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Stephanie Williams, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has praised the support provided by Morocco and King Mohammed VI to the efforts made by the United Nations to solve the Libyan crisis. Speaking to journalists following her talks held Thursday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Williams, who is […]
Omar Radi’s case is the tip of the iceberg highlighting the widespread corruption among rights NGOs operating in Morocco and globally, said Foreign Policy News in a detailed Op-ed. To start with, Radi allowed Amnesty International to use his phone to settle scores with the Moroccan State and the Israeli spy software developer NSO. Amnesty […]
The new ambassador of South Sudan to Morocco Riek Puok Riek reaffirmed his country’s supportive stand to the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara and to its territorial integrity. Speaking to reporters following his meeting in Rabat with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to whom he handed copies of his credentials, Reik said Juba backs fully […]
Colonel Assimi Goita, the leader of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People in Mali, the new entity running the Sahel country, has thanked King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s active contribution to the efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in his country. The Malian new leader expressed his thanks to the Monarch during […]
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI) has received a $1.2 million award from the US Department of State through its Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). According to the AUI, the award, entitled “Tomorrow’s Leaders”, rewards the “leadership of the University in Africa on the American educational model, which enjoys the institutional accreditation of the prestigious […]
The coronavirus tally took an upsurge in August accounting for 60% of deaths and 54% of total infections, the health ministry said. The number of infections rose to 77 per 100,000 people by August 23, putting Morocco in the 49th spot as most affected country globally. With 1.8 million tests conducted so-far, Morocco is ranked […]
Saad Dine El Othmani head of the Moroccan Government and chief of the Islamist PJD party said he was speaking in the name of his party when he said Morocco rejects concessions and normalization of ties with Israel. le360 news portal said El Othmani explained to them that he was speaking in his quality as […]
Tanger Med was ranked as the best performing African Port in 2020 despite the challenges imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic on port traffic, UNCTAD said. The port widened the gap with other competitors in Africa in terms of connectivity with 137 direct links, UNCTAD said in a report. Globally, the port of Shanghai came first […]
The Moroccan diaspora in France warned, Tuesday, against any attempt aimed at using it to spread misleading information about Morocco. The signatories of a platform made public recently sought to “give credibility to the spread of misleading information about Morocco” by involving the Moroccan diaspora. In a press release entitled “Stop the instrumentalization of the […]
The military field hospital, set-up by Morocco in Beirut following the city port blasts, has so far performed more than 9,400 medical acts to the benefit of people affected by the tragic explosions. Since the medical facility became operational on August 10 and until August 22, some 4,333 people have benefited from the medical care […]