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A combat vessel of the Moroccan Royal Navy, patrolling the country’s Mediterranean coast, was forced on Tuesday to open fire on a high-speed boat carrying illegal migrants after it refused to respond to its warnings and obey its orders. The smuggling speedboat was driven by a Spaniard in the northern Moroccan waters. He refused to […]
Morocco will launch a second surveillance satellite from the Kourkou base in Guyane on November 6, a date that coincides with celebrations of the Green March, le360 news portal reported. The second satellite baptized Mohammed VI B boosts Morocco’s earth observation technology after the country successfully sent to orbit Mohammed VI A reconnaissance satellite that […]
King Mohammed VI has paid tribute to the late South African Icon Nelson Mandela, a champion of peace and understanding between nations, an extraordinary man who belongs indisputably to a category of universal people whose destiny has local, national, continental and global implications. Nelson Mandela’s “stance on the preservation of national sovereignty earned him the […]
Morocco has signed the declaration of “Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem” on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly currently held in New York. The call, launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, seeks to reduce drug demand, cut off the supply of illicit drugs, expand treatment and […]
Algerian police has crackdown on Algerian retired soldiers who were violently prevented from staging a protest in Algiers to demand better wages and improved living conditions. In Boumerdes, a group of soldiers was violently dispersed as videos shared on Algerian social media showed Police dispersing the crowd using teargas and causing many injuries. The violent […]
Morocco’s Phosphate group, OCP, and Chinese Hubei Forbon, which specializes in fertilizer additives, have signed a comprehensive partnership agreement under which they will jointly develop a new generation of eco-friendly fertilizers. Under the partnership, the two companies will work together develop a new generation of high added-value fertilizers such as biostimulants, sulfur fertilizers, fertilizers with […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €4.3 million loan to Moroccan packaging company Multisac SA, which specializes in the production of woven polypropylene bags. It is the first local company benefitting from EBRD’s and EU’s Trade and Competitiveness Program, which aims to improve value chains and make businesses more competitive […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy and the Royal Gendarmerie have thwarted an illegal migration attempt to Europe from the country’s Northern Martil Beach. A Navy combat vessel monitoring the Mediterranean coast of the North African Kingdom has chased on Sept.22-23 a very high-speed boat, which was trying to reach the Martil beach to pick up illegal migrants, […]
Morocco-Spain route emerged as the prime destination for Sub-Saharan migrant mostly fleeing poverty in Africa. The North African country has so far averted 54,000 crossing attempts as trafficking gangs make enormous gains. Government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi, said the country can no longer let its territory shelter human trafficking networks and refuses to play the […]
Libya’s oil production climbed to the highest since 2013 and can go even higher if security at the nation’s energy facilities can be improved, the chairman of the state-run National Oil Corp told Bloomberg. The statement comes as the country’s capital has sank in a spiral of violence opposing rival militias. Output reached recently 1.278 […]