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The annual charity fancy-fair organized by the diplomatic circle, gathering the spouses of ambassadors accredited to Morocco, was inaugurated in Rabat Saturday by Princess Lalla Meriem, the eldest sister of King Mohammed VI. Princess Lalla Meryem visited the different stands of the charity bazaar, which features handicraft products from around the world, and was given […]
The German reconstruction bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), is supporting the drinking water Supply and Sanitation sector in Morocco with €55.5 million. Under a financing agreement signed Thursday in Rabat between KfW and Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), €28.5 million will finance drinking water supply to small and medium-sized centers. This […]
The Spanish city of Granada is hosting an exhibition highlighting the history and cultural heritage of the Amazigh (Berber) people. The exhibition, featuring rare pieces that date back to the golden age of Andalusia in medieval Spain, was inaugurated Thursday by Queen Letizia of Spain, in the presence of the president of the Junta of […]
Spanish financial group Bankia has opened lately an office in Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, to support the expansion of Spanish companies in the North African Kingdom, one of Spain’s major trade partners. Bankia managing director Jesús Miramón said Morocco is a key market for Spanish businesses which are looking for growth opportunities beyond their national […]
The US government has renewed its firm backing to the sustained efforts engaged by the United Nations for achieving a peaceful, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. In a press release issued by the State Department following the meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo and […]
The Moroccan government launched Wednesday a comprehensive national action plan to fight forced child begging. This inclusive plan, which outlaws the use of children as begging props, will be tested in the cities of Rabat, Temara and Salé before it is expanded to other regions of the North African country. The plan lays emphasis on […]
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrived Thursday in Morocco for an official visit that confirms the strong relations between the two countries and reflects their shared willingness to develop further their strategic partnership. The Secretary will meet in Rabat with a range of government officials to review the two countries’ strong economic and security […]
Taïeb Baccouche, Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) commended on Wednesday the strong commitment of King Mohammed VI to advancing this regional bloc, stressing the need to speed up the integration of the region and the opening of borders between Maghreb countries. The royal initiatives pave the way to the countries of the […]
Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, received Thursday in Gaborone, Youssef Amrani, who handed him his credentials as Morocco’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Botswana. During the audience, President Masisi expressed the esteem he harbors for King Mohammed VI and the appreciation of the Government and People of Botswana for the Kingdom’s role in promoting South-South cooperation. […]
Following the simultaneous dismantling near Nador and in Madrid of a four-member terrorist cell linked to ISIS, Spain hailed the “excellent cooperation” ties between its security services and their Moroccan peers. This joint operation reflects the excellent cooperation between the Spanish police, the General Intelligence bureau and the Moroccan General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), […]