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The 12th edition of the African Games held in Morocco concluded Saturday with Egypt topping the medal table with 273 medals (102 gold, 98 silver and 73 bronze). Nigeria came in the second spot with 127 medals (46 gold, 33 silver and 48 bronze) ahead of South Africa who claimed 87 medals (36 gold, […]
Policemen at the Bab Sebta crossing point arrested on Friday a Frenchman of Turkish origin who was wanted by Interpol for alleged links to international drug trafficking networks, national police (DGSN) said. The arrest of the 27-year-old suspect is part of the strengthening of international cooperation in the fight against cross-border crime as well […]
Since taking the reign in Morocco, King Mohammed VI, who visited Algeria, has adopted an outstretched hand policy towards Algeria with the aim of building a strong regional union in the Maghreb at a world where regional grouping and integration are more important than ever. In past speeches, reinvigorating the Maghreb Union made up of […]
Moroccan authorities stopped some 400 migrants from jumping the fence surrounding the Spanish occupied enclave of Ceuta. Spanish authorities said that 150 migrants managed to enter the enclave in a major assault on the fence since the 2018 summer. Moroccan authorities said that 9 migrants were injured in the attempt and 90 others arrested. Morocco […]
Gen. Stephen Townsend, Chief of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has described Morocco as a “strong” partner of the United States in counterterrorism, a major military ally, and as a regional leader in security. He made the remarks at a press briefing held Thursday in Rabat at the end of his visit to the North […]
Morocco vowed to set up a natural hazard management committee and an early warning system to protect citizens against floods after torrential rains took the lives of seven football fans in a village in the southern province of Taroudant. On Wednesday afternoon, seven people died in a flash flood that took them by surprise while […]
Moroccan movie “Adam” of Maryam Touzani has been chosen as Morocco’s bid for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars. The feature film tells the controversial story of a pregnant single mother who seeks refuge from poverty and prejudice. Maryam Touzani’s debut feature movie is starring Nisrin Erradi as the single mother […]
U.S. army General, Stephen Townsend, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, met separately on Thursday in Rabat with Lt. General, the Inspector General of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Abdelfattah Louarak and with Minister Delegate for the National Defense Abdellatif Loudiy. A press release issued by the General Staff of FAR says the Moroccan-US […]
Two of Morocco’s leading banking groups, Banque Centrale Populaire and Attijariwafa Bank, have signed partnership agreements with Japanese banking institutions, on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VII), currently held in Yokohama. Thus, Banque Centrale Populaire, BCP, and Japan’s second largest banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) signed, on […]
Moroccan foreign policy under the leadership of King Mohammed VI reflects the achievements made at home in the fields of infrastructure, energy as well as strengthening the rule of law and democracy bringing Morocco ever close to its traditional allies and to its new friends and partners. King Mohammed VI put Morocco on the path […]