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Since the US announced on December 10, 2020 its historic decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, several voices rose to urge the European Union to follow suit. The latest of these voices was that of the Mayor of Metz François Grosdidier who called on the European Union to follow the example of […]
Morocco has adopted a comprehensive and integrated strategy in its fight against terrorism and violent extremism, which enabled it to become a pioneer in this field and enjoy wide international recognition, said officials and experts taking part in the annual international conference on “Combating Violent Extremism: New Responses to New Challenges” that opened on Tuesday […]
Tunisian Premier Hichem Mechichi announced Monday he threw out five ministers of his disputed new cabinet arguing that the move is meant to improve government performance. His office said in a statement justice, industry, state property, youth and sports, and agriculture ministers have been sacked. The posts have been handed to caretaker sitting ministers while […]
Mayor of Orlando, Florida, Buddy Dyer called for consolidating and building on the historical agreements signed last December by the United States, Israel, and Morocco, a long-standing ally of Washington and a regional pioneer in human rights and political, economic and social reforms. “I want to encourage the new Biden administration to honor the U.S.-Israel-Morocco […]
Ways of enhancing further Moroccan-Chadian cooperation in air transports, investment and culture were at the center of talks held Tuesday in N’Djamena between Head of Govt. Saad Eddine El Othmani and minister of State Kalzeubé Payimi Deubet. During the meeting, held on the sidelines of the high-level G5 security summit attended by the Kingdom, Mr. […]
Morocco is moving with steady steps towards achieving the goal of inoculating 80% of its population with regular arrivals of vaccine shipments, the latest of which is a batch of 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine. So far, Morocco has received 7 million doses- 1 million from Sinopharm and 6 million from AstraZeneca-becoming an African […]
The participation of Morocco at the high-level G5 security summit in the Chadian capital Ndjamena confirms Morocco’s commitment to multilateralism in addressing security and peace issues in the Sahel, in keeping with its solidarity-based foreign policy towards its African neighbors. The invitation of Morocco to such a key event attended by heads of state of […]
As the Hirak second anniversary draws near and as social tension is brewing in Algeria, the Algerian President is reportedly planning a cabinet reshuffle and early elections to stem the people’s anger. Several media outlets reported that the Algerian regime is about to announce a cabinet reshuffle as well as early elections, the latest recipe […]
Morocco has received this Tuesday a second batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing Morocco’s total number of received COVID-19 vaccines to seven million. A Royal Air Maroc aircraft brought the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine doses from Beijing. The shipment brings the total number of Sinopharm vaccines secured by Morocco to one million, following […]
A landmine explosion hurt Monday in Tunisia’s restive Kasserine province, a teenage girl aged 13, several days after four soldiers were slain in a similar incident. The girl, Webdo Tunis reports, was hurt at legs and in the face while. The incident occurred in a sealed military zone on Samema mountain. The victim has been […]