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Morocco has voiced its rejection of any foreign intervention in Libya on all grounds and regardless of cited motives, affirming that there is no military solution to the Libyan crisis. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at a press conference held Tuesday in Dakhla on the occasion of the opening of a […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pointed out that the knowledge provided by school should inter-alia help young people acquire competencies and skills, but most importantly help them develop their personality and achieve self-fulfillment. This came in a message the King addressed to participants in the 33rd International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, which […]
Morocco and the USA, which are determined to reinforce their cooperation in security matters, have discussed at a meeting in Rabat Monday ways to bolster the fight against crime under all its forms. The meeting between Head of Morocco’s public prosecutor office Mohamed Abdelnabaoui and a delegation of US attorneys general discussed best practices in […]
Just few weeks after the Comoros Islands opened a consulate in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, Gambia opened this Tuesday Jan.7 its General Consulate in Dakhla. The Moroccand and Gambian Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Mamadou Tangara chaired the opening ceremony of the consulate in the presence of several officials from both Rabat and […]
Morocco and the United States launched on Monday a cooperation program destined to improve teachers’ training, the quality of learning and training to facilitate the integration of job seekers into the labor market. Dubbed “Higher Education Partners-Morocco program”, this 5-year initiative is backed by the US Agency for International development and seeks to bolster the […]
To detect tax fraud and counter tax evasion or avoidance, Moroccan Tax Administration (Direction Générale des Impôts or DGI) will use big data analytics for an efficient, transparent and accountable management. The DGI, equivalent of the US IRS, has launched lately a tender for the deployment of this computing system of artificial intelligence and machine […]
In order to improve traffic flow between Rabat and Casablanca, the Moroccan National Motorway Company (ADM) has announced the construction of a new highway starting this year between these two cities. The 60-km long motorway will connect the Rabat (Tamesna) highway bypass to Casablanca southern outskirt (Tit Mellil). The project, to cost about €467 million, […]
Why some Moroccans want to emigrate? What is their civil status, lifestyle, socio-demographic characteristics, level of education… These are the main questions addressed by a survey carried out by Morocco’s High Planning Commission (HCP) among over 15,000 households. The survey results showed that the 23.3 pc of Moroccans wishing to emigrate are young men, (aged […]
Morocco’s gross domestic product is set to grow two-fold to 222 billion dollars in the upcoming 14 years boosted by a growth rate exceeding 4%, the UK’s Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in a recent study. Over the next five years, the annual rate of GDP growth is set to accelerate […]
Morocco’s Raja Casablanca Saturday made a giant stride towards the semi-finals of the Arab Cup also known as the Mohammed VI Cup after beating Mouloudia Club of Algiers during the first leg of the quarter-finals. The visiting side carried day with a 2-1 score line largely in favor of Moroccans. Dominated during the first half, […]