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Swedish Azelio company has launched lately its renewable energy storage system at the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex (southern Morocco) within the frame of a technical and business development agreement sealed with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen). A verification of the storage system will be initiated during the first quarter of 2020, with commercial installations […]
A human rights activist in the Tindouf camps denounced, Friday before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the repression and serious abuses perpetrated by the leadership of the separatist polisario front against the population of these camps, calling for holding Algeria accountable for these violations. The Human rights militant and opponent to the […]
Morocco is bidding to host the finals of CAF Champions League 2019/20 in Casablanca Mohammed V stadium and CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium. The two bids were submitted lately by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Cameroon’s Japoma Stadium (Douala) and Tunisia’s Rades Olympic […]
At least one security agent was killed and five others were wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Friday near the US embassy in the Tunisian capital. The local authorities said the attackers, who were both on a motorcycle, died in the blast, which took place near the US embassy’s main gate. Last […]
Moroccan authorities foiled a smuggling attempt of 7 tons of cannabis resin (locally known as chira) as Morocco tightens grips of all sorts of trafficking on its southernmost border crossing of Guerguarate. The banned substance was concealed in a large truck bound to Sub-Saharan markets, the Moroccan police said in a statement. According […]
Turkmenistan expressed support to Morocco’s efforts to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara on the basis of the autonomy initiative within the framework of its territorial integrity. The autonomy plan “is the only solution to the conflict over the Sahara,” Turkmen foreign minister Rachid Meredov said Thursday following talks with speaker of […]
Several Turkish journalists have been detained for their reporting on government’s military campaign in Libya where Ankara backs the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Baris Terkoglu, from the anti-government online news website OdaTV, was detained Thursday allegedly in connection with a report about a Turkish intelligence officer who was killed in Libya, Arab News […]
Morocco aspires to double its agricultural GDP between 2020 and 2030 to 250 billion dirhams thanks to a new strategy dubbed Green Generation. It also aims at boosting Morocco’s exports to 60 billion dirhams by 2030, head of the Moroccan agency for agricultural development (ADA) said. This new strategy, spurred by King Mohammed VI, also […]
Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya reiterated her country’s unwavering position on the Sahara issue during her visit to Algeria on Wednesday March 4, much to the distress of Algerian rulers. At a press conference in Algiers, the Spanish official, who was expecting questions on bilateral relations, was instead peppered with questions on Spain’s […]
Units of the Moroccan Special Forces are expected in Qatar to take part in the joint “Impregnable Guard” exercise, scheduled this March 8-27, as part of Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup. In addition to the Moroccan army elite units, Special Forces of Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Oman, the United States, France and NATO […]