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A European Parliament’s fact-finding mission on the Pegasus spyware case revealed after investigations in Israel and contacts with NSO company which developed the spyware, that the company had sealed contracts with 22 customers in 12 countries of the 27-member European Union. These findings show that the Pegasus affair relayed in 2021 by several international NGOs […]
The Moroccan football federation announced having made a clean break with coach of the national squad Vahid Halilhodzic of Bosnia. The federation said the separation was on good terms with Halilhodzic, three months ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. “Given the differences and divergent visions between the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and national coach […]
Moroccan Ambassador to China Aziz Mekouar has reiterated Morocco’s adherence to the One China principle, affirming that this stand forms the basis of relations between the two friendly countries. The diplomat stressed that this adherence is based on the Kingdom’s principled positions, which are characterized by consistency, responsibility, credibility and reliability regarding the respect of […]
Fifty Palestinian youngsters from Al Quds will spend their summer holidays in Morocco starting this August 12 within the frame of the Kingdom’s unwavering and longstanding solidarity with the Palestinian people. The two-week summer break is organized by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency under the patronage of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds Committee. The […]
Since its creation in 1989, the North African grouping known as the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) remained ink on paper unable to meet the most basic aspirations of Moroccans, Mauritanians, Algerians, Tunisians and Libyans to economic integration and freedom of movement. At the heart of the impediments to the Maghreb integration lies the regional dispute […]
Moroccan authorities announced this Thursday the arrest of a dangerous Jihadist who was planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the North African Kingdom. The 36-year-old man was captured by police anti-terror units in the Northern city of Tetouan. He was very active on social media networks, promoting extremist ideology and encouraging criminal acts against […]
Ways to foster partnership and cooperation between Morocco and Spain in matters of security and the fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between Director General of National Security and Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director General of the Spanish National Police, Francisco Pardo Piqueras, who is […]
Police operating at the Tangier-Med port zone have foiled, Tuesday, an international trafficking attempt of 17,970 “Rivotril” psychotropic tablets, said a statement by the national police (DGSN). The operation was conducted on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The psychotropic tablets were seized during a control operation […]
Morocco is working, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to prevent conflicts in Africa, focusing on sustaining peace in all its diplomatic activities, said Morocco’s deputy permanent representative to UN Omar Kadiri. During the Security Council debates on peace & security held lately in New York, the diplomat said his country has been active […]
Morocco and Mauritania are in talks to set up an internet cable interconnection building on the inroads of Moov Mauritel, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Maroc Telecom. Moroccan and Mauritanian media said the cable would be laid inland crossing the Sahara territory, offering Mauritania a second alternative besides the “African Coast to Europe (ACE)” cable. The […]