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The governments of Morocco and India agreed on Monday to provide mutual legal assistance (MLA) in the fight against crimes and particularly in the extradition of fugitives who are accused of economic offenses, terrorism and other serious crimes. The cooperation pact was signed in New Delhi by India’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren […]
Morocco and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), have agreed to enhance cooperation within the framework of Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program. This regional trade promotion program aims at addressing some of the challenges faced in promoting trade between Africa and the Arab world. The […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, director-general of the national police and of the homeland intelligence services, the DGST (Formerly known as the DST, Direction de surveillance du territoire), represented Morocco at the 12th edition of the Middle East leading International event for homeland security & Civil Defence, Milipol Qatar 2018. On the sidelines of the event, held in […]
Indonesia and Morocco agreed to start negotiating a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in November to increase trade volume, the Jakarta Post reported. The agreement was reached at the second Indonesia-Morocco Joint Commission Session in Jakarta last Friday. The two countries’ delegations were led by Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir and Mounia Boucetta, the secretary […]
The disagreements between the GCC countries were irrelevant when it comes to expressing support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. All Gulf countries have expressed their full support for Morocco’s unity before the UN Fourth Committee, saying that the autonomy initiative offered by the Kingdom stands as a serious and credible solution. […]
South Korea Tuesday forbade 26 of its citizens to travel to the North African country as part of a blanket travel ban on the North African country that it believes is unsafe following the abduction of one Korean technician kidnapped in July alongside several Filipino workers. The 26 citizens reportedly requested Seoul’s approval to travel […]
Several Delegates and petitioners took the floor before the fourth UN Committee, hailing the round table discussions on Sahara planned in Geneva in December and the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the resolution of this regional conflict. Cameroon’s delegate expressed support for the ongoing efforts made by Horst Köhler, Personal Envoy of the UN […]
South Korea has selected Morocco to provide training for African managers in the automotive industry as the North African Kingdom has become a major global player in the sector. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed in this regard by Moroccan minister of National Education & Vocational Training, Saïd Amzazi and Korea’s ambassador to Rabat […]
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayif bin Abdulaziz, who was received Wednesday in Rabat by King Mohammed VI, met the following day his Moroccan peer Abdelouafi Laftit during his official visit to the North African Kingdom. Talks between the two ministers focused on security cooperation prospects between the two countries, […]
Morocco expressed its astonishment and its categorical denial of the claims spread by some French and US media saying that the North African Kingdom has arrested Saudi Prince Turki Ben Bandar ben Mohamed Al Souad, on its soil in 2015. The ministry of justice explained, in a statement relayed by Morocco’s news agency, that the […]