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The UNOCT’s Program Office for Counter-Terrorism & Training in Africa, based in Rabat, launched, on May 23, training courses on the fight against terrorism, in collaboration with the Australian government. This first training session, supervised by international experts, aims to improve participants’ skills in terms of investigations and the fight against terrorism. Twenty-four participants representing […]
The Swiss Federal Council is planning to add Morocco to its new list of partner countries in the fight against illicit financial flows and cross-border tax evasion. After approval of the competent authorities, entry into force of the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts (AEOI) is due in 2023. Ecuador, Georgia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, […]
Means to consolidate judicial relations between Morocco and the USA were discussed in Rabat Monday between a visiting delegation of U.S. attorneys general and the delegate president of the High Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), Mohamed Abdennabaoui. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore the prospects for consolidating judicial relations between the CSPJ and judicial […]
Three suspected cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Morocco, but no case has been confirmed so far, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. “The three suspected cases are in good health, and are benefiting from the necessary medical supervision,” said the coordinator of the National Center for Emergency Public Health Operations of the Ministry […]
The 26th General Conference of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), held in Tunis on Saturday, commended the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in favor of the defense of the holy city and the preservation of its identity. The General Conference, the highest decision-making body of ALECSO, […]
Moroccan international Yassine Bounou, member of Sevilla FC, was crowned best goalkeeper in the Spanish championship at the end of the 2021/2022 season, winning the Zamora Trophy awarded by the Spanish sports daily Marca. The Atlas Lion, who was not fielded by his coach Lopetegui against Bilbao on Sunday, thus becomes the first goalkeeper from […]
Morocco’s public finances are under unprecedented pressure due to imported inflation and its impact on the cost of state subsidies. But despite the impact of geopolitical tensions on the state budget, the government maintains its expansionary budget which has increased funding for social services. Morocco has adopted an ambitious development model to bolster the competitiveness […]
The efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, to confront the attempts to Judaize Al-Quds and alter its civilizational, Islamic and Christian heritage were highlighted during the 33rd emergency conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU) held over the weekend in Cairo. In this vein, Speaker of the UAE National Council […]
Morocco’s migration strategy is neither circumstantial nor opportunistic. Rather, it embodies a natural symbiosis between principles and projections, said Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale. Addressing the first International Migration Review Forum held in New York this week, the diplomat underlined that the strategy adopted by Morocco on migration is part of the natural […]
French Development Agency has pledged to enhance further its partnership with Morocco in its transition to a low-carbon economy based on clean industries in line with the international commitments made by the Kingdom to reduce CO2 emissions responsible for global warming. To help Morocco achieve its decarbonization goals, the French agency chief Rémy Rioux signed […]