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King Mohammed VI has urged all transportation companies and all other stakeholders in the field to facilitate the Moroccan diaspora’s return home for the summer holidays through offering affordable travel fees, “Within the framework of the very high concern of His Majesty King Mohammed VI – May God assist Him – that has always […]
Algerian voters have largely abstained from casting ballot in the parliamentary elections amid a crackdown on dissent and free speech by a military regime ruling behind a thin civilian curtain. The military rulers were hoping to use the elections to restore authoritarian stability in a country that braces for an acute economic crisis against the […]
The World Bank has added $100 million to an existing $200 million loan to help Morocco manage natural risks and hazards. “Protecting the people and economy against natural hazard can save Morocco over US$800 million a year,” said Jesko Hentschel, World Bank Maghreb Country Director. “Developing more resilience to the risk of natural disaster is […]
Preparations for the Berlin 2 Conference, scheduled on June 23, were at the focus of phone talks between UNSG’s Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ján Kubiš, and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The talks are part of consultations conducted by the UN Special Envoy with national and […]
Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Najla Mangoush, has paid tribute to King Mohammed VI for the efforts Morocco is exerting to resolve the Libyan conflict, and called on the Kingdom to “reopen as soon as possible its embassy in Tripoli.” “We are asking Morocco to reopen its embassy in Tripoli,” said the Libyan Foreign Minister after […]
Morocco is a key player for peace and security both in the Maghreb and in Africa, said Major General Michael J. Turley of the Utah National Guard. In an exclusive interview with M24, the 24-hour news TV channel of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), General Turley said that Morocco and its Royal Armed Forces are […]
The largest party in the Tunisian Parliament, Ennahdha, Thursday said the Speaker of the legislature Rached Ghannouchi is the target of alleged death threats without further details. Riadh Chaibi, the political adviser of the party, reports that officers from the interior ministry came to the legislature to inform Ghannouchi about the alleged threats. Chaibi without […]
The resolution adopted, Thursday, by the European Parliament does not change the political nature of the bilateral crisis between Morocco and Spain, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said, underlining that Madrid attempts to “Europeanize” the crisis are “futile”. Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the EU’s resolution stating that the attempts to between Spain and […]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday a “profound transformation” of the French military presence in the Sahel and the establishment of an international anti-jihadist alliance in the region. “Following consultations with our partners, in particular the United States … European countries … we will begin a comprehensive transformation of our military presence in the […]
Morocco and India co-chaired the first edition of the Arab-India Energy Forum, which was held by videoconference on June 8-9. The event is part of the implementation of the executive program of the Arab-Indian Cooperation Forum and the third meeting of senior officials of India and the Arab League, held virtually on January 12, 2021, […]