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Morocco’s OCP group, world’s major phosphates and fertilizers producer, has been selected among the seven finalists vying for the prestigious Frank Edelman Award 2021. The Moroccan state-owned company has been commended for using optimization models to enhance production, marketing and logistical processes to facilitate global distribution. The focus on optimization has boosted OCP’s innovation and […]
The city of Dakhla, pearl of the Moroccan Sahara, has been voted “Dream Region 2021” during a ceremony organized lately by online news outlet “Tourisma Post”, the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT) and Moroccan National Tourism Office (ONMT). Dakhla has won the distinction following a survey conducted last summer by CNT and Tourisma Post, showing […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday night the detection of a first case of the more transmissible COVID-19 variant, prompting ban on entry to Morocco from four countries. Health authorities detected the virus at the Tanger Med port, in northern Morocco. The carrier is a Moroccan citizen who was in Ireland. He arrived in […]
The Yemeni Government has reiterated its supportive stand of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, affirming that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco under its sovereignty is the only basis for resolving this regional conflict. The remarks were made by Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak Monday during videoconference talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]
The days of the Polisario in the African Union are numbered. Reports abound of an imminent resolution demanding the freeze of the membership of the Algeria-backed militia which lacks all attributes of a state. The Polisario was introduced as a full member into the predecessor of the African Union, the Organization of African Unity, in […]
The outgoing US ambassador to Morocco, David Fischer, said he was confident “as to the future of Moroccan-American relations”, deeming that “they will be in safe hands”. At a press conference Monday in Rabat marking the end of his mission in Morocco, the US ambassador commended King Mohammed VI for having guided US-Moroccan friendship towards […]
Algerian news agency refuses to pull its head from the sand as it continues to recycle fake news on an imaginary war in the Sahara. In a recent story, the agency said that Morocco refuses to acknowledge that there is war in the Sahara because that would entail recognizing the Polisario. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser […]
A court in Egypt has ordered the seizure and confiscation of assets of 89 members of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including former late President Mohamed Morsi. “The Court for Urgent Matters in Cairo ordered the seizure of the assets of 89 leaders and members of the Brotherhood and the heirs of Morsi, and their transfer to […]
Tunisia was gripped Saturday and Sunday by chaotic scenes as anger mounts over economic hardship. More than 600 people were arrested after the of riots in several Tunisian cities and troops have been deployed in some regions, officials said Monday. Violent protests broke out in at least six Tunisian cities, including the capital Tunis and […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco remains firmly committed to the country’s long-standing history and to the legacy of his ancestors regarding the preservation and promotion of coexistence between Moroccan Muslims and Jews. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, during a virtual dialogue, held Thursday. During the […]