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Member of UK Parliament Daniel Kawczynski has praised King Mohammed VI’s interfaith dialogue, leadership, and protection of religious minorities. During a Westminster Hall debate held lately at UK Parliament, the Conservative MP (Shrewsbury and Atcham) said: “I have been visiting the country for many years, and I have seen a multi-faith, multicultural, inclusive society. I […]
Several British MPs have urged their government to recognize Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory, describing the North African Kingdom as UK’s second oldest ally and a reliable partner. During a debate held lately at the UK Parliament, MP Daniel Kawczynski, member of the ruling Conservative party, said the United States of America, […]
After Shell, BNP Paribas has ditched its corporate banking business in South Africa, amid a spate of divestments by major multinationals. BNP Paribas, the largest bank in the EU, withdrew from South Africa after 12 years, as it seeks to consolidate its European and Asian business. BNP Paribas is also part of a series of […]
Following suit to other major Spanish hotel groups, conglomerate Hotusa revealed plans to have a footprint in Morocco through its hotel subsidiary, Eurostars Hotel Company. The group disclosed, in a recent announcement, that it would inaugurate three hotels in the North African Kingdom, with openings slated for 2024 and 2025. The inaugural property, Eurostars Casa […]
Several prominent Nigerian intellectuals have sent an open letter to the country’s president and the National Assembly, urging them to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of a defense pact with the United States and France to establish their military bases in the West African country. The coalition, without providing evidence, accused Washington […]
Sweden’s Trelleborg group has pledged to invest €11 million in its plant to be set up in Morocco’s aerospace industrial zone, located in Casablanca suburbs, which are housing facilities of major industry players such as Boeing, Airbus, Sabca, Safran, Eaton, Matis, Nexans, Thales, Pilatus Hexcel… The Swedish group joins the expanding ecosystem with its engineered […]
Two prestigious British newspapers, The Telegraph and The Independent, have shown interest in an underwater link project between Morocco and Spain, saying the dream could become a reality by 2030 thanks to the World Cup to be jointly organized by the two countries with Portugal. This week the Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) […]
British authorities have detained an unspecified number of migrants in preparation to send them to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy, government officials said earlier this week. Days after British Parliament adopted the controversial law providing for deporting asylum seekers to the African country, Sunak’s […]
Morocco is busy working to ensure the best ever FIFA World Cup final to be organized jointly with Spain and Portugal in 2030. The event, which unites two continents, Europe and Africa, in a divided world, sends a message of peace, tolerance and inclusion. In Morocco, the projects related to this global football tournament have […]
After some four decades, the idea of a rail link between Morocco and Spain floats again as the two countries, together with Portugal, prepare to host the 2030 World Cup. International media is speaking of underway surveys on the project that would boost connectivity between Europe and Africa. During his most recent visit to Morocco, […]