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Heavy summer rain triggered flash floods that killed at least seven people in a rural area near the locality of Ighern in the province of Taroudant, local authorities said. Videos largely shared on social media showed people swept away by the flood while standing on a roof of a rural stadium built next to the […]
Japan has lately repeated once and again that it does not recognize the SADR, self-proclaimed by the Algeria-backed Polisario. Eager to make its position on the Sahara conflict heard by the international community, especially African leaders, Japan on Wednesday reiterated its official position: non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Actually, Japan’s Foreign […]
Morocco took the presidency of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission on the sidelines of the Sixth international forum and fifth Arab forum of renewable energy, hosted in Amman on August 27-28. The North African country topped African and MENA region countries in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index established by British consultancy Ernest and Young. […]
Over twenty African leaders are participating in the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) summit that opened proceedings Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan. The summit, held under the topic “Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology and Innovation” is attended by more than 4,500 delegates. Morocco is represented at the event by […]
Attijariwafa Bank, one of Morocco’s largest banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to cooperate and consult on integrity matters. The agreement covers information-sharing, joint investigations and collaborations, as well as capacity-building support with the Bank’s Compliance Office. The MoU will complement […]
Morocco looks forward to joining as an observer member the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, a transnational consultative body gathering over 300 deputies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The move was unveiled Monday in Bangkok by Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki during his participation at the 40th General Assembly of the […]
Morocco and Jordan are exploring ways of enhancing further their cooperation in the sectors of energy and mining, one of the main pillars of the two countries’ economies. A at meeting held Monday in Amman between Moroccan Minister of Energy & Mines Aziz Rabbah and Head of Jordan’s Minerals Regulatory Commission Farouq Hiyari, the two […]
After King Mohammed VI has called for speeding up advanced regionalization and administrative devolution in his latest speech, the Government is reportedly busy finalizing the master plans for the transfer of powers from the central to the regional administrations. According to local media, the Executive has reached the “final stages” in materializing the transfer of […]
Local authorities in Marrakech said that there is no thing as such a memorial or museum in the commune of Ait Faska near Marrakech after news reports said that a Holocaust memorial opened in the area. Local authorities said in a statement that they did not issue a permit to build such a project. The […]
The agitator of Al Hoceima, Nasser Zefzafi, who dreams to become a champion of human rights, has come out empty-handed from his quest for international recognition as a hero-victim. Actually, Nasser Zefzafi was not shortlisted for the Václav Havel Prize, shattering his whims to gain international stature with such a prestigious prize that only genuine […]