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The city of Marrakech will host next Jan.29-30 an international conference on promoting higher economic growth, job creation, and inclusiveness in the Arab World. Building on the 2014 Amman conference “Building the Future”, which highlighted the need for growth to generate jobs and for its benefits to be shared more widely, the 2018 Marrakech conference […]
Morocco’s pivot to Africa is the fruit of a decades-long strategy based on a win-win approach and the values of co-development and solidarity, said King Mohammed VI In a speech on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and People, the King highlighted the salient features of Morocco’s African policy […]
Morocco is the next hotspot for hotel expansion in the Middle East and North Africa region, with an influx of hotels set to open in the next few years, said Hotelier Middle East on its website. The website, specializing in the hotel business, featured statements by leading hotel operators in the region such as Hilton […]
A team of Moroccan experts reached Mardrid to offer support to Spanish investigators in the wake of the terrorist attacks that hit Catalonia, Moroccan le360 news website reported. The contribution of Moroccan experts to Spain’s investigation efforts comes after the arrest of a second suspect in the northern Moroccan city of Nador following a similar […]
Morocco’s commitment to Africa is underpinned by a sense of loyalty to a shared history and a firm belief in a common destiny, and its African policy is based on a thorough understanding of African realities, said King Mohammed VI in a speech he delivered on Sunday, adding that for Morocco, Africa is the future. […]
King Mohammed VI has pointed out Sunday that Morocco’s firm and unambiguous policy has helped put the process of the settlement of the artificial dispute over the Sahara back on the right track. This came in a speech he delivered Sunday on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and […]
Moroccan security services arrested in the eastern city of Oujda an alleged member of the terrorist cell that committed the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils last Thursday and Friday. “A Moroccan linked to the terrorist cell that committed the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils was arrested,” reported the Spanish news website Vozpopuli, citing police sources. […]
Morocco sent urgent humanitarian aid to Sierra Leone as it struggles with the aftermath of mudslides and floods that devastated the capital Freetown on August 14. The aid was sent upon directives from King Mohammed VI in line with “the strong friendship ties and sincere solidarity between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of […]
The People’s National Army’s (ANP) El-Djeich magazine has confirmed the purchase by the Algerian army of the Buk-M2E surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The magazine said in an article in its August issue that the ‘Majd 2017’ exercise held in July, […]
As the search intensifies to arrest the terrorists involved in the Catalonia attacks, the residual danger posed by ISIS foreign fighters in North Africa and Europe comes to the fore, said the Guardian in an article entitled “Moroccan ISIS terrorists ‘pose a threat on Europe’s doorstep” “Up to 1,000 jihadists are thought to have been […]