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A pathological fixation on Morocco has been ongoing in Algerian media at the instigation of a military-run regime that made attacking Rabat its daily tactic in a failed attempt to distract a disenchanted people from its own looming financial and economic collapse. Last but not least, Algerian state-sponsored media, including once-independent TSA, revealed their superficiality […]
Moroccan authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of three ISIS operatives who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the North African Kingdom. Aged between 19 and 28, the jihadists were nabbed by counter-terror units in simultaneous operations conducted in the cities of Tetouan, Larache and Souk El Arbaa. After raiding their homes, the […]
The World Food Program cited in a report a series of dysfunctions that hindered the delivery of aid to the population held against their will by the Polisario in Tindouf camps. The report mentioned WFP’s non-ability to oversee the distribution of aid in the camps due to a lack of free access, adding that it […]
The Arab Ministerial Committee on Iran has reiterated its solidarity with Morocco in the face of the interference of the Iranian regime and its ally Hezbollah in the Kingdom’s internal affairs. A statement issued by the Committee at a meeting it held in Cairo stressed that the arming and training by Iran of separatist elements […]
The African Development Bank AfDB ranked Morocco the second largest industrial country in the African continent with a narrow margin behind South Africa. Moroccan industrial exports accounted for 21% of Africa’s manufactured exports, widening the gaps with North African peers such as Egypt and Tunisia. Morocco has developed in the previous decade the industrial acceleration […]
Thanks to its sound economic and financial fundamentals, Morocco has fostered its attractiveness to foreign investors, while receiving preferential terms from international financial organizations. Within a month, Morocco’s reforms earned it an exit from the grey list of the Global financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force. Few days later, Morocco scored another financial […]
France 24, a French state-owned TV network, continues its orchestrated hostile campaign against Morocco’s territorial integrity by broadcasting a false report unfairly accusing the North African Kingdom of exploiting the Sahara resources. In its program “In 5 minutos” on the Moroccan Sahara issue, Natalia Plazas of Spanish channel of France-24 reproduced the lies of the […]
King Mohammed VI will be honored next Tuesday in Kigali with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF). The announcement was made Tuesday by CAF in a press release. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame will also receive the same trophy awarded in recognition for best achievements accomplished in 2022. CAF Chief […]
Iranian drones have made their way to North Africa through Algeria, posing a threat to the stability of the region, at a time Morocco has been calling the international community’s attention to this threat and warning against the acquisition of drones by terrorist and separatist groups. At the end of 2022, Moroccan Senior Officials highlighted […]
The International Monetary Fund intends to approve Morocco’s request for a 5 billion-dollar Flexible Credit Line (FCL) during a meeting of its executive board meeting. “Considering Morocco’s very strong policy frameworks and track record, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva intends to recommend approval of the FCL arrangement for Morocco when the IMF Executive Board meets […]