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Morocco’s fertilizer giant, OCP Group, has rejected the US Trade Department’s decision to impose 23.64 per cent of preliminary countervailing duties on fertilizer products exports to the US after Florida-based Mosaic Company attacked the Moroccan company, Le360.ma reports. OCP Group and Mosaic have been locked up in a trade dispute since July after the US […]
The United Arab Emirates has held up issuance of entry visa to 13 countries including Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia reportedly on security grounds. The move, come into effect on November 18, concerns all types of visas, whether professional or tourist. The Gulf country took the decision because of security concern, according to press reports. The […]
After the launch of the Bouznika talks that led to a breakthrough in appointing senior government officials, Morocco’s Tangier is hosting a meeting bringing together members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR). In a speech delivered at the official opening of the consultative meeting Tuesday, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita renewed Morocco’s commitment to […]
Algeria and its creation the Polisario are sensing an inevitable Moroccan-Mauritanian alliance cemented by mutual respect, centuries-old ties and win-win economic partnership. Therefore, Algeria sent Polisario emissary to warn the Mauritanian presidency against such a move. But the Polisario envoy mission to Nouakchott was a diplomatic fiasco. Mauritanian officials treated the Polisario emissary Mohamed Salem […]
A new study conducted by a network of NGOs, including the Global Tax Justice Alliance, revealed that Tax evasion costs Africa more than $25 billion a year. As African countries are grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, tax evasion is considered “unacceptable”, as it reduces revenues that could be spent on citizens’ health. Twenty-three billion dollars […]
Morocco is finalizing its logistics preparations for the launch of a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination campaign under instructions from King Mohammed VI. The Health Ministry said that 2888 vaccination centers have been prepared as Morocco plans to start vaccination in the upcoming days. He said that orders have been placed and that the strategy also includes […]
Moroccan businessmen will have a preferential treatment to obtain Mauritanian visa, as Mauritania looks to closer economic ties with its northern neighbor Morocco. The Moroccan employers’ federation (CGEM) announced the news saying that its members can submit their membership document to get visa facilities. The news comes as Morocco and Mauritania brace for a new […]
The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will return to action on Dec. 30 with the second leg of the first semi-final opposing Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Egypt’s Ismaily. Ismaily beat Raja in February in Egypt but the tournament was shelved due to travel restrictions because of the pandemic. The […]
Four European countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom have warned against obstructing the Libyan political Dialogue. In a joint statement issued Monday, the four countries said they are “ready to take measures against those who obstruct the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and other tracks of the Berlin process, as well as those […]
The Italian Calabria Roma Europa Foundation, which brings together more than 180 Italian municipalities, has welcomed Morocco’s commitment to the ceasefire in force since 1991 in the buffer zone of Guerguarat. The Foundation also commended the Kingdom’s commitment to the political process under the aegis of the United Nations and on the basis of Security […]