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Morocco and Saudi Arabia have signed a bilateral agreement in the field of air transport on the sidelines of the 41st session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), held in Montreal from September 27 to October 7. The agreement, which will give a strong impetus to cooperation relations between the two […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed concerns over the continued restrictions imposed by the separatist polisario front to freedom of movement of MINURSO agents and its provocative maneuvers undermining the UN-led political process on the Sahara. In his report to the UN Security Council, which is expected to renew this October the mandate of the UN […]
S&P Global Ratings maintained Morocco’s rating unchanged at BB+ for the second year, citing the country’s strong sovereign credit, and projected that Moroccan economy will expand by 1.4% this year, after bouncing back by 7.9% in 2021. Representing the country’s ability to meet its financial obligations, the S&P rating shows that Morocco’s creditworthiness is largely […]
Ten licenses have been issued in Morocco for the processing, marketing and exporting of cannabis and its by-products destined for medical, cosmetic and industrial use. The announcement was made Tuesday by the National agency for the regulation of activities relating to Cannabis (ANRAC) in accordance with the Law legalizing the use of this plant for […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Tuesday commended Morocco as a “strategic partner” in the fight against terrorism, and hailed its cooperation with Spain in this field. “Morocco is an absolutely strategic partner in the fight against terrorist cells,” stressed the Spanish minister, in statements to the press, following the dismantling earlier in the day […]
Luxembourg considers the autonomy plan, presented in 2007 by Morocco, as “a good basis for a solution accepted by the parties” regarding the Sahara issue. This came in a joint statement issued after talks, Tuesday in Rabat, between Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, who is on […]
Morocco condemns “strongly” the Iranian interference in Yemen and in Arab internal affairs, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, insisting that Iran undermine security and stability in the Arab region, especially in Yemen, the Middle East and North Africa, and that Morocco is also a victim of this interference. Speaking at a joint press conference with […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), equivalent of U.S. FBI, announced on Tuesday the dismantling, in cooperation with Spanish security services, of a terrorist cell operating in Nador and Melilla. Two men, aged 34 and 39, were nabbed in the Moroccan Northeastern city of Nador and nine others were captured in Spanish enclave Melilla […]
Morocco and Saudi Arabia are looking into ways of stepping up economic partnership and trade exchanges in a bid to match the excellent relationship existing between the two countries’ Monarchs, governments and peoples. Cooperation prospects in various sectors of common interests were at the center of separate talks held Monday in Rabat by visiting Saudi […]
King Mohammed VI has underlined the importance Morocco places on strengthening relations of consultation and coordination with “friendly” Germany on various issues of common interest. In a congratulatory message sent to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of his country’s National Day, the Moroccan Sovereign offered his warmest congratulations to Mr. Steinmeier and expressed […]