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The European Union is going to deliver 1,300 vehicles to Morocco to help the country monitor its coasts within the frame of “border control program”, reported on Monday Spanish news agency EFE. The first batch of these vehicles arrived lately in Morocco, said EFE citing a Moroccan official. Morocco will receive 111 4×4 off-road vehicles […]
As part of overhauling Morocco’s public enterprises and improving their finances, rail operator ONCF will give up its shares in epic Mamounia hotel to phosphates fertilizers producer OCF in a new alliance that also includes Hassan II fund for economic development. Under this deal, the jewels of Morocco’s hotel industry will remain Moroccan. Besides Mamounia, […]
Ethiopian athlete Haji Hayato Yasin won on Sunday the 2nd international 10-KM road race of Dakhla which attracted more than 700 elite and amateur runners from Morocco and abroad. Haji Hayato ran the race in 27 minutes 48 seconds, smashing the timing set during the first edition (28:30). Kenyan Kosguei Lawi finished second clocking 27 […]
Morocco has foiled 27,000 migration attempts in 2019 as the country continues to struggle with migratory pressure by candidates from foreign countries, the Moroccan police said in an annual report. Foreign illegal migration candidates stood at 20,141, according to police statistics, which also point to the seizure of 3021 fake passports. The police has also […]
The foreign minister of the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has castigated the visit to his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias to the rival east-based administration, in reaction to GNA’s November maritime deal with Turkey. Minister Mohamed Taher Siala in statement on the ministry’s social media account said Dendias Sunday visit violates the decisions […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released its three-man shortlist for the 2019 Player of the Year awards. Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez who captained Algeria to Nations Cup success in Egypt in 2019 and Liverpool duo Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah are on top of the list. Mane and Salah […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced that West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris. The CFA will undergo three major changes, according to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. The name will change to Eco in 2020; France, would […]
Algeria’s powerful army chief and the country’s de facto ruler Ahmed Gaid Salah died Monday morning after he was admitted to the military hospital of Algiers after a heart attack Sunday night. His death was confirmed by state radio and state news agency APS, which also announced that President Abdelaziz Tebboune declared an exceptional full […]
The Polisario’s debacle in Latin America is continuing. In just one week, Salvador has reiterated its support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and announced its decision to open an embassy in Rabat, while the Paraguayan Parliament has adopted a new resolution in support of the Moroccan autonomy initiative within the framework of the national sovereignty and […]
A raid by French troops in Mali has killed 33 Islamist militants last weekend using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone, near the border with Mauritania, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The operation took place in a different part of Mali where 13 French soldiers died last month in a helicopter crash while tracking […]