Gabon reiterates support for Morocco’s territorial integrity

President of the Transitional National Assembly of the Republic of Gabon, Jean-François Ndongou, reiterated, Monday from Rabat, his country’s firm position in favor of the kingdom’s territorial integrity and the Moroccan sovereignty over of the Sahara. This position was expressed during a meeting between Ndongou, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom at […]

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Rabat hosts parliamentary conference on South-South Cooperation

Rabat will host this February 15-16 a parliamentary conference on South-South Cooperation that will discuss the “Role of National Parliaments and Regional and Continental Parliamentary Unions in Africa, the Arab World, and Latin America in Enhancing Strategic Partnerships and Achieving Joint Integration and Development.” The conference will address current strategic issues, mainly those related to […]

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Parliamentary Assembly of Union for Mediterranean convenes 17th Plenary Session, other meetings in Rabat

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (AP-UfM) will convene its 17th plenary session, the 8th Summit of its presidents, as well as the meetings of its standing committees, bureau and extended bureau on Thursday and Friday (Feb.15-16) at the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Rabat. The meetings will examine the […]

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AFCON 2025 in Morocco: Alassane Ouattara hands Africa Cup of Nations Flag to FRMF President

Chairman of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, received, on Sunday, the flag of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from president of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, in anticipation of the 35th edition to be held in Morocco in 2025. The Africa Cup of Nations flag was presented to Lekjaa at the end […]

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French new FM says will mend ties with Morocco, reiterates support for autonomy plan

French new foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné said he will invest in improving ties with Morocco and reaffirmed Paris support for the Sahara autonomy plan. “The Republic’s President has personally asked me to invest in French-Moroccan relations to open a new chapter in our toes. I will be committed to that,” Sejourne told Ouest-France daily paper. […]

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AFCON-2025 in Morocco will be ‘huge success’ – CAF President

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Morocco in 2025 will be “excellent” and will undoubtedly be a “huge success”, said, on Friday, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe. “The next AFCON will be of a very high standard. As for the date of its organization, we will […]