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The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) opened on Wednesday in Marrakesh a three-day meeting to discuss the post-covid 19 challenges facing tourism amid high inflation and soaring energy prices, aggravated by the Russia-Ukraine war, which triggered a global energy crisis. Over 250 representatives of UNWTO member countries, including tourism ministers, public or […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until December 31, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by […]
German Development Bank (KfW) has pledged to provide Morocco €165 million funding to continue reforming its financial system which has shown resilience to external shocks. The KfW financial support includes a €150 million loan and a €15 million grant. Funding agreements were inked Wednesday in Rabat by Economy & Finance Minister Nadia Fettah and Head […]
Morocco will soon unveil the first 100% locally made petrol-powered car, building on an existing network of suppliers with an affordable cost, industry minister Ryad Mezzour said. Quoted by l’Economist daily, Mezzour said the car, NEO, will be marketed at a competitive price of 170,000 dirhams and that it will find its first customers in […]
Lebanon said it supports Morocco’s territorial integrity and unity and rejects all separatist entities, reads a joint Moroccan-Lebanese statement. The statement was released following talks between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Lebanese peer FM Abdallah Bou Habib on the sidelines of the 9th Alliance of Civilizations forum held in Fez. Habib voiced satisfaction […]
King Mohammed VI received UN chief Antonion Guterres to whom he reiterated Morocco’s steady position to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara on the basis of the autonomy initiative. Morocco has put forward in 2007 the autonomy initiative under its sovereignty as a win-win solution to the Algeria-fabricated conflict. The talks also raised resolution […]
The President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, received Wednesday in the Djiboutian capital royal envoy Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, who handed him a written message from King Mohammed VI. In a statement to the press after the audience, Bensaid, who is Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, said that the royal message he delivered to […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazaouani. The message was handed on Tuesday in Nouakchott to the Mauritanian Head of State by Moroccan Minister of Economic Inclusion Younes Skouri. The Moroccan envoy delivered few days ago royal messages to President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and […]
King Mohammed VI received on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Rabat Royal Palace, Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres. The UN Secretary General expressed his gratitude to the King for the success of the 9th Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, held in Fez, and welcomed the adoption of a strong […]
The Steering Committee of the “5+5 Defense” Initiative started this Wednesday, in Rabat, a two-day meeting to discuss preparations for the upcoming gathering of the Defense ministers of member countries due Dec.16 in the Moroccan capital. The representatives of France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal and Spain are taking part in the steering committee […]