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The World Bank (WB) has just approved a $500 million loan to improve protection against health risks, childhood human capital losses, old-age poverty and climate change in Morocco. This is the first in a series of three grants for a government reform program that is concurrently receiving support from other development partners, the Washington-based organization […]
Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has described Morocco as a “strategic and reliable neighbor”, underlining the “transversal” dimension of cooperation between the two countries. “Morocco is an absolutely strategic, reliable neighbor, with which we share common interests,” Grande-Marlaska told reporters on Friday after visiting the construction works of the new headquarters of the […]
Morocco’s only refinery has been idle since 2015 over unpaid taxes and legal hurdles, leaving the country prey to dependence on refined oil imports and fluctuations in the international markets. Calls for reactivating the idle Samir refinery in Mohammedia become more acute as fuel prices more than doubled compared to last year, due to a […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has called on Russia to prevent the execution of Moroccan Brahim Saadoun sentenced to death in a pro-Moscow separatist region of Ukraine for fighting with Ukrainian forces. Russia “should ensure that the death penalty imposed on the applicant was not carried out,” the court said on Thursday in […]
Morocco has reiterated, Thursday in New York, its “unwavering” commitment to peace, security and prosperity in the Middle East. This came in a presentation by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, at a panel held as part of the World Conference 2022 of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) under the theme ”Winds […]
In the framework of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a meeting and debate was held at the Hotel Montrbrillant-Cornavin, Geneva, on 14 June 2022, on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child in Conflict Zones: Situation of Child Soldiers. This meeting was jointly organized at the initiative of Rencontre […]
A convention on the creation of the African Institute for Lifelong Learning, at the proposal of King Mohammed VI, was signed on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the UNESCO’s 7th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), held in Marrakech under the theme “Adult learning and education for sustainable development – A transformative agenda.” The […]
Morocco adopts a “singular, holistic and effective religious diplomacy which continues to bear fruit at the national, continental and global levels”, said, Wednesday evening in Rome, Morocco’s ambassador to the Holy See, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui. “The religious diplomacy of the Kingdom, a leader in the promotion of tolerant Islam, has demonstrated its effectiveness in the […]
Morocco has renewed its support for the candidacy of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to host “Expo 2030″, underlines the minutes of the 13th session of the Moroccan-Saudi joint commission, held this Thursday in Rabat. The two sides stressed the importance of coordinating the two countries’ positions in regional and international organizations on issues of common […]
Morocco and Saudi Arabia have called for more efforts to support stability, promote sustainable development and fight extremism, terrorism and separatist movements in the Sahel region. This came in the minutes of the 13th session of the Morocco-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission convened in Rabat this week under the co-chairmanship of the two countries’ Foreign Ministers […]