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World Para Athletics Championships: Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra Idrissi Breaks 1500m World Record

Moroccan para-athlete Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi has cracked the 1500 m world record at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championship taking place in Paris July 8 – 17. Fatima Ezzahra won gold in women’s 1500m T12, setting new world record at 4:22.15. American athlete Liza Corso ranked 2nd followed by Tunisia’s Somaya Bousaid. The Paris […]

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Guinea’s Consul General Soriba Camara installed in Dakhla

Soriba Camara was officially installed as Guinea’s Consul General in Dakhla at a ceremony that took place on Monday in the presence of Guinean Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 7th Morocco-Guinea Joint Cooperation Commission, held in Dakhla under the co-chairmanship of Kouyaté and his Moroccan peer Nasser […]

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Morocco’s Masen picks six consortiums in pre-qualifications to build 400 MW solar plant

Morocco’s agency for sustainable energy unveiled a list of six consortiums pre-qualified to build the second phase of Midlet solar plant for a total capacity of 400 megawatts. Morocco’s Nareva, an offshoot of Al Mada investment fund, is in the same consortium led by Belgium’s International Power in the project known as Noor Midelt II. […]

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Guinea: Morocco‘s Autonomy Plan, the “ONLY Credible and Realistic” Solution to Sahara Issue

Guinea has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is the “only credible and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. In a joint statement issued Monday following the 7th meeting of the Moroccan-Guinean Cooperation Commission convened in Dakhla, Guinea’s Foreign minister Morissanda Kouyaté […]

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Spanish PM hails as ‘Strategic’ partnership with Morocco

President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sánchez has reaffirmed the “solid ties” existing between Rabat and Madrid, and hailed the “dynamic cooperation” and “strategic partnership” between the two kingdoms. “In the context of Spain’s foreign policy, we have strong ties with Morocco of all kinds, but above all human ties created by our citizens and […]

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MENA: Morocco in top five states generating electricity from solar power; third developing country attracting most investments in green energy

Morocco is one of the top five nations in the Middle East and North Africa that produce the most electricity from solar energy, according to a survey by the Emirati Energy platform, and according to the Global Investment for 2023 report published lately by the United Nations, the kingdom ranks among the top ten developing […]

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Seawater desalination: OCP to help improve drinking water supply for Safi, El Jadida regions

Morocco’s phosphate & fertilizer giant OCP has renewed its determination to help improve drinking water supply in the country through the signing of a new memorandum of understanding as well as a concession contract with the government under which the two sides will cooperate to provide potable water through desalination of seawater to Safi and […]

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“The M6 Code” or King Mohammed VI’s mark – French weekly

Under the eloquent title “Le Code M6”, the French weekly Le Nouvel Economiste has published a dossier on Morocco, in which it asserts that “since he came to power in 1999, Mohamed VI has left his mark”, the Kingdom now being “considered one of the most dynamic economies in the North African region.” The country […]

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U-23 AFCON Final: Morocco win Cup after beating Egypt 2-1, receive royal congratulations message

Morocco won on Saturday the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Egypt 2-1 in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the team upon their coronation at the U-23 AFCON and their qualification for the forthcoming Olympic Games. In this message, the Sovereign […]

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Morocco’s King urges Ulema to exert positive influence on people by highlighting virtues of moderation, balance

Ulema have a duty to have a beneficial presence in people’s lives, by introducing them to the virtues of moderation and tolerance, and by neutralizing any negative sway ignorant extremists may have on innocent minds, stressed King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, on Saturday. In a message addressed Saturday to participants in a symposium […]