Americas Headlines International Morocco

El Salvador inaugurates an embassy in Morocco, its first in Africa

The Republic of El Salvador has inaugurated an embassy in Rabat, the Latin American Country’s first in Africa. “The opening of the first embassy of El Salvador in Africa, here in Rabat, is a living testimony to the excellence of bilateral relations,” Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco said during the inauguration ceremony […]

Business Headlines Morocco

Productive investment is a lever for boosting economy, says King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI has laid out a roadmap for promoting productive investment as it constitutes a lever for boosting economy and creating jobs and growth, and called for removing the obstacles that still prevent a real take-off of domestic investment at all levels. In a speech he delivered Friday at the opening of the Parliament […]

Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s King calls for a sound management of water resources amidst an acute water stress

King Mohammed VI has called on all stakeholders to urgently address water resources management at a time Morocco is experiencing a period of severe drought – the most serious in more than three decades. The King, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, made the remarks in a speech before the two chambers […]

Europe Headlines International Morocco

Spain considers Morocco a “loyal and fraternal” partner, Interior Minister says

Morocco is a “loyal” and “fraternal” partner with which Spain maintains “excellent” relations, the Spanish Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said on Friday. “Morocco is a state that cooperates with Spain. It is a loyal partner and, of course, I would even say fraternal,” Grande-Marlaska said in statements to the press. The relations between Spain […]

Headlines Morocco

King of Morocco Delivers Speech to Parliament on Occasion of Opening of 1st Session of 2nd Legislative Year

King Mohammed VI of Morocco, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, delivered, on Friday, a speech to the Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the first session of the second legislative year of the 11th legislature. Full text of the Royal Speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: Media to boycott December Legislatives

Media professionals in Tunisia announced Thursday plans to boycott upcoming legislative elections to take place in the North African country in December as result of state refusal to hold talks with the fourth estate on necessary reforms. Mohamed Saïdi, Secretary General of the General Federation of Media, said, during a protest in front of the […]

Headlines Maghreb

Adidas regrets Backlash of use of Zellij in Algerian Jerseys; expresses respect for Moroccan people & craftsmen

Sportswear retailer Adidas announced on Friday that it had reached a legal settlement with the Moroccan Ministry of Culture over the use of Moroccan Zellij mosaic in the design of the Algerian football team’s jerseys, and expressed deep respect for the Moroccan people and craftsmen. Adidas issued a press release on Friday in response to […]

Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Sahara: UN Secretary-General’s report highlights King’s speeches

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his report to the Security Council on the Sahara, published Thursday, the fundamentals of Morocco’s position on its Sahara, as expressed by King Mohammed VI in royal speeches over the past year. In this context, the Secretary General stressed that on November 6, 2021, on the occasion of […]

Headlines Maghreb Morocco

UN-Sahara: Worldwide Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, Widespread Condemnation of Polisario & Separatism

Diplomats, petitioners and experts from around the world continue to commend, at the United Nations, the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution to the Sahara issue, denouncing the destabilizing scheme of the Algeria-backed Polisario militias having links with terror groups, drug & arms smugglers operating in the Sahel. Addressing the UN […]

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Indian pharma company halts cough syrup production after Gambia child fatalities

India has halted all production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ main factory near New Delhi after a WHO report that the company’s cough syrups exported to the Gambia may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children there. The recent incident which has claimed the lives of 69 children, according to WHO, has come as a […]