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King Felipe VI of Spain stressed on Wednesday that the upcoming high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain will be an opportunity to deepen “the vast bilateral relations.” “This meeting, which has not taken place since 2015, will allow us to deepen the vast bilateral relations, to work together on a more solid basis,” the Spanish […]
Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms the actions of an extremist who tore up a copy of the Holy Quran in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Kingdom “denounces this new provocative act that offends the sacred symbols and feelings of more than a billion Muslims,” said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. Morocco, “while […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison has reaffirmed Washington’s steadfast support to the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for a lasting resolution of the Sahara issue, describing the plan as “serious, credible and realistic”. The United States continues to view the autonomy plan presented by Rabat as serious, credible and realistic, […]
UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, stressed, on Tuesday in Paris, the commitment of King Mohammed VI to strengthening cooperation ties between Morocco and the UN organization. “We know the commitment and importance His Majesty the King and the Royal Family grant to enhancing further the Morocco-UNESCO cooperation”, said Ms. Azoulay during the signing ceremony, held under […]
Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez has highlighted the excellent cooperation ties existing between his country and Morocco, affirming that it is in the interest of the EU to maintain good relations with Rabat. Addressing on Tuesday the Spanish lawmakers, Pedro Sanchez stressed the strategic importance of maintaining good relations with neighboring Morocco not only for […]
Morocco and Saudi Arabi have signed Tuesday in Rabat a cooperation agreement providing for further cooperation in matters of combating terrorism and its financing. The agreement was signed between Morocco’s National Security and Territory Surveillance (DGST), and Saudi Arabia’s State Security agency after talks between the Director General of National Security and Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif […]
The IMF highlighted on Jan 24 the “very strong policy response” that Morocco took to mitigate the social and economic impact of the recent negative shocks fueled by the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. At the end of its Article IV consultations, the IMF said Morocco’s economy will bounce back to 4% in 2023 […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat, chaired, on Tuesday in Paris, the signing ceremony of a five-year partnership agreement between the Foundation and UNESCO. The agreement was inked, in presence of UNESCO Chief Audrey Azoulay, by Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO Assistant Director-General and Nouzha Alaoui, Secretary […]
Member of European Parliament Thierry Mariani denounced on Tuesday the biased stand adopted by the European Parliament against Morocco, a “key strategic partner of the EU in Africa”, while turning a blind eye to Algeria’s oppression of pro-democracy militants for gas supplies. “By tolerating everything from Algeria and systematically slamming Morocco, the EU and Macron […]
Morocco’s spending to support the purchasing power of its citizens at a context of imported inflation rose to 40 billion dirhams ($4 bln), finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. Cooking gas subsidies alone accounted for more than 50% of the subsidies budget at 22 billion dirhams due to an increase in prices in the international […]