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Morocco took part Monday in Manama in the first meeting of the Negev Forum Steering Committee which brought together senior Foreign Affairs officials from United States, Israel, Bahrain, Egypt and United Arab Emirates. The gathering, which focused on regional security, energy, water and food, comes ahead of the first visit planned by U.S. President Joe […]
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, praised again this Monday Morocco’s efforts in the fight against illegal immigration, noting that the Kingdom is a “strategic partner”, which struggles against the ”violent actions of migrants orchestrated by international mafias”. “Morocco is a strategic partner for Spain, not only in terms of monitoring illegal immigration […]
Morocco’s futsal team has moved a step closer to retaining its regional title as it qualified Sunday for the finals of the 6th edition of the Arab Futsal Cup, after defeating Egypt 5-2. The Atlas Lions will face off Irak on Tuesday and try to grab the title for the second time in a row. […]
A senior delegation of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the US Army visited Monday, the surgical field hospital deployed in the commune of Taliouine (province of Taroudant), on the sidelines of the ongoing African Lion 2022 exercise. Upon arrival at the hospital site, the delegation led by Lieutenant General Belkhir […]
Club de Madrid, the largest non-profit organization made of former Presidents and Heads of States, has urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied to liberate ex-Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali and respect the rule of law in the North African country. Jebali was detained last Thursday by security police –for the second time in less than two months– […]
The Energy Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) has cautioned against any step that could obstruct the work of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and called for keeping the company away from the ongoing political strife and conflicts, reports say. The reaction came few days after Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah agreed to discuss […]
African ambassadors in Rabat rejected the violent attack on Moroccan security forces by Sub-Saharan migrants as they attempted to cross into Spanish-ruled Melilla. Early on Friday, nearly 2000 Sub-Saharan migrants armed with sticks, bladed weapons and even acid attacked Moroccan security forces at a border passage with the Spanish occupied city of Melilla. Their violent […]
Morocco’s tourism revenues increased by 123.3% at the end of April 2022, according to the Department of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF). These revenues have reduced their decline from their pre-pandemic level to 36.3%, following a 71.5% drop at the end of April 2021, said the DEPF in its report on business climate for June […]
Elements of the Tetouan prefecture police, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), have foiled, Sunday morning, an attempt by scores of illegal migrants to storm and climb the metal fence between Tetuan and Sebta, a Spanish occupied enclave in Northern Morocco. The pre-emptive security operations resulted in the […]
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares reaffirmed on Saturday that the position of his country supporting the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara is “very clear” and “sovereign”. Spain considers the Moroccan autonomy initiative as “the most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of the Sahara dispute.” “The position of the Spanish government […]