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The United States and Morocco have encouraged all Mediterranean and African countries to join the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and to participate in future PSI-related events. In a joint statement issued by the U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the closing of the PSI North Africa Meeting, held on December […]
The challenges which the countries of the Arab region are currently facing, and which threaten their security and stability, are sometimes due to the policies and behaviors of some Arab countries towards other Arab nations, said King Mohammed VI. In a speech to the 1st China-Arab Summit, held Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Sovereign […]
Morocco has contributed $5 million to the African Development Fund (ADF), which provides concessional funding for projects, technical assistance for studies and capacity-building activities in Africa. The Moroccan contribution was made during the Fund’s 16th replenishment meeting convened in Tangier Dec.5-6 to raise money for low-income African countries to enable them counter social and economic […]
German aid worker Jörg Lange, who was abducted in 2018 in western Niger, has been released thanks to Moroccan intelligence services, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel. The news ended years of uncertainty and suffering for the hostage and his family, raising hope for resolving the cases of other captives. Mr.Lange, 63, was handed over […]
King Mohammed VI has expressed Morocco’s resolve to bolster China-Arab Strategic Partnership, while remaining committed to the just, legitimate causes of Arab countries and while helping to bring about a more equitable and balanced global political and economic system. In a speech addressed to the 1st China-Arab Summit, held Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the […]
The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated, this Friday, its firm positions and decisions in favor of the Moroccan Sahara and the preservation of the security and stability of the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as its territorial integrity. The Supreme Council stressed, at the end of its 43rd session held in […]
Head of Moroccan Govt. Aziz Akhannouch is representing King Mohammed VI in the 1st Arab-Chinese summit to open this Friday in Riyadh, to give a new momentum to economic, scientific and technological partnership between Beijing and Arab countries. The summiteers will also discuss multiform cooperation prospects in various strategic sectors for shared prosperity as well […]
French foreign minister Catherine Colonna will pay a visit to Morocco on Dec. 15-16 to discuss bilateral ties with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita after a period of faltering ties on the backdrop of France’s limiting number of visas for Moroccans. The news was relayed by the AFP which also cited Colonna saying she will […]
RAM has added another airplane bringing the total number of special fights to Qatar it has programmed to 8 carrying 2500 fans. Moroccan fans have drawn so far in this tournament spectacular scenes of non-stop cheering for the Atlas Lions, hoisting national flags and intonating cheers. Morocco made it on top of its group beating […]
Morocco and the United States co-hosted the North African Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop from December 6-8 in Tangier. The workshop, the first of its kind in the region, shows the Moroccan-American partnership and commitments to countering threats from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the region. Over the course of three days, civilian and […]