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The three biggest winners of Morocco’s general and local elections said they forged an alliance in local and regional councils in a move that could draw the contours of the next government alliance. Talks have started this week after King Mohammed VI appointed head of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch as Head of the government and […]
General Belkhir El Farouk whom King Mohammed VI recently appointed Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces is a battle-hardened man who has been through the main inflections points in the Moroccan Sahara. After graduating from Morocco’s Royal military academy, Gen. El Farouk built a career of 52 years in the Moroccan army, the bulk […]
Moroccan professor Najia El Abbadi has been elected president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WEFNS) for the period 2021-2023. El Abbadi was elected in the second round for the presidency of the WEFNS, which took place earlier this week, after she received 127 votes (50.4%). “The 2nd round of the WFNS elections was […]
A detachment of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) participated, Thursday in Mexico City, in the traditional military parade organized in commemoration of the bicentenary of the independence of Mexico. The parade took place in the emblematic Plaza del Zocalo, in the center of the Mexican capital, with the presence of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, […]
Exports of Morocco’s watermelons to the EU exceeded that of Spain for the first time in the first half of 2021 as the Kingdom’s pursues an agricultural development strategy to bolster overseas sales. Morocco exported 203 million kilos of watermelons to different EU countries compared with 196 million kilos the same period last year, EU […]
With the announcement of the killing by French forces of the most wanted terrorist in West Africa Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the international media established the link with the Polisario, underlining the proven collusion between this group of mercenaries and terrorism in the Sahel. Recalling the jihadist operations carried out by Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the […]
The Libyan authorities have been holding hundreds of Moroccan migrants for months in inhumane detention conditions without legal justification, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a press release issued Wednesday. “The Libyan government is obligated in accordance with relevant international conventions and norms to treat these detainees with dignity, provide them with adequate shelter, and […]
One of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, Hapag-Lloyd, opened its own offices in Morocco on Thursday, September 16 as part of its development strategy in the refrigerated container transport sector. The international container transportation company announced the opening of more offices in Morocco to keep up with a growing demand as the North […]
President Macky Sall of Senegal has appointed Babou Sene as the country’s Consul General in Dakhla. The announcement of Babou Sene’s appointment as Consul General in Dakhla was made during the Council of Ministers held Wednesday in Dakar under the chairmanship of Macky Sall. The Senegalese Head of State also appointed during this Council Youssoupha […]
The Polisario terrorist and leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, was killed by French forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced early on Thursday in a tweet. “This is another major success in the fight we are waging against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” added the French Head of […]