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The security and stability of the MENA region and the Sahel require the adoption of a “holistic” and “multidimensional” approach based on cooperation and integration for sustainable development. The observation was made by researchers and experts in geopolitics who were taking part in a plenary session on the “Middle East / North and West Africa” […]
French oil giant Total Monday called on leaders of the world to introduce policies to address CO2 emission as major polluters are state-run oil and gas companies. The World Policy Conference (WPC) held Monday a plenary session under the theme “Climate and the environment” moderated by former French Prime Minister and foreign minister Laurent Fabius. […]
Moroccan authorities foiled on Monday another major drug smuggling operation at the Southern Guerguarate crossing point on the borders with Mauritania. A joint border control operation carried out by Moroccan Police and Customs Services has enabled to seize nearly six tons of cannabis in a transport truck heading to an African country. The illegal substance […]
King Mohammed VI congratulated newly elected Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed wishing him success in his new mission. Saied, a former law professor, won the presidential elections on Sunday with a landslide victory. In his congratulations message, King Mohammed VI lauded the commitment of the Tunisian people to strengthen the rule of law and institutions saying […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has signed an agreement with Niger’s Agency for the Promotion of Electrification in Rural Areas (ANPER) to improve access to electricity in rural communities of the West African nation. Under the agreement signed last week in Rabat by ONEE and ANPER heads, Abderrahim El Hafidi and […]
The 12th forum of World Policy Conference taking place in Marrakech has sounded the alarm over global uncertainty entertained by several political and economic crises including the US- China trade war that it warned will slow the development of several African country. Thierry de Montbrial, Chairman and founder of the World Policy Conference (WPC) speaking […]
Head of the Moroccan enterprises federation (CGEM) Salaheddine Mezouar submitted his resignation after being criticized by a foreign ministry statement over remarks concerning the unrest in Algeria. Mezouar, who announced his resignation in an e-mail to the CGEM members citing “major personal constraints”, had told an international conference in Marrakech that the military regime in […]
Several petitioners who took the floor before the UN 4th Committee have defended Morocco’s historical sovereignty over the Sahara and commended the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as a viable solution to the regional dispute. Petitioners from Africa, Europe, Latin America and the USA agreed that the autonomy proposal enjoys wide support at the United Nations and […]
Morocco has renewed on Sunday its policy of non-interference in Algeria’s internal affairs and its decision to abstain from making any comment on the internal developments taking place in this neighboring country. This came in a statement by the Moroccan Foreign Ministry in response to remarks made by Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the General Confederation […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces made it clear that they have never undertaken nor will it enter into dialogue with the Polisario front, a military source told the Moroccan news agency MAP. The denial came after several outlets misinterpreted a UN Secretary General report on the Sahara on bilateral working and coordination mechanisms. “Following a misinterpretation […]