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Member of UK Parliament Liam Fox has expressed support for the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is the “only practical way” to move forward and end the stalemate. The former UK trade secretary made the remarks Wednesday in Rabat following talks with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilal underscored the tenets of Moroccan diplomatic action on top of which a steadfast attachment to multilateralism in line with the UN charter, uncompromising on the Kingdom’s territorial integrity and neighborliness with Algeria. Speaking at a lengthy and detailed interview with Jeune Afrique, Ambassador Hilale reiterated Morocco’s […]
Morocco needs to create conditions propitious for the emergence of medium sized industries that are well-integrated in the domestic market in order to bolster the value added of the job market and absorb job seekers leaving the primary sector, head of Morocco’s planning agency HCP said. Speaking at the presentation of a recent study on […]
The United States has commended Morocco’s role in the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Africa. The praise was voiced by US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins, during the opening session of the high-level political meeting of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), […]
King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Tuesday in the town of Tamesna, the Cité des Métiers et des Compétences (CMC/City of Trades and Skills) for the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, a new-generation vocational training facility dedicated to excellence and innovation. The Rabat-Salé-Kénitra CMC is part of an overall program to build 12 CMCs in different regions of the […]
The Polisario and its mentor Algeria have suffered a new setback in their new strategy to hassle Morocco economically through challenges filed by European proxy NGOs, with a painful blow by the UK’s justice system rejecting a challenge to a trade deal with Morocco covering the Sahara. The new resounding failure adds to past desperate […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphate company OCP has reported $1.78 billion in first quarter of 2023 against $2.6 billion earned in the same period last year. Yet, this year’s results show the resilience of the global leader in the fertilizer industry in challenging market conditions, says the company in a press release. Global fertilizer prices continued to […]
Zambia has reiterated its unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and autonomy plan offered by the North African Kingdom for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing this plan as the “only reliable and realistic” solution” to the Sahara regional dispute. The supportive stand comes in a joint statement issued Tuesday in Rabat following talks held […]
King Mohammed VI has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of Türkiye, wishing him success in his continuing efforts to lead the Turkish people towards further progress and prosperity. The Monarch has also lauded the two countries’ fruitful cooperation thanks to the shared willingness and strong determination to strengthen bilateral ties in […]
A UK court rejected irrevocably the challenge by the Polisario to the association agreement with Morocco which includes the Sahara territory, in a new setback for the Algerian-backed separatist group that should serve as an example to follow for the EU. The appeal was filed by the UK-based Algerian proxy Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) which […]