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Moroccan Trade Minister has asked Egyptian peer to abide by fair trade principles in line with the Agadir Free Trade deal after Egyptian authorities blocked on purpose a cargo of Dacia cars made in Morocco. Trade Minister Moulay Hafid Alamy told MPs he complained to his Egyptian peer about the unjustified delays and waved the […]
Morocco is taking part in the meetings of the G20 Foreign ministers held this Tuesday in Matera, Italy, under the theme: “Multilateralism and global governance to fight the pandemic and rebuild better”. Besides the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and food security which feature high on the agenda, the meetings are also considering economic development issues […]
Libya’s Prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah who was on a visit to Rabat Sunday and Monday at the head of a large delegation held talks with several Moroccan officials who have all reiterated Morocco’s active and continued support to any consensual solution to the Libyan issue, while the Libyan official expressed his country’s gratefulness for the […]
Canadian mining company Aya Gold & Silver is expanding the scope of its operations in Morocco where it has been granted seven new exploration permits located in a known copper-gold-silver-bearing area. Five permits located within the prolific Zgounder Regional area, increase Aya’s exploration land holdings from 112 km2 to 168 km2, while the two other […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP obtained a loan of 100 million dollars from the International Financial Corporation (IFC) to develop its African value chain. The loan will help OCP Africa to expand its logistics networks and increase the availability of fertilizers, adapted to local soils and crops, in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, […]
The United States has included on its terror blacklist Ousmane Illiassou Djibo, known as “Petit Chapori”, one of the lieutenants of polisario member Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. The announcement was made Monday by the State Department. Djibo’s designation by the US a global terrorist confirms the connection of the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias with terrorist […]
African Union Social Affairs Commissioner Amira El Fadil has lauded the valuable contributions made by King Mohammed VI as Leader of the AU on the issue of migration, saying the royal input has shown that migration can be a factor of co-development for both the source and host countries of African migrants. Speaking to journalists […]
Morocco and the EU signed an agreement dubbed, Green Partnership, to promote a transition towards clean energy and counter global warming. Under the deal, the two parties shall cooperate to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, protect the environment and promote the green economy. The agreement is part of the […]
The Union of Arab Lawyers has renewed its firm support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and praised the “serious and democratic” autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom for a lasting resolution of the Sahara issue. In a statement issued following its meeting held June 25-26 in Damascus, the Permanent Bureau of the Union has reiterated its […]
Morocco is ready to support the private sector in order to develop national long-range passenger ships linking Moroccan ports to European peers, transport minister Abdelkader Amara said. Morocco already has a fleet that links Moroccan cities to southern Spanish ports but passenger traffic between the two countries has been cancelled this year due to Covid-19, […]