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Morocco has foiled 74,000 illegal migration attempts in 2019 resulting in a 60% drop in arrivals to Spain the same year, head of migration and border management at the Interior Ministry Khalid Zerouali said. Morocco has taken special measures to stop the flow of illegal migrants to Spain since 2017, Zerouali told AFP. He said […]
The 1st regional winter school on the migrants’ health was opened on Monday in Rabat by chief of mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ana Fonseca, Finland ambassador Pekka Hyvönen and Director of National School of Public Health (ENSP), Abdelmounim Belalia. The five-day event will look into several issues related to the sexual, […]
Morocco’s telecom regulator (ANRT) imposed on Monday a $ 344 Million fine on Maroc Telecom, the country’s leading operator, for its anti-competitive practices since 2013. In a press release, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) said the Moroccan company has abused its dominant position by blocking its rivals’ access to its landline network and to […]
Mauritania is looking to Morocco as an economic and security ally in a region plagued by instability and closed-borders. After a political and diplomatic rapprochement that ended years of aloofness sowed by the previous Mauritanian administration, Morocco and Mauritania now look forward to fostering security cooperation. Two high-level delegations of Mauritanian security and military officials […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer, OCP, will start exporting fertilizers to Romania after the setting up of a company dubbed SEEFCO, which will be in charge of imports, stockpiling and marketing in the eastern European country, Moroccan media reported. The OCP’s SEEFCO, which stands for South East European Fertilizer Company, will operate in partnership […]
:As planned, 167 Moroccan nationals, including 52 women, have been repatriated from Wuhan Sunday aboard a plane of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) that landed at the Benslimane Airport. The repatriation was carried out in implementation of the instructions of King Mohammed VI and in perfect coordination between all concerned departments following the breakout of […]
Morocco has reiterated its firm support for the Palestinian cause and for a “just and lasting solution” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, meeting the Palestinian people’s claims. This came during the emergency meeting of the Arab League held in Cairo, on February 1, where Morocco was represented by Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli. Morocco supports a […]
The International Football Federation announced Saturday that it would release one billion euros from its reserves to develop African football. The announcement was made by President of the football world governing body Gianni Infantino, who was taking part in the opening of a two-day seminar on the development of football infrastructures and competitions management on […]
Nexans Maroc and ENGIE Services Maroc recently signed a 15-year contract for the design, construction, supply, upkeep and maintenance of a photovoltaic rooftop plant with a 2.5 MW installed capacity. This output of the installation, to cover an area of 13,000 m2, will supply nearly 22% of Nexans plant’s annual electricity needs and avoid the […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) expects Morocco’s economic growth to reach 3.7 pc in 2020 and 3.9 pc in 2021 from a 2.9 pc growth posted last year. In its African Economic Outlook 2020 report, the African bank says the projected GDP in Morocco is supported by the sustained efforts made to improve macroeconomic conditions […]