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The sixth edition of the International Halieutis Fair kicked off Wednesday in Agadir, in the presence of 32 delegations from different countries including 13 ministers from African countries. Spain is the guest of honor of this edition which is held February 1 through 5 under the theme: “Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture: levers for an inclusive […]
Tanzania is seeking to have another OCP plant to produce fertilizers in the country as part of efforts to bolster farming output and reduce food inflation. “President Samia Suluhu Hassan had met with Moroccan state-owned fertilizer producer The OCP Group for talks to establish another plant in Tanzania,” Tanzanian media The Citizen reported. Morocco’s phosphates […]
Moroccan lawmakers, who took part in the 17th meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference convened in Algiers Jan.26-30, decried the remarks made by Speaker of Andean Parliament against Morocco’s territorial integrity. In a protest letter addressed to the Secretary General of the OIC Parliamentary Union, Head of the Moroccan MP […]
The expulsion of the Polisario militias from the African Union is a matter of time and not a principle as an increasing number of African countries realize the risks of admitting a separatist group into a continental organization of sovereign states. The Polisario has to be kicked out of the African Union for this organization […]
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy Oliver Varhelyi will visit Morocco during the week of February 20. The announcement was made by the Moroccan foreign department following a phone call Sunday between the European official and Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The ministry described the talks as “productive and constructive.” Varhelyi confirmed the phone call […]
The Moroccan government has reiterated its full support to the efforts engaged by the United Nations for the resolution of the Libyan conflict which is threatening the stability of the whole region. At a joint briefing held Monday in Rabat following his talks with UN envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita […]
Iraq reiterated, on Saturday, its firm support of the territorial integrity of Morocco. “I reiterate Iraq’s constant position on the Moroccan Sahara issue and its support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco,” Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein said at a joint press conference with his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, who was visiting […]
King Mohammed VI has spoken out strongly against Holocaust denial and in favor of the ideals of tolerance in Morocco and in the world, US Ambassador to Morocco Puneet Talwar said Sunday in Casablanca. “HM has spoken out strongly against Holocaust denial, and has supported and encouraged tolerance and coexistence in Morocco, in the region […]
The government of the Canary Islands said Morocco’s efforts to counter migrant trafficking networks resulted in a 30% drop in illegal arrivals to the Spanish archipelago. The head of the Canary Islands government Ángel Víctor Torres praised the approach of Prime Minister Sanchez to improve ties with Morocco ahead of the joint Spanish-Moroccan summit, Europa […]
A synagogue in Casablanca hosted Sunday a ceremony in the memory of the victims of the Holocaust on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration of this large-scale and painful massacre that marked the Second World War. The ceremony in Beth-el Synagogue was held under the theme “Mohammed V: protector of the Moroccan Jewish […]