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The strengthening of cooperation between Morocco and Libya in the fight against financial crimes was at the focus of a meeting between public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, president of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, El Hassan Daki, and chairman of the Administrative Control Authority in Libya, Suleiman Al-Shanti. During this meeting, Daki gave an […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe arrived this Friday in Morocco to attend the draw of the Club World Cup due in the North African Kingdom between 1-11 February. The two top football officials arrived at the Rabat-Salé airport coming aboard a private jet from Algeria. […]
The U23 national soccer team is, Friday morning, at the Rabat-Salé airport waiting for the official authorization to take off to Constantine to take part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be held from January 13 to February 4, 2023. “We are at the airport and we are still waiting for the official […]
The World Bank expects Morocco’s economic growth to increase to 3.5 percent in 2023 and 3.7 percent the following year as the country’s agriculture sector recovers gradually from last year’s drought. The spending of the North African Govt. is expected to partially offset weakness in private consumption stemming from high inflation, underlined the WB in […]
Pope Francis expressed the deep consideration he harbors for King Mohammed VI, and hailed the distinguished relations between the Kingdom and the Holy See. On the occasion of the traditional exchange of New Year’s greetings, organized by the Pope in honor of the diplomatic corps, and during the presentation of the greetings of the Moroccan […]
Ties between Morocco and Spain are ushering a new era as they have become stronger than ever thanks to a clear-cut road map, said King Felipe VI of Spain. “With Morocco, we have ushered in a new era that allows us to make progress on a more solid basis,” said the Spanish king, who lauded […]
A joint security operation conducted by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spain’s General Commissariat of Information led to the dismantling of an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell composed of three individuals that were operating in the two countries. The security interventions conducted by elements of the special forces of the General Directorate of Territorial […]
Means to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and the United Kingdom in matters of defense for the promotion of peace and regional stability were discussed at separate meetings held in Rabat Tuesday by British Senior Defense Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, Air Marshal Martin Elliot Sampson, with Minister Delegate in charge of the […]
1337, a coding school founded by Morocco’s state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer OCP Group and located at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, ranked 3rd at CodinGame Fall Challenge 2022, a world leading coding contest, held from December 12, 2022 to January 05, 2023. The fee-free school, according to the daily Les […]
Morocco’s agricultural and fisheries exports rose to an unprecedented 8 billion dollars in 2021, up 20% compared with 2022, the agriculture ministry said. This rise was achieved despite a lack of rainfall that affected cereals whose output dropped 67% to 3.4 million tons. Agricultural and fisheries exports now stand in the third position behind phosphates […]