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COP28: Princess Lalla Hasnaa takes part in first annual high-level meeting of Greening Education Partnership

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Chair of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, took part, on Friday in Dubai, in the first annual high-level meeting of the “Greening Education Partnership” initiative, organized by UNESCO and the UAE Ministry of Education as part of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28). In her address at […]

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UAE investors to build two desalination plants in Moroccan Sahara

Emirati firms Metito Utilities and Tahliya have announced in Dubai plans to build two seawater desalination plants powered with renewable energy in the Moroccan Sahara. The announcement was made Thursday on the sidelines of COP28 currently held in the UAE. It comes after the Declaration signed by King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed […]

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French news outlet describes Moroccan King’s visit to UAE as a ‘powerful symbol of unity, solidarity’

King Mohammed VI’s working and fraternal visit to the United Arab Emirates is being hailed as a “powerful symbol of unity and solidarity” between the two nations, according to ABC Bourse, a French financial news outlet. The French publication highlighted in an article the visit’s notable feature, and described exchanges between the King and Sheikh […]

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Morocco hosts 47th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference

The 47th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference kicked off Wednesday in Tangier, with the participation of senior security officials. This two-day meeting is attended by the Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the President of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences […]

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COP28: Princess Lalla Hasnaa Visits UAE & Morocco Pavilions

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, visited on Wednesday in Dubai “UAE House of Sustainability” pavilion and “Morocco pavilion” in COP28. Upon her arrival, the Princess was welcomed by Emirati Minister of climate change & Environment Maryam Al Meheiri and Moroccan Minister of National Education, Chakib […]

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Sahara: GCC leaders reaffirm steadfast backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity

The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have reiterated their unwavering support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara and for the preservation of the security and stability of the North African Kingdom and its territorial integrity. The supportive stand comes in the final statement released at the end of the 44th GCC summit held […]

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GCC hails Libyan 6+6 committee’s compromise reached in Morocco

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, held in Doha on Tuesday, welcomed the Libyan Joint 6+6 Committee’s compromise reached during its June meetings in Morocco, as tasked by the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State to prepare electoral laws. The compromise reached on laws governing the election of the head of […]

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UAE backs Morocco-Nigeria pipeline

Morocco and the UAE signed a deal to invest in the Atlantic gas pipeline that will channel Nigerian gas to North Africa and ultimately to Europe. The deal was part of a series of memorandums of understanding signed during a state visit by King Mohammed VI to Abu Dhabi. It signals the UAE readiness to […]

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Rabat-Abu Dhabi fostered partnership, a boon for Morocco’s infrastructure sector

Relations between Morocco and the UAE are like a flowering tree planted by the forefathers of the two nations, King Hassan II and Sheikh Zayed, and watered by their sons King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. Although visits by the two leaders abound, the most recent visit by King Mohammed VI is like […]

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Morocco, UAE ink MoUs covering several areas, opening broader horizons for fruitful partnership

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan presided over the signing ceremony of multiple memoranda of understanding at the Abu Dhabi Presidential Palace on Monday. These memoranda which cover various pivotal sectors are all meant to bolster cooperation between the two nations. The […]