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UK Oblin group, which builds and operates hybrid utility scale solar, wind, hydro, biomass, waste to energy power stations, will carry out a major green hydrogen project in the Moroccan Saharan Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region. This zero-carbon project was disclosed following a visit paid lately by a delegation of investors, led by Oblin’s CEO, Brannan Tempest, […]
Morocco has called, on Thursday in Addis Ababa, before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) for a coherent and viable regional response to counter terrorism and violent extremism in the Sahel. “A coherent and viable regional response is needed to counter terrorism and violent extremism in the Sahel. In this […]
The Moroccan-Russian relations and the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit due in St. Petersburg July 27-29 were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Moscow between Moroccan ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara and deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The two parties also discussed bilateral political dialogue on regional issues of common concern, said the Russian foreign […]
Israel’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara is a “major boost for the peace in the Middle East,” British Conservative MP Liam Fox said on Wednesday. The vision and commitment to peace by King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take bilateral relations to a new high and send a strong […]
The United States has reaffirmed its unequivocal position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, two days after Israel made a similar move. Speaking to the media, spokesman for the State Department Matthew Miller said the US recognition of the Sahara as part of Morocco “has not been changed.” He also said the US […]
King Mohammed VI has said that Israel’s “important” decision to recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara and to favorably consider the opening of a Consulate in the city of Dakhla is “both just and far-sighted.” This came in a message that the Sovereign has addressed to the Prime Minister of Israel Benyamin Netanyahu. […]
Morocco and Spain have conducted a joint security operation that led to the arrest of two sympathizers of ISIS, one in Nador and one in the city of Lérida. Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), acting on information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested on Wednesday a follower of ISIS […]
The Israeli recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara continues to reverberate positively among the Israeli political class and Western pundits as a major turning point towards the diplomatic end of an artificial-conflict that has long-lasted. Right after the letter by Prime Minister Netanyahu to King Mohammed VI announcing the new position in support of […]
Morocco received the agreement in principle to obtain the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at the 56th meeting of foreign ministers of member countries held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Morocco, the first African country to benefit from this status, aims through this […]
Morocco has scored a major win in its defense of its territorial integrity with the Israeli outspoken recognition, adding to the vocal support of Washington and other Western capitals. The Israeli decision was announced in a letter to King Mohammed VI from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said his country also “considers positively” opening a […]