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The United States has congratulated Morocco on its election to the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council for 2024, while committing to strengthening bilateral cooperation for the sake of the promotion of human rights in the world. “My heartfelt congratulations to Morocco and Ambassador Omar Zniber after being elected President of the UNHRC in […]
British Envoy for the UK-African Investment Summit 2024 (UK-AIS), Alastair McPhail, expressed eagerness to “building a modern partnership of mutual benefit with Morocco.” “We look forward to building a modern partnership of mutual benefit based on respect with Morocco and others,” McPhail told the press after talks in Rabat with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser […]
Bulgaria hailed, on Wednesday, the Kingdom’s “serious and credible efforts” to settle the Moroccan Sahara issue, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative to be a “serious and credible basis” for resolving the conflict. This position was expressed in the Joint Statement adopted in Rabat by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya […]
British MP Liam Fox urged his country to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty on the Sahara territory, following the US example. “We should offer our full support to Morocco and recognize its sovereignty over the Sahara,” Liam, conservative MP for North Somerset, told Moroccan news channel Medi1, noting that the position is conducive to regional security and […]
The European Union has granted Mauritania €9.5 million earmarked to prop up the national budget of the African country in favor of some reforms in the areas of education and health. The reforms in education and health seek to support the implementation of the strategy for accelerated growth and shared prosperity, known as SCAPP launched […]
The Polisario is again involved in the kidnapping of a young girl, adopted by a Spanish family, as she was prevented from returning to Spain after she visited the Tindouf Camps for what she tought would be sort holidays. The young Filleh mint Chahid mint Laaroussi was actually prevented by her biological family, living in […]
The case of a young Algerian stowaway who was found hiding in the landing gear of an airplane coming from Oran in Paris Orly airport has come to symbolize the fate of disenchanted youth willing to risk their life to flee to Europe as well as the unreliability of Algeria to secure its airports. The […]
France announced Tuesday January 2 the closure of its Embassy in Niger’s capital of Niamey “until further notice”, citing major concerns. “For the past five months, our Embassy has been subjected to major obstacles that have made it impossible to do its job: a blockade around the Embassy, restrictions on employees’ movements, and the turning […]
Morocco has participated in NATO’s Sea Guardian Operation, the task group having recently completed its sixth targeted maritime patrol of the year in the western Mediterranean and off the Strait of Gibraltar. It was the Moroccan royal frigate of the SIGMA 9813 class, Sultan Moulay Ismaïl that participated in NATO’s Sea Guardian operation, known as […]
The Senegalese navy has thwarted a drug trafficking attempt of 690 kg of cocaine. The substance, bound for Europe, was seized onboard a speeding boat. The communication department of the Senegalese army indicated that the operation took place on Dec. 22, 220 km off the coasts. The crew onboard the boat, five Spanish men, threw […]