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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu on Thursday renewed his country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. “We fully support the territorial integrity of our sisterly country, the Kingdom of Morocco,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu in a press briefing after a long meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The Turkish official insisted that Turkey’s […]
On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), King Mohammed VI called for joint action by Muslim states to promote political stability, economic prosperity and well-being of the Muslim peoples. The King highlighted, in a message to a ceremony held in Rabat Thursday to mark the anniversary, the lofty […]
The first Aswan Forum on Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa, held Dec.11-12 in the upper Egyptian city of Aswan, focused on post-conflict reconstruction, education, climate change and sustainable development in the continent. World leaders as well as representatives of international and regional organizations debated a wide range of issues during the two-day forum, […]
Morocco is a key country in the fight against terrorism in the region, said Spain’s senior prosecutor Jesus Alonso. “Morocco is in a frontline and is committed like Spain, France and Belgium to uproot this transnational phenomenon that threatens the security and stability of the international community,” Alonso said at a meeting bringing together prosecutors […]
The World Bank approved a $275 million Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan for Morocco designed to both help the country strengthen its capacity to manage the financial impact of natural disasters and climate-related shocks, and to upgrade its institutional framework for disaster risk management. Morocco has been hit in recent years by the impact […]
The European Union announced on Wednesday a €101.7 million financial assistance to support Morocco’s efforts to combat human smuggling and manage irregular migration. The EU funding will also serve to raise awareness among young people and their families about the risks involved in attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. “With this new financial assistance, we […]
King Mohammed VI has called on Islamic States to adopt a new roadmap that would help capitalize on the Islamic World’s human and natural resources, implement a new proactive, future-oriented approach to development, develop appropriate strategies and plans for upcoming generations, and take actions to consolidate political stability, promote sustainable development, guarantee safety and food […]
Jamaica’s support for the Algerian-backed Polisario militias is a thing of the past as the Caribbean country reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara as well as UN efforts to reach a lasting, political and mutually acceptable solution to the over four-decade dispute. Jamaica has dealt the Polisario a severe […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday a €245 million loan to the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) to enable the Moroccan utility company expand its rural electrification projects. “Developing a reliable electricity network will enable the Kingdom to meet an energy demand recording a 5 pc annual growth” said Mohamed […]
The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), based in eastern Libya and opposed to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Wednesday vowed to sink any Turkish vessel entering Libyan waters, in reaction to the maritime agreement between GNA and Ankara concluded on Nov. 27. ”I have an order, as soon as the Turkish research vessels […]