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The Moroccan government said that it plans to create 1.2 million jobs in the next upcoming four years as the unemployment rate hits 10.2%. Head of the government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, said that by the end of his cabinet term, 1.2 million jobs will have been created. He said the inactive population who are […]
Libya’s warlord and chief of self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaliaf Haftar has died in Paris after being whisked to a hospital of the French capital over a cerebral bleed caused by a heart attack, local media Libya Express reports. Haftar, Field Marshal aligned with the country’s unpopular east-based administration and internationally recognized parliament, House […]
Morocco is a serious contender to host the 2026 World Cup as 103 football associations over 207 already support the North African country, Spanish media El Universal said. Morocco can rely on African, European, and Arab votes, the media said. The media cites the FBI crackdown on Latin American football figures and the Trump factor […]
The Chairman of the Morocco-Kuwait Parliamentary Friendship Group, Askar Aouid Al-Anzi, reiterated his country’s support for the territorial integrity of Morocco. This came at a meeting he held this Friday in Rabat with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Habib El Malki. According to a statement released by the lower house of the Moroccan […]
The UN Security Council is reportedly planning to confine the Polisario militias to Tindouf to force them abide by the UN ceasefire agreements of 1991 and respect the demilitarized zone in the Moroccan Sahara. Actually, the separatist front has been conducting incursions in the buffer zone for 27 years, in complete violation of the 1991 […]
Algerian officials have for decades indulged in statements claiming that they are not involved in the Sahara conflict. The crash of a plane bound-for the Polisairo-run Tindouf, killing 257 soldiers including Polisairo members, is a further evidence of Algiers military support to the separatist group. The killed Polisario members include former key leaders and officials […]
Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch is visiting London where he held talks with UK secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove centering on the impact of Brexit on bilateral cooperation. The meeting was an opportunity for the two ministers to review the relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following the crash of a military plane that claimed several lives. In the message, the King expresses to President Bouteflika, the victims’ families and the brotherly Algerian people, his heartfelt condolences and sincere feelings of compassion, praying God to have […]
Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the powerful warlord in eastern Libya, has been admitted to hospital in Paris, reportedly in critical condition. According to several Libyan and French sources, he suffered a stroke and was evacuated to France via Jordan. He arrived in France Tuesday in coma following the stroke. According to Libya Express that relayed French […]
Morocco and the European Union have signed the “Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area” (PRIMA), a joint international program focusing on the development of solutions for food systems and water resources in the Mediterranean basin. Prima has been launched to help the agricultural sector in the Mediterranean area, which has been suffering […]