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The American delegation to the ongoing 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and several participating NGOs have pilloried Algeria for the extremely worrying situation of human rights in the country, the massive violations of the rights of the populations sequestered in the Tindouf camps and the refusal of the Algerian regime to […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the “transformational changes” generated by the Abraham Accords brokered by the U.S. for the normalization of relations between Israel, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain. In a press release issued Thursday by the State Department, Mr. Blinken said: “this week, we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing […]
Morocco won the 2022 continental futsal championship on Friday after defeating Iran 4-3 in the final game of the competition in Bangkok. The goals of the Moroccan Futsal squad were scored by Youssef Jouad (2), Khalid Bouzid Stitou and Ismail Ouaddouh, while Saeid Ahmadabbasi and Hossein Tayyebi Bidgoli (2) scored for the Iranian side. On […]
Morocco, a “pioneer” country in terms of renewable energies in the MENA region, is steadily heading towards energy transition as green energy accounted for 37 per cent of total energy in the kingdom last year, according to data published by the energy and potable water authority (ONEE). ONEE, in its 2021 report, also noted that […]
Morocco has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Community of Democracies for 2022-2024, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement released Thursday. This election confirms the Kingdom’s democratic choices and its constant and irreversible commitment to promoting and protecting freedoms, strengthening democratic institutions and broadening political participation, the statement said. This […]
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Vice-President of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has called for sanctions on Algeria for its purchase of Russian weapons, in violation of the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanction Act” and expressed great concern with regard to the ongoing defense procurement between Algeria and Russia. This came in a letter that […]
On the eve of the Arab Summit to be hosted by Algiers, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has sent a strong message to the Algerian rulers reminding them of the need to preserve Arab Countries’ territorial integrity and stop dealing with armed militias, an allusion to the polisario that is supported, armed and financed by the […]
Security cooperation between Morocco and Spain and ways to upgrade this cooperation up to the strategic partnership existing between the two countries were reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat this Thursday. The meeting gathered Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Secretary of State and Head of the National Intelligence […]
Algeria has isolated itself in the Arab and African environment due to its positions in support of the polisario separatists and its anti-semitic stands, US media the National Interest wrote. “Some observers worry that Algeria could become increasingly isolated as more and more Arab countries normalize with Israel and line up against Iran, with whom […]
ECOWAS has brought its support for the Morocco-gas pipeline with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to speed up the achievement of this structural project that will help meet West Africa’s energy needs and offer an infrastructure for exporting West African gas. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Rabat this Thursday by head […]