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The Moroccan House of Representatives has been granted the status of an observer member in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) during the latest meeting of this Assembly convened Sept. 8-10 in Hanoi. The Lower House of the Moroccan Parliament is the first African and Arab legislative institution to gain such a status, a fact that […]
The construction works of the first phase of Taza wind farm (Northwest Morocco) have been launched by the consortium composed of Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE), EDF Renewables and Mitsui & Co. This project, to cost 1.5 billion DH, will employ over 500 people and will […]
Director of Morocco’s state owned utility company (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi, acting chairman of the Arab Union of Electricity (AUE), chaired on Wednesday, a videoconference meeting of the board of directors of this Union which is gathering all Arab power companies. During this 53rd meeting held remotely due to Covid-19, the director of the “Office […]
The Arab League Council, convened at the level of Foreign ministers Wednesday, commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his efforts to protect the holy city and support the resistance of the Palestinian people. At the end of the proceedings of its 154th session, the Council commended the field action undertaken by […]
Algeria’s energy giant Sonatrach has suffered a new setback after Turkey rebuffed two shiploads of liquefied natural gas (LNA) worth around $100 million after the discovery of oil in the load, Algerie Part Plus reports. Sonatrach, after it lost its biggest customers, namely the Spanish electricity companies, and Electricité du Liban that accused it of […]
Morocco has urged the UNESCO to grant substantial support to Lebanon for the rehabilitation of schools and cultural heritage buildings, damaged in the devastating blasts that rocked the Lebanese capital and wreaked havoc throughout the city, killing close to 200 people, injuring thousands of others, and leaving around a quarter of a million homeless. It […]
Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and Global Care have unveiled a joint program aimed at supporting Morocco’s response to coronavirus pandemic and enhancing further the capacity and performance of Moroccan hospitals and health centers. Under this 5-month cooperation program, Moroccan health facilities will receive medical equipment and personal protective gears for health care workers to […]
The military field hospital, set-up by Morocco in Beirut following the city port blasts, has performed 15,900 medical acts to the benefit of people affected by the tragic explosions. The free medical services, covering various specialties, benefited 6,970 people between August 10 and 30. The medical staff offered basic treatment services, including 450 […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Xi JINPING of China have discussed the means to foster the two countries’ cooperation in a set of fields, among which is the fight against the coronavirus, said the Royal Office. This came in a phone call between the Moroccan Monarch and the Chinese President, the Royal Office […]
Saad Dine El Othmani head of the Moroccan Government and chief of the Islamist PJD party said he was speaking in the name of his party when he said Morocco rejects concessions and normalization of ties with Israel. le360 news portal said El Othmani explained to them that he was speaking in his quality as […]