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Cooperation between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates in the field of defense, exchange of experience and the setting up of joint defense industry projects was discussed at meetings in Rabat Wednesday. The first meeting gathered the Minister in charge of National Defense Administration Abdellatif Loudiyi and Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces […]
Burundi reaffirmed, on Wednesday in Rabat, its commitment to the principle of Morocco’s territorial integrity, while considering the autonomy plan as “the basis for achieving a sustainable, pragmatic and realistic solution” to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a joint statement issued after a meeting in Rabat between the Burundian […]
The Community of Nations recognizes King Mohammed VI’s spiritual and temporal leadership, said Royal Advisor, André Azoulay. Addressing the Bundestag, as part of a Konrad Adenauer Foundation conference on challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean area, Azoulay highlighted the spiritual and temporal leadership embodied by King Mohammed VI within the Community of Nations. A Community of Nations […]
Morocco has pledged to defend the African Islands at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) due in Sharm Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. The announcement was made Tuesday by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita in a speech made via videoconference during a ministerial meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the […]
King Mohammed VI has appointed Mohamed Benchaaboun as head of the Mohammed VI Investment Fund, at a time Morocco assigns particular importance to spurring private investment. The appointment was announced during the meeting of the Council of Ministers, held Tuesday in rabat, under the chairmanship of the sovereign, who has set the target of attracting […]
The Moroccan-Spanish high-level meeting is scheduled to be held early next year, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, announced on Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking at a press briefing following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a Green Partnership with the European Union (EU), Bourita said the high-level meeting will be an “important […]
The ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI has approved a draft budget that aims at fostering the pillars of the welfare state by focusing on the generalization of social protection, upgrading the education system, improving access to social housing and protecting vulnerable groups. The draft budget expects a growth rate of 4% and a […]
King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, chaired, this Tuesday, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a Council of Ministers devoted to examining the General guidelines of the 2023 appropriation bill and the adoption of a draft Dahir, three draft organic laws, three draft decrees as well as a number […]
Morocco and the European Union signed on Tuesday in Rabat a “Green Partnership” to counter climate change, advance their energy transition, protect the environment and boost the green economy. The agreement was inked by Foreign minister Nasser Bourita and European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans. This is the first Green Partnership the EU signs with a […]
Morocco has reportedly purchased an unspecified number of China’s Wing Loong II medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it continues to bolster its air capabilities and drone arsenal. The news was reported by multiple defense outlets but no confirmation from Morocco where the army does not announce its procurements. The new acquisitions will further […]