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The tripartite Spain-Morocco-Portugal bid commission for the organization of the 2030 World Cup held its first meeting in Las Rosas, Spain, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) reported on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Pedro Rosha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, the FRMF President, and Fernando […]
The Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have signed two partnership agreements, aimed at promoting the digital transformation of the administration and the digital inclusion of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Morocco. The two agreements, worth €8 million, were inked in Rabat by Minister of […]
A letter of intent was signed in Rabat this week between the Archives of Morocco Institution and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with a view to accompany implementation of a cooperation agreement, inked last November between the Moroccan institution and the National Archives of Korea, in the field of safeguarding and […]
Morocco denied that French President will pay a visit to the country after French foreign minister Carherine Colonna spread the fake news in an interview. President Macron’s visit “is neither on the agenda nor it is programmed,” an official source told Morocco’s news agency MAP. Colonna has told French media during her visit to Cairo […]
Earthquake-hit Morocco has been playing a central role in ensuring security and stability in Europe’s southern borders and its autonomy plan for the Sahara requires serious western attention, wrote the Financial Times. As Moroccan authorities and army maintain steady efforts to rescue and shelter population in earthquake-hit villages in the Atlas Mountains, Richard Shirreff of […]
Professional and credible international media on the ground in the earthquake affected areas in Morocco are witnessing the colossal efforts undertaken by authorities to rescue and shelter the people who lost their relatives and homes. “Overall the Moroccan government’s response has been reasonably effective,” wrote Peter Beaumont, a Guardian journalist specilized in covering disasters. While […]
As rescue and relief efforts continue unabated in the earthquake-hit areas, King Mohammed VI ordered that children who lost their parents to be given status of adoptees of the nation, in a gesture of national solidarity. The earthquake that struck a week ago was the deadliest since 1960 killing nearly 3000 people, destroying villages in […]
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths,commended on Friday Morocco’s “distinguished” history of building up and investing in its own response capacities, highlighting, in this regard, the country’s action in the aftermath of the Al Haouz earthquake. Morocco has mobilized “tremendous” resources to respond to the earthquake, pulling survivors from the […]
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles has expressed her appreciation for the logistical support provided by Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) to Spanish rescuers, enabling them to carry out their mission effectively following the earthquake that struck several Moroccan provinces on September 8. During a visit to a military base in Guadalajara, central Spain, Robles praised […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has praised Morocco’s leadership of the humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Sept.08. The Agency Administrator Samantha Power has voiced her country’s commitment to support the Government of Morocco’s recovery efforts, as the North African Kingdom’s works to provide immediate, life-saving humanitarian assistance […]