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UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday the appointment of Moroccan Najat Rochdi as his Deputy Special Envoy for Syria. She succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain. Ms. Rochdi brings over 20 years of experience in political affairs and international coordination in conflict and post-conflict areas, including through her latest assignment as Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and […]
Morocco supports the global efforts seeking to protect the oceans, preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change, said Moroccan minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development & Water Mohamed Sadiki. Addressing the 2022 UN Conference on Ocean convened in Lisbon from June 27 to July 1, Sadiki said Morocco’s commitment to Ocean protection is confirmed by the […]
Africa has always been at the heart of Morocco’s strategic choices and Morocco has never ceased reaffirming its African identity since its independence, said Tuesday in Paris the ambassador of the Kingdom to France, Mohamed Benchaâboun. The Morocco-Africa relationship is a “priority” in the Kingdom’s foreign policy and has been enshrined in the Constitution in […]
Morocco has reiterated its active and resolute commitment to the outcome of the political transition in Libya, and its unwavering support to the intra-Libyan political process to achieve a peaceful and lasting solution to the crisis in the North African country. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and UNECA […]
Military observers from some twenty partner countries attended, Tuesday at Cap Draa (north of Tan-Tan), operational trainings conducted as part of the combined Moroccan-American exercise African Lion 2022. The maneuvers were attended by Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and Commander of the South Zone. Organized by FAR […]
Spain started pumping gas to Morocco giving a new life to a gas pipeline that was halted by Algeria last October, in a failed move to pressure both Morocco and Spain to bow to its hegemonic agenda. The news was confirmed by Spain’s Enagas which oversees gas interconnections. Its data showed that gas started flowing […]
Morocco needs help in facing the repercussions resulting from a surge in illegal migration, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. Sanchez had thanked Moroccan security forces for their efforts to counter illegal migration flows and their crackdown on migrant trafficking networks, responsible for the death of at least 23 migrants in Melilla crossing last Friday. […]
Sahrawi activists exposed, on Monday in the European Parliament in Brussels, the false propaganda trumpeted by the Algeria-backed polisario separatists on Morocco’s southern provinces, highlighting the economic, social, cultural and human rights achievements accomplished in Moroccan Sahara. Invited by MEPs, Moroccan civil society activists informed the European Parliament on the real situation of human rights […]
The United Arab Emirates expressed its opposition to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s decision to appoint former Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum as UN envoy to Libya, Libya Observer reports, citing diplomatic sources. The Gulf country told the Security Council that some Arab countries and Libyan parties reject Boukadoum’s nomination. Guterres last week proposed Boukadoum to […]