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The first edition of the World Merit Councils Summit, bringing together change-makers from around the world, opened Tuesday at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Ben Guerir, near Marrakech, to discuss inclusive opportunities and ways to empower youth to build a better future. Over 150 young volunteers and professionals from 125 countries are taking part in […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated his call for the elaboration of a new development model conducive to achieving social justice and addressing the problem of social and inter-regional disparities. In a message to the third parliamentary forum on social justice, which opened Monday in Rabat, under the theme “The challenges of social and spatial justice and […]
Morocco has recently added China’s guided MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to its arsenal in a bid to bolster its ground to air deterrence capabilities. Morocco has acquired four batteries of the long-range Chinese missile system, local media reported. Maximum range of fire is 200 km, however some sources claim that it might be up […]
Israeli Delek Drilling company announced that it signed a $15 billion agreement to export gas to Egypt, a deal described as most significant since 1979. The agreement reflects the deepening strategic ties between the two countries as well as Cairo’s ambitions to become a regional energy hub. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the agreement […]
Uber announced that it will cease its activities in Morocco where only conventional taxis are recognized. The company said in a statement ““Since we launched in Morocco over two years ago, there has been a lack of clarity about new platforms like Uber and how they fit into the existing transport model.” Uber said that […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has once again stressed the importance that should be granted to youths in any development project and underlined the need to improve the situation of young people who are the country’s genuine asset. “All stakeholders should take into account the societal changes occurring in Morocco and, as a result, place […]
The Council of European Union has approved the opening of negotiations with Morocco on a new fisheries partnership agreement. The current, 4-year accord sealed with the North African Kingdom, will expire on 14 July 2018. An independent European evaluation study underlines the positive impact of the current protocol in terms of sustainable fishing and its […]
Seven years after the fall of the Gaddafi regime, Libya remains in turmoil, battered by infighting between heavily armed militias and a political crisis that has divided the country. The initial euphoria is a distant memory as little have changed since the fall of Gaddafi’s dictatorship. A 2015 UN-backed deal to set up the unity […]
Several political parties and groups from the civil society Sunday staged a protest march in capital Tunis, calling for the adoption of a bill criminalizing normalization of ties with Israel. The protest was organized by the National Coordination Committee for the Criminalization of Normalization with the Israeli Occupation. According to Middle East Monitor (MEMO), some […]
Polisario’s warmonger leadership appointed recently Mohamed Ouali Akeik, a perpetrator of terrorist attacks, as its new Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed SADR was involved in the terrorist attacks that targeted Spanish workers in the phosphate extraction site, known as Phosboucraa, near Laayoune, le360.ma said. Ouali Akeik was member of a Polisairo […]