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Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, called Friday in Brussels for “full optimization” of the Green Partnership between Morocco and the European Union, signed in October 2022, which constitutes an “innovative, promising, and dynamic cooperation framework”. This partnership, as an instrument for enhanced dialogue and cooperation, reflects a “strong convergence for sustainable, […]
The 10th General Assembly of the African Union of the Blind (AFUB) is held in Rabat this October 27-30, under the theme “Unity and solidarity”. This General Assembly, held under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, aims to draw inspiration from and highlight distinguished African and international experiences, capable of contributing to the achievement […]
Spanish socialist PSOE sealed a deal with the far-left Sumar coalition to end the political limbo in the country in a breakthrough agreement that includes abandoning support for the Polisario separatists. Under the outgoing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain has backed Morocco’s autonomy plan in the Sahara territory as the “sole” political […]
Several influential U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives have called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to reduce duty on imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco, saying the imposed tariffs have pushed global prices upward affecting U.S. farmers. The call comes after U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled lately that Commerce […]
By 2022, Morocco’s external debt stood at 423.6 billion dirhams ($41.2 bln) representing 31.8% of GDP, half of which was owed to multilateral development banks, according to finance ministry data. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an offshoot of the World Bank, holds the lion’s share in Morocco’s external debt with 93.1 billion dirhams, […]
The humanitarian assistance dispatched to the Palestinian population at the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, has been distributed on Thursday at the Palestinian Red Crescent association hospital in Al-Quds. The Moroccan emergency humanitarian aid is made up of large quantities of food aid, water, and medical products. The Rabat-based Bayt […]
The government of the Czech Republic has voiced support to the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “serious and credible” and offering a “good basis” for reaching a mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Declaration signed on […]
Thanks to tips and accurate information provided by Morocco’s General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) to the German intelligence services, a German-Egyptian national who was planning large-scale terrorist attacks in Germany, including a ramming attack, has been identified and arrested. The vigilance of Moroccan services have thus spared Germany a massacre. […]
Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, stood out miserably during a UN Security Council debate on the participation of women in international peace and security, by rehashing his country’s lies on the issue of the Sahara. In response to these fallacious assertions by the Algerian minister during this debate held Wednesday in New York, […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday a €250 million funding for Morocco to help the country to rebuild its economy in the regions of the Atlas Mountains that were hit by the recent earthquake. The Bank says the financial assistance is an initial response package spanning over three years (2023-2025). The […]