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The construction works of the first phase of Taza wind farm (Northwest Morocco) have been launched by the consortium composed of Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE), EDF Renewables and Mitsui & Co. This project, to cost 1.5 billion DH, will employ over 500 people and will […]
The compromises reached by the two delegations of the Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk Parliament at their meetings held in Bouznika have confirmed Morocco’s belief that Libyans are capable of finding solutions to their problems without tutelage or influence as they are able to determine the interest of Libya and the way […]
The delegations of the Libyan High Council of State and the Parliament of Tobruk have reached an agreement after five days of talks in Bouznika, Morocco. In a joint statement on Thursday, the two parties announced that they reached a comprehensive agreement on the criteria, mechanisms, and objectives for “assuming positions of sovereignty.” Both parties […]
Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, the central bureau for judicial investigation (BCIJ), conducted a simultaneous operation in multiple cities against suspected terrorists leading to the arrest of five people. Part of a continuous crackdown and a pre-emptive strategy against terrorist cells, the operation took place in the outskirts of Rabat in Temara, Tifelt and Skhirat as well […]
Director of Morocco’s state owned utility company (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi, acting chairman of the Arab Union of Electricity (AUE), chaired on Wednesday, a videoconference meeting of the board of directors of this Union which is gathering all Arab power companies. During this 53rd meeting held remotely due to Covid-19, the director of the “Office […]
Tunisia and the US Wednesday pondered over ways to increase their military cooperation as President Kais Saied met with Stefen Townsend, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). In his discussions with President Saied, Townsend focused on US partnership with Tunisia, as well as shared concerns over regional stability and the desire to degrade […]
The Arab League Council, convened at the level of Foreign ministers Wednesday, commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his efforts to protect the holy city and support the resistance of the Palestinian people. At the end of the proceedings of its 154th session, the Council commended the field action undertaken by […]
The Moroccan government Council, held Wednesday in Rabat, has decided to extend the state of health emergency until October 10, 2020, as part of efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Thursday, September 10 at […]
The Algeria-backed polisario separatist group has accused the United Nations of violating the ceasefire agreement, concluded in 1991, after the UN dropped definitively the referendum option for the settlement of the Sahara, insisting on a realistic, practical and lasting political solution to the Sahara issue. The Algerian-Polisario duo seized the opportunity of the 29th anniversary […]
The Spanish Council of Ministers, on Tuesday, approved the agreement between Spain and Morocco on cooperation in matters of security and the fight against crime. After this step, the agreement will be submitted to the two chambers of Parliament, said the Spanish government presidency in a press release. “The agreement responds to the concern […]