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Morocco has foiled 27,000 migration attempts in 2019 as the country continues to struggle with migratory pressure by candidates from foreign countries, the Moroccan police said in an annual report. Foreign illegal migration candidates stood at 20,141, according to police statistics, which also point to the seizure of 3021 fake passports. The police has also […]
The Polisario’s debacle in Latin America is continuing. In just one week, Salvador has reiterated its support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and announced its decision to open an embassy in Rabat, while the Paraguayan Parliament has adopted a new resolution in support of the Moroccan autonomy initiative within the framework of the national sovereignty and […]
The first National Conference on Advanced Regionalization held in Agadir Friday and Saturday adopted a set of recommendations, calling, inter-alia for strengthening regions’ capacities in terms of inclusive regional development to reduce territorial disparities. Participants in the conference stressed the need to strengthen territorial planning mechanisms in accordance with the State’s general policy in […]
Hopes nurtured by many Moroccans to see a new Algerian leadership emerge to break the stalemate in Maghreb integration were shattered by a speech of the newly elected president Abdelmejid Tenboune who reaffirmed his country’s obstinate attachment to perpetuating tension in the region by supporting separatism in the Sahara. Teboune, who took power in largely […]
Morocco and Mauritania are determined to bolster their cooperation particularly in matters related to security, stability and development of West and North Africa. This cooperation was discussed at a meeting Friday in Rabat between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser bourita and Smael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who is visiting Morocco to take part in the […]
The 14th France-Morocco high level meeting held in Paris Thursday was marked by the signing of a dozen agreements intended to give a new dynamic to the partnership between the two countries. The agreements, signed at a ceremony chaired by French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, and the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâd Eddine El […]
The European Commission adopted Friday new cooperation programs worth €389 million in support of Morocco’s inclusive development, fight against illicit migration and human trafficking. The programs include €289 million destined to back up the reforms engaged in the North African Kingdom and its sustained inclusive development, while €101.7 million will support Morocco’s efforts to combat […]
The first national conference on advanced regionalization opened, Friday in Agadir, Southern Morocco, with a message from King Mohammed VI stressing the importance of this structural project in boosting the economic, social and cultural development of the country. “I believe that administrative devolution is both a pillar and a pre-requisite for the success of advanced […]
Morocco has been awarded ‘A’ rating by the UN Human Rights Committee for adopting the law on the national mechanism for the prevention of torture, designating its National Human Rights Council as the operative body. The North African kingdom is among the five countries that topped this year the UN committee’s ranking for the implementation […]
Moroccan-Dutch Redouane Taghi, head of “Angels of Death”, a mafia organization, was extradited Wednesday from Dubai to the Netherlands, thanks to the crucial role played by the Moroccan police. The Moroccan police took center stage in chasing the notorious criminal after his Dutch mafia organization “Angels of Death” exported its criminal activities to Morocco […]