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The Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF) was granted this year to King Mohammed VI in recognition of the Monarch’s contributions for the development of sport at home and across Africa. The trophy was handed over by CAF President Patrice Motsepe to minister of national education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa […]
Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, two French journalists prosecuted in France for extortion and blackmail against Morocco’s King, were each sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The two journalists were being sued for asking several million euros in exchange for not publishing a book on the Kingdom in 2015. In November […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister received, Tuesday, a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The phone talks focused on the development of bilateral relations in the framework of mutual respect, constructive dialogue and strengthening sectoral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two sides also discussed regional and international issues, the […]
Morocco rises one spot to 7th global ranking in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). As in the previous two years, Morocco rates high in three main CCPI categories: Green house gas (GHG) emissions, energy use and climate policy. Morocco has been at the forefront of reducing its GHG emissions and it strengthened this […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco Nathalie Fustier signed, on Monday in Rabat, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027. This UNSDCF represents the reference instrument for planning and monitoring the implementation of UN activities in Morocco, in order to achieve the 2030 Development Goals […]
Morocco, a key supplier of tomatoes to European and West African markets, is expected to ease its export restrictions as production improves with the end of the cold waves. The country had placed restrictions on exports of tomatoes to West African markets after prices soared to more than 15 dirhams per kilo in the local […]
The International Commission of Solidarity with the Palestinian People has praised the clear and constant support of Morocco and King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, to the Palestinian cause. In a press release issued Monday, the Commission of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, an offshoot of the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization, also hailed Morocco’s […]
The Algerian army has killed a Sahrawi dweller of the Polisario-run Tindouf camp after shooting a pick-up in which he was transporting smuggled fuel. The assassinated Sahrawi is Said Ould El Bachir Ould Chaabane, a native of the Rguibat Oulad Daoud tribe who was known for making a living out of smuggled fuel. Summary executions […]
The Palestinian hospitals network in Al-Quds has highly commended King Mohammed VI for his tireless efforts to support the Holy City and its inhabitants in all fields. The network, which dispatched a delegation to Morocco lately, expressed satisfaction at the outcome of this visit as well as the warm welcome it received, within the framework […]
Morocco’s high speed TGV train, the first of its kind in Africa, is expected to transport 5 million passengers in 2023. Last year, the line attracted 4.2 million travelers and 3 million passengers in 2019. These figures have been disclosed by Head of Moroccan railway operator (ONCF), Mohamed Rabie Khlie, during the 11th UIC High-Speed […]