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King Mohammed VI highlighted the resilience shown by the Moroccan economy in a troubled region, amid a difficult global context marked by the pandemic’s repercussions. The pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the Moroccan economy but thanks to measures spurred by the King, the economy is on track to recovery. “The growth rate is expected […]
“Spain looks forward to working with the new Moroccan government to enable the strategic partnership of the two countries take up the shared challenges on the basis of trust, respect and mutual interests”, said on Friday the Spanish foreign ministry. “Morocco is a strategic partner, a neighbor and a friend with whom Spain wants to […]
Morocco’s new government includes seven women ministers in a cabinet of 24 members that was named by King Mohammed VI after Sept.8 elections. The King had appointed leader of the RNI party Aziz Akhannouch, who won most seats in parliament, and asked him to form a new cabinet. Less than a month, a line […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Thursday laid into international rating agencies for using “biased criteria” in evaluating the country’s abilities to attract investments. This came during a meeting with the President of financial market council (CMF) Salah Sayel, a day after the country’s central bank (BCT) sounded the alarm over the waning of foreign reserves, the […]
Italy Thursday expressed concerns for the possibility of new waves of migrants flooding its shores from Libya, if elections scheduled on December 24 in the North African country are not held, Libya Observer reports. Luigi Di Maio, the top Italian diplomat raised the issue during a meeting with his American counterpart, Antony Blinken, at a […]
Morocco’s national statistics agency (HCP) has agreed to provide the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reliable, accurate and extensive data on the situation of refugees living in the North African country. A cooperation agreement was signed Thursday in Rabat by Moroccan High Commissioner for planning (HCP) Ahmed Lahlimi Alami and HCR Representative in Morocco, […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a three-year program aimed at recording and sharing hundreds of stories that capture the Kingdom’s rich multicultural history. This $3 million program, called the Religious and Ethnic Minorities Activity (REMA), will involve multiple communities in five cities, namely Fes, Azrou, Marrakech, Essaouira, and Tangier. “Religious tolerance […]
King Mohammed VI chaired a ceremony at the Royal palace in Fez this Thursday during which a new government of 24 jobs was announced following general elections last September 8. The King had tasked Head of the Government Aziz Akhannouch with forming a new cabinet after his RNI party won 102 of the parliament’s 395 […]
Representatives of several NGOs, university professors and international law experts have voiced, at the United Nations, strong support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict. The petitioners also denounced before the UN fourth Committee the ill-treatment, abuse and human rights violations committed in Tindouf Camps by Polisario militias having ties […]
Tunisia’s media regulator shut down Wednesday Zitouna TV, a local television backed by parliament largest party Ennahdha, for operating without license. The channel in a Facebook post indicated that security forces accompanied by officials from HAICA, raided the station and seized equipment. The storming came few days after the arrest of the TV show host, […]