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King Mohammed VI chaired, Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a working session to review the progress in renewable energy projects led by MASEN, said a statement by the Royal Office. During the meeting, attended by ministers and senior officials, the King was briefed on the progress made towards achieving the goal of generating […]
Speaker of the Parliament of the Andean community Fernando Meza expressed support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and for the Kingdom’s efforts to settle the conflict over the southern provinces, the Sahara. Fernando Meza made the remarks following talks with Morocco’s lower house speaker Habib El Malki. He noted that his visit to Morocco is meant […]
The Polisario separatist movement has received another slap from Latin America as Colombia made it clear that it has severed ties with the Algerian-backed militia. Colombia has “neither diplomatic representation nor ambassador” with the Polisario separatist entity, RASD, Colombian foreign ministry said. The government of Colombia “has frozen”, for several years, its recognition of the […]
Moroccan security and customs services have foiled in a couple of days smuggling attempts at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, they blocked a drug smuggling attempt and seized 653 kg of cannabis on board a truck transporting goods. […]
A senior official said that FIFA president Gianni Infantino is encouraging FIFA task force to block Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup, the BBC reported. “It is claimed Infantino was motivated to do this as he favors the rival North American bid given the enormous financial advantage it has over its African rival,” […]
Part of the royal vision and strategy to modernize the public security services and enhance their efficiency, King Mohammed VI inaugurated Tuesday a new Specialized Training Institute housed under La Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST), a counter-intelligence agency. The Specialized Training Institute, set up part of the development of the intelligence training […]
Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist militia neither in the Tindouf camps nor in the Sahara provinces, which usually register higher turnout in Morocco’s local and general elections. This Polisario anomaly was recently laid bare in […]
Morocco raised its automotive industry target to 1 million vehicle by 2025 in light of the positive results shown by the sector. Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid El Alamy voiced confidence in achieving such a goal, which could generate 200 billion dirhams. He said the current performance of Morocco’s car industry is moving at a […]
The Moroccan tourist city of Marrakech will host the joint annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October 2021. The decision was made by the Boards of Governors of the two institutions. It shows the trust Morocco enjoys at the international scene. The joint WB-IMF meetings bring […]
An Algerian court Tuesday sentenced several nationals from Liberia, Mali and Guinea for their involvement in espionage operations for Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. A Liberian national of Lebanese origin was handed death sentence. Seven other defendants from Mali and Guinea were given 10 years in jail each for espionage for Israel, the Turkish news agency […]