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Morocco has welcomed the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily as Special Representative for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in the North African Country (UNSMIL), and vowed to fully support the Senegalese diplomat. Morocco welcomes the appointment by the UN Secretary General of Abdoulaye Bathily as Special Representative for Libya and Head of UNSMIL, […]
Belgian MPs of the liberal Reformist Movement (MR) pleaded, Friday in Rabat, for the strengthening of economic, social and environmental ties between Morocco and Belgium. “It is important for us as residents of Belgium and Brussels to come here to see what links we can strengthen and what bridges we can build economically, socially and […]
Morocco stands as the second largest destination for Japanese investments in Africa with 75 firms employing 50,000 people, a position that well-places the Kingdom to attract more investments as Japan seeks a foothold for its companies at the crossroads of major global trade routes. Thanks to its world class infrastructure including major ports such as […]
Over one ton of cannabis resin were seized in Martil, in northern Morocco, on Friday, September 2, and three suspects were arrested for their alleged involvement in the case. The suspects, arrested by the judicial police of Tetouan, are aged between 24 and 43, and all have criminal records, the General Directorate of National Security […]
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, which is currently in its Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase, will contribute to the emergence of an integrated and competitive North-West African zone, said Director of Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons & Mines (ONHYM), Amina Benkhadra. Speaking at a regional African conference on gas and oil, convened in Dakar Sept.1-2, […]
Moroccan and Japanese foreign ministers reaffirmed in the strongest terms their denunciation of Tunisia’s unilateral invitation of the Algeria-backed Polisario entity to the Japan-Africa summit TICAD last Month. The two ministers who had talks via video conference Friday highlighted the strength of the two countries’ political and economic ties, Morocco’s foreign ministry said in a […]
Morocco’s trade balance continues to benefit from higher prices of phosphates and derivatives with sales up 81% to 68.7 billion dirhams by July, the foreign exchange office said. Morocco, which has the world’s largest phosphates reserves, has positioned itself as a major fertilizer producer expanding its market share in the wake of the export restrictions […]
Remittances flows to Morocco reached more than $5.4 billion during the first seven months of 2022, against $5.1 billion recorded the same period of last year. According to latest data released by the Foreign Exchange Office, money transfer operations made by Moroccan Diaspora during the past months increased by 7.4 pc compared to the same […]
TUI Group, one of the global tourism leaders, has voiced readiness to strengthen further its presence in Morocco and step up investment in the North African Kingdom. At a meeting held Thursday in Rabat with Head of Moroccan Govt. Aziz Akhannouch, TUI chief Sebastian Ebel said the German travel giant is upbeat over the growth […]
Morocco was elected member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Secretaries-General of African Parliaments (ASGAP) on the sidelines of the ongoing proceedings of the standing committees of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), held in Midrand, South Africa. With this election, which took place on the eve of the 11th Conference of Presiding Officers of […]