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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reaffirmed Washington’s supportive stand to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. “The United States continues to deem the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic, and as an approach that can meet the aspirations of the people […]
Speaker of Jordan’s Senate and Head of Peru’s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee have voiced strong backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara in separate meetings held Monday in Rabat with senior Moroccan officials Speaking to journalists following his talks with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, visiting Speaker of Jordanian Senate, Faysal Akef Al Fayez, reaffirmed […]
The surge of commodities prices and its impact on subsidized products augurs ill for the Moroccan economy which has to prepare for a deepening budget and trade deficits. The price of oil has increased from an average of $70 per barrel to $120 while wheat prices tripled, smashing a record high of $375/t as the […]
The European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, has reiterated the EU’s non-recognition of the so-called Sahrawi Republic. “None of the member states of the European Union recognizes the SADR,” Borrell wrote in a response to an MEP, stressing that its “participation in the [EU-AU] Summit does not change the position of the European Union […]
Morocco is currently searching for cobalt, a key commodity for rechargeable batteries and renewable energy transition, in tandem with an increasing demand on the metal, a Moroccan official told Reuters. Secretary General of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and Mines office, Abdellah Mouttaqui said that the office and Moroccan mining company are prospecting for cobalt in the area […]
Morocco topped North African countries in the Economic Freedom Index which covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 184 countries. Globally, Morocco was ranked the 97th freest in the 2022 Index. But its overall score was above the regional average. Algeria continued to lag behind ranking the 167th globally and […]
The city of Dakhla will host, this March 8 and 9, the Morocco-United States Investment Forum, meant to strengthen bilateral economic ties, highlight the investment assets in the Moroccan southern provinces and promote the region through the presentation of its potential and investment opportunities to American investors and operators. Initiated by the Council of the […]
The report of the Yearbook of Jihadist Terrorism 2021, published by the International Observatory for Studies on Terrorism (OIET), positively assesses the “great efforts” made to maintain collaboration between Morocco and Spain on anti-jihadist issues despite the “still latent distrust” resulting from the differences between the two countries and the migratory crises, such as the […]
Policemen dismantled Saturday morning, on the basis of precise information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), an international drug trafficking network and seized 4,345 kg of cannabis resin. Police interventions led to the arrest of two individuals, aged 31 and 32, for their alleged involvement in international drug trafficking activities by sea, […]
The Parliamentary Dialogue Forum of Senates and Equivalent Councils of Africa, the Arab world, Latin America and the Caribbean has proclaimed the city of Rabat the capital of South-South cooperation. The proclamation came in the Final Statement released after the conclusion of the first day of the event, praising Morocco’s efforts in being a leader […]