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King Mohammed VI of Morocco has reiterated that he encourages and supports the reform process of the African Union. This came in a phone conversation the Sovereign had Monday with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Acting Chairman of the African Union. The phone talk took place on the eve of the Extraordinary Summit of […]
Moroccan police and Customs have seized 493,700 ecstasy pills in Tangier Med Port, the biggest ever bust of this illicit substance in the North-African country. Three involved persons, including a woman, who were aboard a car registered in the Netherlands, were arrested. The drug was concealed in the car’s trailer. The haul confiscated is part […]
Morocco and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), have agreed to enhance cooperation within the framework of Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program. This regional trade promotion program aims at addressing some of the challenges faced in promoting trade between Africa and the Arab world. The […]
Egypt’s interior ministry Sunday said its forces killed a dozen of Islamic State group (ISIS) fighters, including those suspected of connection to the slaughtering on Friday of a group of pilgrims of the Coptic religious minority. The ministry in a statement said its forces killed in a shootout 19 ISIS members, west of the central […]
Morocco will never compromise on its territorial integrity at the UN-led direct talks in Geneva next December, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Speaking to Le Monde, Bourita said that any solution that undermines Morocco’s territorial integrity or that advocates the unfeasible referendum option will be rejected by Morocco. Bourita who made the interview last week […]
Some 150 French business leaders flocked to Laayoune to take part in the third Morocco-France Business Forum opened Saturday in the Sahara major city, with the aim to create an efficient, dynamic and content-rich meeting space between Moroccan and French economic operators. Several French participants vowed from the start to further develop their investments in […]
The US will end trade benefits for Mauritania on January 1 for falling short of abolishing forced labor practices, the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) said. Mauritania is not in compliance with requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides duty-free treatment for certain goods, USTR said in a statement explaining the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco who has also the spiritual title of Commander of the faithful has been at the forefront of initiatives aiming to showcase the lofty values of Islam underpinned by coexistence and tolerance. The Monarch has indeed launched yet another initiative that fosters the moderate interpretation of the Maliki-Ashari school of Sunni […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania dealing with bilateral relations and the situation in the Maghreb region. The message was conveyed to the Mauritanian head of state by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Nouakchott Friday. In a statement to the press after the audience, Bourita said […]
King Mohammed VI, the Commander of the Faithful, who has spearheaded so many initiatives to uphold the lofty values of Islam and champion a moderate and tolerant Islam against the threat of extremism, on Friday launched yet another initiative to counter attempts to distort the Hadith, Prophet Mohammed’s sayings. From the headquarters of the National […]