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Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita is currently touring a number of European capitals to explain to his interlocutors the latest developments of the Sahara issue, following the incursions of the Algeria-backed Polisario in the buffer zone, east of the Moroccan defense berm. Bourita’s talks are also covering ways to strengthen partnership between Morocco and the […]
King Mohammed VI is expected shortly in Riyadh where he is to take part in the Arab League summit to be held mid-April. An invitation to attend the summit had previously been sent to the sovereign, a diplomatic source told the news portal le360, on condition not to be named. The 29th Arab League summit […]
An Algerian military aircraft crashed Wednesday killing 257 soldiers, including 26 Polisario members, Algerian officials said. The Russian Ilyushin model military plane was bound for Tindouf, the rear-base offered by the Algerian regime to the Polisario separatists, and planned a stop over in Bechar, Algerian media outlets said. The incident happened shortly after the aircraft […]
Morocco’s membership in the African Union’s Peace and Security Council will help the kingdom assert its leadership in promoting peace and stability in the continent, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Morocco has a vision for peace in Africa and will act on all issues relating to stability in the continent, said Bourita in an interview […]
South Korean wheel manufacturer, Hands Corporation, will soon operate a factory worth 4.33 billion dirhams ($472 million) in Tangier. A ceremony marking the launch of construction works of the new plant was attended by Morocco’s Industry and Investment Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy who said that the 23 hectare-factory will create 1300 direct jobs and will […]
Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni commended the progress made by Morocco in the areas of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Battaini-Dragoni told local reporters while on a visit to Rabat that Morocco’s 2011 constitution is a milestone that crowned a reform process. Morocco strengthened its legislative and […]
Italian authorities busted a migrant trafficking network with links to radical groups operating between Italy and Tunisia. The criminal network was dismantled following the arrest of 13 suspects in a high-speed migrant trafficking ring operating between Tunisia and Sicily whose members espoused radical jihadist views. Police in Sicily said that a wiretapped conversation between two […]
The informal sector makes up 20% of Morocco’s GDP said a study conducted by the association of Morocco’s employers (CGEM). The study shows that the textile sector remains the most affected with the informal economy rising up to 54% followed by road transport 32%, construction 31% and agri-food industry 26%. The informal sector employs 2.4 […]
King Mohammed VI had a meeting Tuesday at the Elysée Palace in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron of France during which the two leaders “have discussed at length the situation in the Middle East as well as regional and international issues”, said the royal office in a statement. The two leaders noted “a broad convergence” […]
The Moroccan press has taken great interest in the Laayoune declaration, which brought together leaders of Moroccan parties, local officials and Saharan tribes’ leaders who all spoke with one voice in favor of a firm action to quell any attempt at undermining the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory. The Laayoune declaration came to represent […]