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Moroccan diplomacy has played a proactive role in Latin America during the few past years, resulting in the loss of the Polisario support in a number of countries, although the separatist group has representatives posted in Latin America and the Caribbean region, said Clara Riveros, an expert in Latin American Studies. In her lecture titled: […]
US President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Libya’s Renegade general Khalifa Haftar whose forces launched an offensive to take Tripoli. During the call, Trump praised Haftar for fighting terrorism and protecting Libya’s oil, a comment that diverges from US policy in the war-torn country. “The two discussed a shared vision for Libya’s transition […]
Morocco is taking part in the fifth edition of the International Aerospace Week of Montreal as guest of honor of this world-class event, which opened Tuesday with the participation of all major aerospace industry leaders and manufacturers. Moroccan Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade, and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy is attending this four-day exhibition, an […]
Haiti is eager to benefit from Morocco’s agricultural expertize and is mulling plans to buy fertilizers from the North African country. According to local media Haiti Libre, these cooperation prospects were reviewed at a recent meeting in Rome between Minister of Agriculture Jobert C. Angrand and Morocco’s ambassador to Italy Hassan Abouyoub, who is a […]
Morocco’s Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) has sealed a multi-year partnership agreement with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) “to collaborate on the engineering of new fertilizer technologies, improvement of crop and soil specific fertilizer recommendations, development of value chains and market systems, and research and implementation of […]
US Think tank, Brookings, put in the limelight Morocco’s efforts to promote the genuine Islamic values of tolerance and moderation in Africa where the kingdom has capitalized on centuries-old ties. “Social, cultural, and religious ties between Morocco and its sub-Saharan neighbors date back centuries to robust trade exchanges and the spread of Islam in Africa,” […]
Morocco’s Research Institute for Solar Energy & New Energies (IRESEN) and Sherbrooke University of Canada have sealed lately a partnership aimed at boosting their cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency. This partnership will enable Moroccan university students and professors to work with their Canadian peers on joint projects in solar energy, photovoltaic energy production, […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Omar Hilale, was elected president of the UNICEF board of directors for the year 2019. The election of the Moroccan diplomat, which follows the endorsement by the Group of African States in the United Nations, translates the international community’s trust in the role of Morocco […]
Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Libyan east-based rogue military general Khalifa Haftar to stop his offensive to control capital Tripoli. The Libyan capital Tripoli has become since late last week the target of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) after the military strongman ordered his troops to capture the city, despite […]