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Polisario militiamen fired live ammunition to abort a protest movement by disenchanted Sahrawis, decrying inhumane treatment and violations in the Tindouf camps in Algeria’s southwest. The protesters were planning a protest in front of the headquarters of the separatist group to express their anger at the death of Salek Brika, a Sahrawi political activists, who […]
A two-day international conference opened this Monday in Rabat, Morocco’s capital, to discuss various issues related to the trends and the major challenges facing peacekeeping operations in the African continent. Organized by the Moroccan Think-Thank OCP Policy Center, the event brings together a hundred of participants including senior military officers, law experts, university professors and […]
Morocco and Burkina Faso signed a framework agreement to cooperate on renewable energy projects notably through the exchange of expertise and know-how. The agreement was signed recently in Rabat by head of Morocco’s renewable energy agency (MASEN) Mustapha Bakkoury and Burkina Faso’s energy Minister Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo. This cooperation agreement fits into Burkina Faso’s endeavor […]
Lawmakers in Egypt on Sunday criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s recent fiscal reforms. The 25-30 Alliance, a bloc of a small number of opposition MPs, demanded in a statement that Sisi cancel what it called “errant economic decisions” affecting the lower and middle classes. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has revived the North African nation’s […]
French weekly magazine «Valeurs actuelles» published in its latest release a dossier on Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy, depicting the dual dimension of this roadmap based on the religious and security aspects. Morocco’s fight against the terrorist threat starts by the fight against extremist ideas on a daily basis and anticipation of any terror acts through the […]
The World football governing body FIFA has sent back Guinea and Lebanon to their own affairs after both countries criticized FIFA’s electronic voting system on June 13 on the unveiling of World Cup 2026 host after both countries complained that their alleged votes for Morocco were rather sent to the United States-Canada-Mexico joint bid, HuffPost […]
Substitute Bouhaddouz offered Iran an undeserved win with an unfortunate header while trying to clear the ball from the gates of the goal. The Atlas Lions monopolized the ball and played an offensive and enterprising game but couldn’t break through the Iranian defense to score a goal of relief. The game closed what came to […]
Unrelenting, Morocco will submit a sixth bid to host the World Cup after losing to the North American bid, which won the right to host the 2026 edition. King Mohammed VI gave his Royal instructions to submit the 2030 bid, Sports Minister Rachid Talbi Alami said. He also said that Morocco will deliver the infrastructure […]
Morocco has taken action after Saudi Arabia’s voting in favor the United Bid which won the right to host the 2026 World Cup. Saudi Arabia has lobbied for the North American bid bringing together Canada, Mexico and the US pushing six other Arab nations to vote against Morocco which lost by 65 votes to 134. […]
The World Bank has granted Morocco a $125 million additional financial support to enable the North African Kingdom build the Noor-Midelt I and II plants expected to produce 600-800 megawatts. The Noor-Midelt complex will be the country’s second concentrated solar power (CSP) complex built under the Noor Solar Plan. The Solar Plan is a critical […]