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he UN Fourth Committee adopted, Wednesday without a vote, a resolution that reiterates support for the political process initiated by the United Nations for the settlement of the Sahara issue, and calls upon all the parties to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General to achieve a political solution to this regional dispute. The resolution backs the […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale affirmed, on Wednesday before the UN fourth Committee, that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara is the only solution to this regional conflict, underlining Rabat’s firm commitment to the political process initiated under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations. The resumption of this […]
Morocco has developed one of the most advanced telecommunications markets in Africa, supported by the government’s Maroc Digital 2020 strategy to encourage the development of a digital economy and on the National Broadband Plan which aims to provide fixed or mobile broadband access to the entire population by 2022. This came in the latest report […]
Many African states reaffirmed their support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and lauded the development efforts undertaken by Morocco. Morocco’s longstanding allies in the continent including Gabon, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and the Republic of Guinea underscore that Morocco’s autonomy initiative is a credible and fair solution to the conflict over the Sahara. They stressed […]
King Mohammed has granted royal pardon to Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni who was sentenced on September 30 to one year in prison for undergoing an illegal abortion and having sex intercourse outside marriage. The Royal pardon was announced this Wednesday Oct. 16 in a statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Justice. Royal pardon was also […]
The UNESCO will organize October 28-31 in Morocco’s capital city Rabat a symposium on the sustainable management of water resources, called the Open Water Symposium. The symposium on water resource management responds to the problem of water stress faced by African and Middle Eastern countries. The use of software to manage irrigation, wastewater treatment and […]
Morocco’s OCP Group, the world’s first producer and exporter of phosphate in all its forms, takes part in the 7th World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit organized in London Oct.15-16. During the event, the Moroccan phosphate group displays its experience in the fertilizer industry, promotes its vision of the digital transformation of agriculture, and presents its projects, […]
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) re-elected Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, Vice-President of the Council and President of its humanitarian segment for the 2020 cycle. This re-election for a second consecutive term, a first in the annals of ECOSOC, is an illustration of the credibility and trust enjoyed by […]
Youssef Amrani Tuesday handed to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa his credentials as Morocco’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Pretoria in a move that many analysts expect would break the ice between the two African heavyweight nations. This is a “watershed” in relations between the two countries, Amrani told the press after meeting President Ramaphosa. […]
The recently appointed manager of Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic, Tuesday recorded his first defeat at the helm of the Moroccan national football team after a loss to Gabon 2-3 in a friendly at home. Captain Nourdin Amrabat managed to level the score 2 times but the Atlas Lions could not match the Black Panthers who […]