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UK Lincoln College has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mohammed VI Academy of Civil Aviation to strengthen their cooperation in the fields of education and training, applied research, innovation and skills development, with particular emphasis on aeronautics, civil aviation, engineering and digital technologies. Lincoln College Managing Director, James Foster, says: “This […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, affirmed that Security Council Resolution 2797 marks a decisive turning point, moving the UN from merely managing the Moroccan Sahara question to actively resolving it. Speaking before the UN Fourth Committee, Hilale described the resolution as an “irreversible tipping point” that enshrines Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative […]
King Mohammed VI received Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Head of Government tasked with forming the new government, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, said the Royal Office in a statement. During this Audience, the Head of Government briefed the Monarch on various stages of the government formation process achieved thus […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front is in open panic ahead of a decisive UN Security Council vote, launching a desperate attack on UN Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura while its Algerian sponsors scramble with contradictory statements, mass arrests of Moroccans, and frantic propaganda. In a statement released Monday in New York, Polisario leader Brahim Ghali accused […]
Cyber risk is the leading concern of Moroccan experts, ahead of artificial intelligence and big data, according to Axa’s 13th Future Risks Report, produced with Ipsos. The survey, relayed by Le Matin daily, questioned 28,345 people between 14 May and 24 June, including 4,345 experts across 62 countries and regions and 24,000 members of the […]
The insurance and social welfare regulator, ACAPS, launched a new online platform in September 2026 for handling complaints from policyholders and beneficiaries, La Vie éco reports. According to its communiqué, the platform has a more ergonomic, intuitive and accessible interface, with a simplified process for filing complaints, following them up and communicating with the regulator, […]
UN Security Council resolution 2797 adopted last year facilitated direct discussions among the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania & Polisario) under the UN-U.S. auspices, said on Tuesday Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale. Addressing UN fourth Committee convening in New York, the Moroccan diplomat said resolution 2797 has enabled […]
The visit of Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the occupied Moroccan city of Ceuta represents a heavy-handed attempt to normalize and legitimize Spain’s colonial presence on Moroccan soil, casting a shadow over the otherwise stable relations between Rabat and Madrid in recent years. Coming amid a charged electoral and political climate in […]
Several African countries have voiced at the UN steadfast support for territorial integrity and Autonomy plan for Sahara endorsed by the UN Security Council under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the settlement of the Sahara issue will bring in peace and stability to the region. Speaking at the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the Delegate […]
Lt. General Khaled Haftar, chief of staff of the Libyan armed forces, started Monday an official visit to Morocco, a trip that is making the Algerian regime extremely worried about the fallout of the rapprochement between Rabat and Benghazi-based Libyan authorities. The news reported by the Libyan News Agency was confirmed by the Royal Armed […]