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Morocco respects the requirements of fiscal transparency, the U.S. State Department points out in its annual Fiscal Transparency Report. Of the 141 countries evaluated, the governments of 72 countries met minimum requirements of fiscal transparency in 2022, says the report, which was released this Tuesday June 27. Sixty-nine countries did not meet the minimum requirements […]
Mozambique’s former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, will reportedly be extradited to New York next month to face charges in the United States over his role in a $2 billion bond fraud scandal involving also Credit Suisse Group AG that paid $475 million for its role in alleged fraud, a UN prosecutor said on Monday June […]
Chile has reaffirmed its “unwavering” support for the autonomy initiative proposed by Morocco with a view to finding a definitive solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara. “Chile’s position is unwavering in its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. This is a matter of principle in its foreign policy, which remains unchanged and is one […]
Morocco “shows the art of navigating global disorder”, underlines the U.S. Bloomberg agency, noting that the Kingdom “is walking a diplomatic tightrope that many middle-income nations in an increasingly polarized world, from South Africa to Brazil, are struggling to navigate.” Despite being battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, rising US-China tensions and the war in Ukraine, […]
The United States has recently called on Algeria to fully commit to the UN-led political process and to support the ongoing efforts by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura to solve the regional dispute. In a phone call between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Algerian Foreign Minister […]
Vice President of El Salvador Félix Ulloa has affirmed that Morocco is a strategic partner of his country in Africa and the Arab world. In a statement to Diario El Salvador, Mr. Ulloa said Rabat and San Salvador are working continuously to consolidate the bonds of friendship and cooperation through the exchange visits, permanent consultations […]
A Tunisian police officer guarding the Brazilian Embassy in capital Tunis died of his wounds at hospital after he was stabbed by a man identified as university teacher. Faker Bouzghaya, the spokesman for the Interior ministry told State-run news agency TAP that the 33-year police officer passed away in hospital after he was stabbed during […]
The large-circulation daily in the USA has ranked Marrakesh among seven great cities in the world that offer great walks and the pleasures of strolling through their urban landscape. In an article entitled “In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks”, the newspaper said that they asked writers in cities around the world to suggest routes […]
The African Lion 2023 military exercise reflects the strength of the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States which serves peace and stability and stands against growing security threats in the region and in Africa, American experts underlined in Washington. “What makes this year’s African Lion special, last month US President Joe Biden warned […]
African Lion 2023 concluded with a series of air and ground war maneuvers on Friday in Tan-Tan, Morocco. The exercises involved coordinated air raids by Moroccan and American aircraft, along with land maneuvers simulating actual combat operations. The closing ceremony commenced with a display by two Royal Air Force F-16 fighter jets, performing high-speed and […]