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UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura arrived on Monday in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, in a bid to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara issue. The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General “is looking forward to conducting visits in the region and meetings, engaging all concerned ahead of the issuance […]
The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered on September 4th in Jakarta, officially granted Morocco the status of “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” within this grouping, another achievement scored by the Kingdom on the international scene. This announcement, which was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in […]
N-Sea, a Netherlands-based underwater solutions provider, is contributing to the development of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project through survey operations. The company has collaborated closely with ship owner Rederij Groe to transform the seismic support vessel, 7-Waves, into a research vessel equipped with advanced equipment for this project. According to N-Sea, the project is […]
Morocco’s trade deficit shrank 6.5% as the country’s energy imports dropped 20%, Morocco’s foreign exchange office said. Energy imports stood at 69 billion dirhams, offsetting a drop in phosphates and fertilizers exports by 40% to 40.8 billion dirhams, due to lower prices. State-owned phosphates and fertilizers producer said a few days ago its sales were […]
Morocco’s double World Champion Soufiane El Bakkali (3000m steeplechase) has continued his momentum, securing victory in the Diamond League in Xiamen, China, Saturday. Fresh off his second World Championship title in the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 19-27, Soufiane El Bakkali snatched gold in the Diamond League on Saturday in Xiamen, China, […]
The Moroccan police, in collaboration with customs services at Bab Sebta crossing point, thwarted an attempt to smuggle in Morocco a cargo of ecstasy and boufa drug. Police services apprehended the driver, a Moroccan, and his Spanish wife immediately upon their arrival in Morocco, said a DGSN press release. Police seized 20,056 ecstasy tablets and […]
Abdellatif Jouahri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, is among the best Central Bank Governors in the world, according to the latest ranking issued by US magazine Global Finance. Jouahri earned an “A-” granted by the New York-based magazine in its “Central Banker Report Cards 2023,” an annual assessment of Central Bank governors. Bank Al-Maghrib is […]
The strategic military partnership binding Morocco and the USA and the Roadmap for Defense Cooperation signed by the two countries were at the focus of a meeting that gathered Friday in Rabat Abdeltif Loudyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration, and a visiting delegation of U.S. Congressmen. In compliance with royal instructions, […]
Morocco and Russia are celebrating this week the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov exchanged congratulatory messages on this occasion. The messages reaffirmed commitment to enhance and deepen the multidimensional and mutually beneficial cooperation between Morocco and Russia, the […]
The Oujda public prosecutor’s office initiated, on August 29, an investigation based on the testimony of an individual who alleges to have been victim, along with 4 others, of a violent incident at sea, as per a judicial source that spoke with MAP. The group of five, who were riding jet-skis, reportedly became lost at […]