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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 […]
Pundits have been warning that terror groups in Africa have found a breeding ground for recruiting militants in the huge refugee camps scattered around the continent, including the Polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf in Algeria, with plans to stage attacks on Europe. “Islamists have a strong presence in Africa and recruit in huge refugee camps. And […]
The Sahara conflict and the serious regional threat posed by the Iranian military support to the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militia have triggered the alarm bell at the UK parliament. During a debate held lately at the House of Commons on Iranian hostile activities threatening UK partners and allies, conservative MP James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend […]
Chairmen of foreign affairs committees of African parliaments have reaffirmed their respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of African countries. This came in the final declaration adopted by the African parliamentary colloquium on “African parliamentary cooperation in the face of pressing challenges” held in Rabat. The MPs expressed in the final declaration their unwavering […]
US agency Bloomberg has highlighted the dynamics of the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry as well as the Kingdom’s efforts to promote local production so as to foster Africa’s health sovereignty. A robust homegrown industry would help Africa ensure adequate supplies of critical treatments, said Lamia Tazi, chief executive officer of Moroccan pharmaceutical group SOTHEMA, in an […]
Morocco’s active role in the fight against synthetic drugs was highlighted during a virtual ministerial meeting to Launch the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. The coalition, set up at at the initiative of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is meant to pool efforts to prevent the production and trafficking of illicit synthetic […]
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, congratulated Morocco on its “world-class” soccer stadiums and infrastructure, as the CAF Executive Committee held its meeting in the new headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) in Rabat on Friday. Following the meeting and a tour of the FRMF’s new premises, CAF chief […]
Morocco and Germany agreed on Thursday in Berlin to launch next year the Multidimensional Strategic Dialogue agreed upon in 2022. This dialogue will serve as a basis for moving forward in bilateral relations and strengthen coherence between the different areas of bilateral cooperation. The announcement came at the end of a meeting between Foreign Minister, […]
Germany reiterated, on Thursday, its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, as a “serious and credible” effort by the Kingdom and a “very good basis for a solution accepted by the parties.” Head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, reiterated Germany’s “long-standing support for the UN-led process for a realistic, […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale has laid bare the Algerian Foreign Minister’s manifest contradictions before the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku on Thursday, pointing out that Algeria is instrumentalizing the Movement’s principles it claims to promote in international forums at a time when it has persisted in violating them for decades. Hilal’s remarks […]