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Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that the World should respond pragmatically to Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as a capital of Israel. Speaking at the emergency meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo Saturday, Bourita reiterated Morocco’s position in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, urging the Arab League to act plausibly and […]
The achievement of the solar energy project in Midelt, in the Middle Atlas mountainous range, took a leap forward with a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) worth $265 million. Moroccan news outlets reported that the funding will help push forward the completion of the first phase of Noor Midelt project, which will have […]
The Skhirate Agreement offers a sound platform for resolving the crisis that has been rattling Libya for years, said Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita following talks with Secretary-General Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan Salamé. He said that the agreement, which has been achieved in Morocco on December […]
The UN General Assembly adopted, without a vote, a resolution on the Moroccan Sahara, upon the recommendation of its Fourth Committee, reiterating support for the political process conducted under the aegis of the UN since 2007. The Assembly also called upon parties and States of the region to cooperate with the efforts of the Secretary […]
Palace Main Entrance Tourist arrivals in Morocco up to October 2017 have grown 9% compared to the same period last year to stand at 9.7 million tourists, the tourism ministry said. International tourist arrivals rose 14% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland jumped 5%, the Ministry said in its latest statistics covering the January-October […]
The International Finance Corportation, a member of the World Bank Group, is injecting €15 million in a new private equity fund by AfricInvest, a leading private equity fund manager, to help expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises in North Africa. The investment is part of a larger effort to support economic growth […]
Morocco, which co-leads with the USA, the GCTF’s Initiative to address homegrown terrorism, plays a key role in the initiative thanks to its support and leadership, said a top U.S. State Department counterterrorism official. Over the course of the next year, a series of regional workshops will identify innovative prevention programs for addressing the challenges […]
France and Qatar signed a slew of contracts worth €12 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited the isolated Gulf country this week. Under the deal, Doha will acquire 12 Rafales fighter jets and 50 Airbus planes. “These contracts underline the closeness of our commercial ties,” Macron said during the signing ceremony in Doha Thursday. He […]
The #MeToo campaign, which shows no signs of abating in the United States, has forced a Congressman to resign, making the Polisario lose one of its few supporters in the US Congress. John Conyers, Democrat of Michigan and co-chairman of the pro-Polisario “Western Sahara Caucus” in the US Congress, announced Tuesday his “withdrawal from politics” […]
The European Union has earmarked €29.6 million to fund new programs destined to protect migrants and fight against smugglers and traffickers in Africa and the Mediterranean region. Supported by EU Trust Fund for Africa, these programs will strengthen the migrants’ protection, support their sustainable reintegration or voluntary return as well as combat the criminal networks […]