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King Mohammed VI Inks Protocol on Congo Basin Climate Commission

King Mohammed VI signed the protocol establishing the Congo Basin Climate Commission at the end of the 1st Summit of Heads of State & Government of Climate Commission of Congo Basin and Blue Fund for Congo Basin, convened Sunday in Brazzaville. The document was also inked by Presidents of Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of […]

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Safeguarding Africa’s Biodiversity, a Collective Responsibility, Moroccan King Says

King Mohammed VI of Morocco pointed out Sunday that safeguarding the African continent’s biodiversity is a collective responsibility as the depletion of that common heritage has a far-reaching impact on people’s daily lives and is detrimental to the socio-economic development of the communities, which depend on it. Addressing the first Summit of Heads of State […]

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Sahara Conflict, Textbook Example of ‘Frozen Conflict’- US Says

The Sahara conflict has become a “textbook example of a frozen conflict”, said the US mission to the UN in an explanation for the UN Security Council vote for Resolution 2414 renewing MINURSO mandate for six months instead of one year as has been always the case. “The fact is that we, as a Security […]

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King Mohammed VI Attends Summit on Blue Fund for Congo Basin in Brazzaville

King Mohammed VI arrived Saturday in Brazzaville to take part in the first Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Climate Commission and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin as “special guest”. After the summit, which will take place on Sunday, the King will pay a working and friendship visit to the […]

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Morocco Welcomes UNSC Resolution 2414 Renewing MINURSO Mandate

Morocco welcomed resolution 2414 by the UN security council renewing the mandate of the MINURSO for six months and urging the polisairo to withdraw from the buffer strip, said Morocco’s Ambassador Omar Hilale. “The Security Council resolution strengthens Morocco’s position and resolve in responding to recent Polisario provocations east of the security wall and in […]

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UN Security Council Condemns Polisario’s Provocations in Buffer Strip

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the recent Polisario’s provocations including its plans to set up administrative facilities in Bir Lahlou, east of Moroccan-built security wall. The Security Council, which adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission in Sahara until October 31, expresses “concern with the presence of the Polisario Front […]

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FIFA 2026 World Cup: Trump Threatens Morocco’s Backers, FIFA Reacts

US President Donald Trump Friday threatened to retrieve America’s support for countries that will not endorse the US-Canada-Mexico joint bid to host FIFA 2026 World Cup and back the other bidder, Morocco. “The US has put together a STRONG bid with Canada and Mexico for the 2026 World Cup,” Trump tweeted “It would be a […]

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Security Council Renews MINURSO Mandate Until October 31

UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The resolution took note of “the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the Secretary-General” (a reference to the autonomy initiative) and welcomed the “credible Moroccan efforts to move the […]

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Libya: Morocco’s Initiative Bearing Fruit

Morocco’s latest efforts to bridge gaps between the conflicting parties in Libya is bearing fruit as Libyan authorities decided to convene in Rabat two technical commissions entrusted with reconciling inter-Libyan differences and implement the peace agreement concluded in Skhirat, Morocco, in 2015. The announcement was made by the president of the High Council of State, […]

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Rabat Renews Commitment to Combat Terror Financing

Morocco has renewed its strong commitment to combat terrorism and its funding, as the scourge threatens peace and stability in the region and the world. Speaking at an international conference held Thursday in Paris under the theme:” No Money for Terror”, Moroccan Finance Minister Mohamed Boussaid said the fight against terror financing remains a priority […]