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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the “transformational changes” generated by the Abraham Accords brokered by the U.S. for the normalization of relations between Israel, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain. In a press release issued Thursday by the State Department, Mr. Blinken said: “this week, we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing […]
Morocco won the 2022 continental futsal championship on Friday after defeating Iran 4-3 in the final game of the competition in Bangkok. The goals of the Moroccan Futsal squad were scored by Youssef Jouad (2), Khalid Bouzid Stitou and Ismail Ouaddouh, while Saeid Ahmadabbasi and Hossein Tayyebi Bidgoli (2) scored for the Iranian side. On […]
Morocco, a “pioneer” country in terms of renewable energies in the MENA region, is steadily heading towards energy transition as green energy accounted for 37 per cent of total energy in the kingdom last year, according to data published by the energy and potable water authority (ONEE). ONEE, in its 2021 report, also noted that […]
Morocco has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Community of Democracies for 2022-2024, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement released Thursday. This election confirms the Kingdom’s democratic choices and its constant and irreversible commitment to promoting and protecting freedoms, strengthening democratic institutions and broadening political participation, the statement said. This […]
Security cooperation between Morocco and Spain and ways to upgrade this cooperation up to the strategic partnership existing between the two countries were reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat this Thursday. The meeting gathered Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Secretary of State and Head of the National Intelligence […]
Algeria has isolated itself in the Arab and African environment due to its positions in support of the polisario separatists and its anti-semitic stands, US media the National Interest wrote. “Some observers worry that Algeria could become increasingly isolated as more and more Arab countries normalize with Israel and line up against Iran, with whom […]
ECOWAS has brought its support for the Morocco-gas pipeline with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to speed up the achievement of this structural project that will help meet West Africa’s energy needs and offer an infrastructure for exporting West African gas. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Rabat this Thursday by head […]
King Mohammed VI has been represented at the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected Angolan president, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, by Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch. The President-elect of Angola Joao Lourenco took the oath of office for a second term as the nation’s president at a ceremony held in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Thursdsay. […]
A Non-government organization has called on the international community to take concrete actions to end the sufferings of the Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps, southern Algeria, and hold the polisario militia accountable for the crimes and abuses committed under the watch of Algerian forces. Addressing the 51th session of the Human Rights Council convening […]
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project was at the center of discussions, in Abuja, between the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd), Mele Kyari, and the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Alieu Touray. Omar Touray’s visit to Abuja was in preparation of the signing […]