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Morocco condemned in the strongest terms the recent provocative acts in Jerusalem triggered by the incursion of an Israeli minister who entered once again the Al Aqsa mosque compound. “Such acts have become repeated and provocative,” said Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at a press conference in Rabat. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir […]
The Government of Kyiv has voiced strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as a “serious and credible” basis for reaching a “successful” settlement to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was expressed by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a joint press briefing held […]
Rich in phosphates and cobalt deposits, Morocco is poised to attract investments in the fields of electric batteries and environment-friendly vehicles as it pushes to achieve industrial sovereignty and expands high-tech manufacturing. The country’s officials have on multiple occasions mentioned an active quest to attract investors to build a gigafactory that will lure other EV […]
The World Bank issued its ranking of the globe’s best performing container ports, giving the fourth place to Tanger Med, which has outperformed African and Mediterranean counterparts. The report dubbed Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compares operational performance across ports using 2022 data. Morocco’s Tanger Med port was only outperformed in the ranking by China’s […]
Morocco has called for a coordinated mobilization of leaders and intensive action to safeguard Africa’s interests in the global response to pandemics. The call was launched from Geneva by Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN in New York, in his capacity as the UN General Assembly facilitator for the high-level meeting and political […]
The Arab Summit, convened Friday in Jeddah, lauded Morocco’s efforts engaged for the settlement of the Libyan crisis and praised the Kingdom’s solidarity with Yemen. In their final declaration, the Arab leaders stressed the importance of the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat in 2015 for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis. […]
King Mohammed VI chaired a ministerial council focusing on the farm output and decrees relating to defense as well as the approval of nominations to senior positions in multiple agencies and institutions. During the council, agriculture minister Mohamed Sadki mentioned that the cereals output this year is expected to improve 62% from last year to […]
The 32nd Arab Summit, held Friday in Jeddah, voiced strong support to the role played by Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI and Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency in defending the Holy City and the resistance of its Palestinian inhabitants. King Mohammed VI is represented in the Jeddah Summit by Prince Moulay Rachid. In their […]
Morocco’s Prince Moulay Rachid is representing King Mohammed VI in the Arab Summit which opened this Friday in Jeddah, marking the return of Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension following a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters against President Bachar Al-Assad. Upon his arrival Friday at King Abdelaziz International Airport, Prince Moulay Rachid […]
Morocco is busy working to reduce its dependence on foreign-made weapons by developing its own defense industry, said Defenseweb online publication. To reach its strategic goal, Morocco signed in 2019 with Brazil an agreement to share military technology. The agreement, which includes “investment cooperation and facilitation” in military industry, is the first of its kind […]