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FBI Director Christopher Wray conferred on Tuesday in Rabat with Head of Morocco’s National Police and Domestic Intelligence agency Abdellatif Hammouchi on bilateral cooperation against emerging threats and security challenges related to transnational crime. The two sides also discussed ways to disrupt the movement of terrorists through borders, the exchange of information on jihadists, address […]
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares highlighted again the “tangible and concrete results” scored in the relationship with Morocco in all areas thanks to the new roadmap set by the two countries. Addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress of Deputies on Tuesday, the foreign Minister said that the new relationship with Morocco […]
Morocco and Kenya have agreed to strengthen cooperation ties between the two countries’ offices of public prosecutors, especially in the judicial field. A memorandum of understanding was signed, Tuesday in Nairobi, between the King’s Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, El Hassan Daki, and Director of the Attorney […]
Morocco and the Netherlands have agreed to strengthen further their cooperation ties to counter the threats and challenges posed by criminal activities of cross-border trafficking networks, including people smuggling. The agreement was reached during the meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit and Dutch minister of Migration Eric Van […]
The Moroccan film “Sharaa”, by director Hussein Hanin, won the “Golden Hypatia” Award at the 9th Alexandria Short Film Festival. The short film (19 minutes), which was screened for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa, tells the story of “Assou” a man in his 40s who loves his wife and daughter, […]
The partnership set between the World Bank and Morocco is constantly evolving and gaining momentum thanks to constant dialogue, better coordination and shared socio-economic development vision. WB Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg, who is currently visiting the country, said the Bank will continue to support the efforts made by the North African country […]
The latest Summit of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa 18-19 Feb., has not addressed or made any reference to the Sahara issue, respecting the UN exclusive role in handling this regional dispute. The summiteers have thus honored their political commitment and respected the resolution passed unanimously during the 2018 AU summit convened in […]
A new detailed report by a US spyware and malware researcher has deflated the espionage allegations claiming that Morocco had used the Pegasus spyware. Spyware and malware researcher Jonathan Scott has published a new detailed report, debunking allegations and claims targeting Morocco on its alleged use of Pegasus spyware. In his report published on Saturday, […]
Following the bad weather and heavy snowfalls recorded in the provinces of Ouarzazate, Zagora and Taroudant, King Mohammed VI has given his high instructions to the various departments concerned to mobilize all the required means and coordinate their actions to provide the necessary assistance and help to the affected populations. In application of the royal […]
Rabat hosted this February 17-18 the World Pre-Forum on Human Rights as a prelude to the third World Forum on Human Rights (WFRH) will take place in Argentina in March 2023. The global pre-forum was organized by the Moroccan Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH-UNESCO), which […]