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Morocco is ready to host the second edition of the Negev Forum this autumn, and hopes that the political context will be favorable, said, on Friday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. “We hope that the context will be favorable to the holding of this important event on the one hand, but also […]
Morocco, whose Sovereign, King Mohammed VI, chairs the Al Quds Committee, reiterates its rejection of all Israeli violations and unilateral actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, said, Friday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. “The Kingdom is following with concern recent worrying developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, in a regional and international […]
Switzerland has commended Morocco’s “serious and credible” efforts aimed at reaching a lasting political settlement to the Sahara issue, saying the autonomy plan proposed by the North African Kingdom offers a realistic solution to this regional dispute. Speaking to journalists at the end of a working meeting he held Friday in Rabat with his Moroccan […]
On the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Thursday at the Royal College of Higher Military Education (CREMS) in Kenitra, the graduation ceremony of the 23rd group of the Advanced Defense Course and the 57th […]
Morocco’s fertilizer manufacturer, OCP, said it plans to invest 7 billion dollars in an industrial complex that will help it produce green ammonia from hydrogen produced from renewable energies in the southern region of Tarfaya. The project- which will also include a desalination plant- is part of the already announced $13 bln-project to fully shift […]
Ways of strengthening Moroccan-Portuguese security cooperation to counter terrorism and cross-border organized crime were at center of talks held Wednesday & Thursday in Portugal between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & domestic intelligence agency and top Portuguese intelligence officials. During this working visit, Hammouchi was accompanied by a large security delegation. He met with […]
Morocco has been elected, in the person of Abderrahman Tlemçani, to the post of member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), for the period 2024-2027, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco’s election, with 153 votes out of 181 voting member states present, took place during the […]
The Moroccan economy has made remarkable progress and impressive export growth, particularly in industrial sectors such as automotive and renewable energies, said Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. “Morocco has exported 700,000 cars, which shows the country’s upward trend in this highly competitive sector. The North African Kingdom also manufactures aircraft […]
Morocco’s aviation sector is experiencing “remarkable” evolution, and the Kingdom, a vibrant and strategic country in North Africa, is emerging as a key player in this field, states US Forbes Magazine in an article by a business strategist. “The global aviation industry is expected to grow over the next 10 years, and I believe Morocco […]
Morocco and the Netherlands signed an agreement to create an investment fund worth €300 million, equivalent to 3.2 billion dirhams, to finance investment projects in infrastructure. The agreement for this fund was signed this Wednesday, in Rabat’s twin city, Salé, in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is on an official visit […]