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Morocco has offered to host, on 10 December 2020 in Marrakech, the first African Regional Forum for the implementation of the Marrakech Global compact, which will serve as the African preparatory meeting for the 2022 International Migration Review Forum. The proposal came in the report of King Mohammed VI on the follow-up to the establishment […]
Turkey has accepted to work together with Morocco towards a win-win free trade agreement after Morocco complained about job losses in the textile and retail sectors, trade and industry minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy said. Turkey agreed after a “heated debate” to review the trade agreement, which costs Morocco 1.2 billion dollars in trade deficit, he […]
All Moroccans who were evacuated from Wuhan, which has been at the center of a coronavirus outbreak, are in good health as they continue to be closely monitored, Moroccan health official said. Morocco repatriated 167 people on board the RAM Dreamliner a week ago. They were transferred to Hospital Sidi Said in Meknes and military […]
Moroccan cyclist Mehdi Choukri has broken the taboo as he has become the first Moroccan sportsman to sign with an Israeli team. The 23-year old athlete has joined the Israeli Cyclists Academy, one of Israeli international cycling teams. Choukri is touted as one of the best cyclists of his generation. The former Dimension Data for […]
The African Union has awarded Morocco two awards, in recognition of its efforts in the fight against climate change and the transformation of farming in Africa. Morocco grabbed the climate change best performance award, and the 2020 best performance award for the implementation of the 2014 Malabo Declaration on the transformation of African agriculture. The […]
Head of Govt. Saad Eddine El Othmani presented, on Monday at the 33rd African Union Summit hosted by Addis Ababa, the 2nd report elaborated by King Mohammed VI on the setting up of the African Migration Observatory in Morocco. In this report, King Mohammed VI, AU leader on migration issues, views migration as a driver […]
Moroccan minister of economy & finance Mohamed Benchaaboun conferred on Monday in Brussels, with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni on Morocco-EU partnership and on rules of origin, which need to be reviewed to bolster the Kingdom’s exports. Talks between the two sides also tackled the issue of taxation. “Important decisions will be taken in […]
Raja Casablanca Sunday booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the Arab Clubs Cup, also known as Mohammed VI Cup, despite a defeat at home against MC Alger 0-1. The team, led by Jamal Sellami, passed the quarter finals phase thanks to aggregate score 2-2, with two goals scored in the away match played early […]
To combat Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests, Morocco has placed an order for 440 million sterile Ceratitis capitata from Argentina, according to El Economista business newspaper. The sterile fruit flies will be supplied by the Institute of Agricultural Health and Quality of Mendoza (ISCAMEN). The shipments will start in […]
The project to set up “INSANIA”, an Institute for Advanced Humanities in Africa and the Mediterranean, was announced Saturday in Essaouira during the meeting of the Center for Studies and Research on Hebrew Law in Morocco, held in Bayt Dakira. The setting up of this institute, the first of its kind in the regions of […]