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Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis Supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a Caribbean country, has expressed support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, saying this plan offers “a credible, serious and realistic” solution to this regional dispute. “We are for the resolution of the regional conflict over the Sahara under the sovereignty and the territorial and national integrity […]

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UN Adopts Moroccan Resolution on Interfaith Dialogue

The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted on Thursday a Morocco-proposed resolution on the promotion of interfaith and intercultural dialogue and the fight against hate speech. The resolution urges the international community to undertake initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, tolerance, understanding and cooperation between religions and cultures When presenting the resolution before the General Assembly, Morocco’s […]

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Morocco’s King deeply saddened by demise of President Essebsi, ‘one of the great men of Tunisia’

King Mohammed VI expressed deep sorrow at the demise of President Béji Caïd Essebsi that he described as “one of the great men of Tunisia”.   In a message of condolences to speaker of the parliament Mohamed Ennaceur- who was later in the day sworn-in as interim President- King Mohammed VI said he was deeply […]

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Moroccan Human Rights Organization condemns the “use of children” in Laayoune events

The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) welcomed on Wednesday the opening of an investigation into the fatal road traffic collision that occurred lately in Laayoune where there were clashes between pro-separatist troublemakers and security forces. The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights also decried “the use of children and minors in the context of a […]

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Morocco Spearheads Efforts for a Human-based Approach to Migration in Africa

In his quality as leader in charge of preparing the African Agenda on Migration, King Mohammed VI led efforts at the African level in favor of a human-based approach to migration that goes beyond narrow calculations building on the success of a migrants legalization policy at home that won prize internationally. Thanks to its forward-looking […]

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Guinea Conakry: Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, the Only Solution to Sahara Issue

The government of Guinea Conakry has renewed its full backing to the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for the Sahara, saying this plan is the only solution for the settlement of this regional conflict. The statement was made Tuesday in Rabat by Foreign Affairs minister Mamadi Touré at a joint press briefing with his Moroccan peer […]

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Spain arrests high profile drug dealer wanted in Morocco

Spanish security forces have nabbed a Moroccan man wanted for drug trafficking in his country and Europe over the past 14 years. The man, 44, was arrested in Tarifa, southern Spain, as he was about to board a ferry heading to Tangier, northwestern Morocco. Verification of his travel documents revealed that the man is subject […]

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Moroccans top recipients of EU citizenship in 2017

There were 67,848 Moroccans who have acquired EU citizenship in 2017, making them the first group followed by Indians and Albanians. France, Spain and Italy, traditional destination for the Moroccan diaspora, gave their citizenship to 83% of the new Moroccan-EU citizens. Separately, Spain said earlier this month that 25,372 Moroccans received the Spanish nationality in […]

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Moroccan parliament passes law on education reform

The Moroccan parliament passed a law by overwhelming majority that offers the broad-lines for the reform of the education system including controversial provisions such as the promotion of French as a language of teaching scientific subjects. The adoption of the law came after months of disagreements mainly over the language of teaching sciences between the […]

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Morocco Calls for Respecting Freedom of Sea Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Morocco is following with concern the recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for respecting the freedom of sea navigation.   “Morocco is following with concern the recent developments and calls for respecting the freedom of sea navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the international law and the rules of sea navigation, which […]