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Pakistan has never recognized nor engaged with the Polisario or SADR, Ambassador to Rabat says

Pakistan has never recognized nor engaged with the Polisario or the self-proclaimed SADR, affirmed Pakistan’s ambassador to Rabat Hamid Asghar Khan. In an exclusive statement to the news website Morocco Telegraph, the Pakistani diplomat underlined his country’s position on the Sahara issue, affirming that Pakistan has never recognized nor engaged with the Polisario or the […]

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Defense: Morocco acquires Israeli “Skylock Dome System”

Morocco has purchased the Israeli “Skylock Dome system”, an anti-drone technology which allows the Royal Armed forces to detect an enemy drone, neutralize it by jamming its signal and destroy it with a laser gun. The announcement was made lately by Israeli newspaper Globes in a story highlighting the huge interest for Israeli defense solutions […]

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Morocco reportedly hit by Iranian malicious cyber attack

Iranian hacker group Lyceum has launched lately a cyber-attack against an internet service provider (ISP) in Morocco, according to the findings of Prevailion’s Adversarial Counterintelligence Team (PACT) and Accenture’s Cyber Threat (ACTI) group. The attack, which was launched between July and October 2021, also targeted ISPs and telecommunication operators in Israel, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia […]

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Morocco’s development policies & reforms, an example in MENA region – WB official

Vice president for the MENA region at the World Bank (WB), Ferid Belhaj, said on Wednesday in Rabat that Morocco’s development policies and reforms are an example for the whole MENA region, renewing the international financial institution’s backing to these policies and reforms. During a working session with Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah […]

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RAM launches Casablanca-Tel Aviv direct flights by mid-December

Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced on Tuesday the launch, as of December 12, 2021, of a new direct route connecting Casablanca to Tel Aviv, with three frequencies per week. Flights will be scheduled from Casablanca every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday while flights from Tel Aviv to Casablanca will be scheduled every Monday, Wednesday, […]

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Morocco’s military capacities to be enhanced with Israel’s Iron Dome Shield

Israeli defense company Rafael is reportedly seeking to supply Morocco with its “Iron Dome” missile-defense system which is capable of intercepting rockets, mortars, artillery shells, aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, according to Moroccan news website Le Desk.ma. The Israeli system would enable the Royal Armed Forces to add another defense layer for the protection of the […]

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ICESCO designates Rabat Cultural Capital of Islamic World in 2022

The city of Rabat has been designated as the cultural capital of the Islamic world for the year 2022, announced, Friday, Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Salem Ben Mohamed El Malek. The announcement was made at a joint press conference with Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed […]

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Expo 2020 Dubai: Official opening of the Moroccan pavilion

The Morocco pavilion at the world exhibition “Expo Dubai 2020” was officially opened on Saturday evening in the presence of a large ministerial delegation.   Located in the heart of the Opportunity District, near the United Arab Emirates pavilion and not far from Al Wasl Plaza, central monument of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, the […]

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Russian diplomacy lambasts disinformation circulated by Algerian Echourouk paper

It is common knowledge now that the Algerian media, at the instigation of the military rulers, fabricates news to serve the propaganda of the Algerian regime. In another desperate move of the king, Algiers tried to disseminate false information on relations between Morocco and Russia, linked since 2016 by a deep strategic partnership. “The practice […]

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Morocco’s King sends message to Saudi Crown Prince

King Mohammed VI has addressed a written message to Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.   The royal message was handed over by Head of the Moroccan Government, Aziz Akhannouch, during a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, on the sidelines of the Green […]