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The United Kingdom is actively pursuing comprehensive trade and security post-Brexit agreements, the main aim being to unlock the significant opportunities abounding across the African continent, and particularly in Morocco, the gateway to Africa. Actually, since leaving the European Union, the UK has been eyeing the Moroccan market, considering it one of the promising markets […]
The European Commission has approved a €177 million assistance for Morocco within the frame of the Integrated Program for the reconstruction and comprehensive upgrade of the disaster areas (2024-2028), which was drawn up by Moroccan authorities following the earthquake that struck Al Haouz on 8 Sept. 2023. Furthermore, in a joint effort between the EU […]
The Arab Information Ministers’ Council on Sunday commended the role played by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Al Committee, in supporting the Holy City and the Palestinian cause. In a resolution adopted at the end of its meeting in Tripoli, the Council’s Executive Office called on Arab media to highlight the efforts made […]
Morocco’s police arrested, on Sunday at Tangier Ibn Batouta Airport, a foreign national, subject of an international arrest warrant issued by German judicial authorities, for alleged international drug trafficking. The suspect, aged 27, was arrested immediately after arriving onboard a flight from Istanbul airport in Turkey, a security source said. The suspect was the […]
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger have welcomed the international initiative announced by King Mohammed VI to enable these African landlocked countries have access to the Atlantic Ocean, a project that will transform the economies of these countries and the entire region. The supportive stand was voiced Saturday in Marrakesh by the Foreign Ministers of […]
Four landlocked countries in the Shael welcomed the initiative launched by Morocco’s king to facilitate their access to the Atlantic coast, a goal that requires investments in infrastructure and a co-development approach. Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad expressed at a meeting hosted by Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita in Marrakech Saturday their gratitude to […]
Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop affirmed on Saturday in Marrakech that Mali is “strongly engaged” in King Mohammed VI’s international initiative to facilitate the access of Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean, pointing out that granting water means granting life, and Morocco has chosen to grant the sea to non-coastal countries. The remarks were made […]
The ministerial coordination on the international initiative of King Mohammed VI to promote access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean started this Saturday in Marrakech, with the participation of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad. The royal initiative was unveiled in the speech delivered on the 48th anniversary of the Green March, wherein […]
Morocco and Indonesia signed, Friday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. The MoU was signed following talks in Rabat between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and his Indonesian peer, Retno Marsudi. The MoU aims to diversify and expand cooperation areas, notably in matters of security […]
The specter of drought is still haunting Morocco for the fourth consecutive year amid delayed rainfall and emptying reservoirs. The alarm bell was rang by water minister Nizar Baraka who warned that some cities should prepare for a rationing of water as part of measures to reduce demand. “The country is heading to a fourth […]