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Chad announces opening of Consulate General in Dakhla shortly

The Republic of Chad announced that it would shortly open a Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla. Chad on Wednesday informed Moroccan authorities of its decision, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. The Chadian authorities said this decision translates the brotherly relations existing between King Mohammed VI and President […]

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Morocco’s position on reception of separatist militia’s leader in Tunisia remains unchanged – FM

Morocco’s position regarding the Tunisian president’s reception of the separatist militia’s leader “remains unchanged,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. Who described the move as “serious and unacceptable”. The Foreign Minister has thus denied rumors that the diplomatic spat between Morocco and Tunisia over the separatist’s reception was settled. The Moroccan position remains “the […]

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Third Meeting of Monitoring and Support Group for Transition in Mali convenes in Togo

The third meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali (GST-Mali) was held Tuesday in Lomé, Togo with the participation of Morocco. Addressing the meeting, head of the Moroccan delegation Fouad Yazourh said that this new mobilization of states and partners in the 3rd meeting of the GST-Mali is in line […]

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Arab Ministerial Committee commends Moroccan King’s efforts to defend Al-Quds

The Arab Ministerial Committee in charge of the action to stop Israeli measures in occupied Al-Quds hailed, on Tuesday in Cairo, the constant efforts undertaken by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, in the defense of the Holy City. The Ministerial Committee, which held its fourth meeting ahead of the Council of the League […]

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Morocco calls on Arab states to avoid narrow calculations at upcoming summit

Morocco reiterated its call for a result-oriented Arab summit that breaks away with narrow calculations. Speaking at a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, foreign minister Nasser Bourita urged Arab states to work together with a shared vision to safeguard the security, stability and territorial integrity of Arab states. Time is up for […]

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Arab League expresses solidarity with Morocco against Iranian threats

The Arab committee to counter the Iranian threat, an offshoot of the Arab league, has expressed its full solidarity with Morocco following the involvement of Tehran and its Hezbollah proxies in supporting Polisario separatist militias. The committee said Iran and Hezbollah have been arming and training Polisario militias in full sight of the Algerian regime […]

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Arab FMs stress importance of Skhirat Agreement in resolving Libyan crisis, laud other Moroccan initiatives

Arab foreign ministers stressed, at the end of their Ministerial Council held on Tuesday in Cairo, the importance of the Libyan political agreement signed in Skhirat in 2015 to settle the crisis that the country has been facing for several years. A resolution adopted by the Ministerial Council of the League of Arab States on […]

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Jordan reiterates unwavering support to Morocco’s territorial integrity

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has reaffirmed Jordan’s unwavering support to the territorial integrity of Morocco. At a press briefing Monday in Amman after talks he held with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Safadi reaffirmed Jordan’s constant position of support to the territorial integrity of Morocco and the need to settle the issue of the […]

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Morocco’s Efforts against Human Trafficking Highlighted in Sharm el-Sheikh

Morocco’s efforts to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling as well as their connection with money laundering, were highlighted at a conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Morocco has made significant efforts to deal with organized crime, mobilizing technological tools in searches and investigations, noted Mohamed Chabib, judge at the Public Prosecutor’s Office. He was speaking […]

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Morocco Hosts UN Regional Counter-Terror Training Session for African Law Enforcement Agents

The UN Office of Counter Terrorism through its Program Office in Rabat for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa launched on Monday its 2nd specialized training session on counter-terrorism investigation skills. Twenty-four law enforcement agents from Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal are taking part in the training to last till Sept.23. The training […]