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Malta welcomed, Tuesday in Rabat, the efforts undertaken by Morocco to achieve a mutually acceptable solution to the regional conflict over the Sahara. “We recognize the efforts you are making to move forward within the framework of the UN in order to achieve a mutually acceptable solution” to the regional conflict over the Sahara, said […]
Thousands of Algerian nationals settled in France and across Europe gathered on Sunday in Paris to protest against the continuing repression, human rights violations and deteriorating socioeconomic situation in Algeria. The huge demonstration was held ahead of the 3rd anniversary of the “Hirak” popular protest movement to be commemorated on Feb.22 by the Algerians and […]
Morocco reaffirmed the need for debunking the myths surrounding the migration issue making the case once more for a shared and mutually beneficial approach to migration. “The pandemic has shown that in terms of mobility, migrants do not have a harmful effect on the economy. On the contrary, they have a positive impact in their […]
King Mohammed VI made the case for a joint action to gear the African Union and the European Union partnership to serve the youth notably in the fields of education, culture and a win-win management of migration. In a speech read out by foreign minister Nasser Bourita at the AU-EU summit, the King reiterated the […]
King Mohammed VI has outlined the challenges facing the partnership between Africa and Europe and the priorities that should be on top of this partnership, such as education, youth employability, and migration. In a speech he addressed Friday to the ongoing 6th European Union-African Union Summit, held in Brussels, King Mohammed VI pointed out that […]
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced its biggest ever Edinburgh Summer schedule, with eight new destinations including Marrakech. Ryanair will operate 250 weekly flights for Summer 2022, which is 50 more than pre pandemic Summer 2019, the company pointed out in a release. “As Europe’s and Edinburgh’s largest airline, Ryanair is pleased to deliver our biggest […]
After a working dinner at the Élysée Palace attended by some thirty African and European leaders, France, its European partners and Canada announced on Thursday, February 17, the withdrawal of military forces from Mali after nine years of military intervention against jihadists. Some 2,500 to 3,000 French soldiers will remain deployed in the Sahel after […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening the competitiveness of the private manufacturing and service sector in Morocco with a €12 million loan to Morocco Mobility and Automotive Centre (ATC), a Moroccan company involved in automotive testing. EBRD said in a statement that the funds will help ATC acquire equipment to set […]
Morocco and Germany have both expressed keenness to give a new momentum to the two countries’ ties and to seal a new partnership. The announcement came in a joint statement by Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock issued Wednesday following a first video conference between the two officials, after […]
The EU reiterated that it does not recognize the self-proclaimed SADR republic and reaffirmed its steady position in support of UN efforts towards a mutually acceptable solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, in yet another blow to Algeria and its separatist puppets. The position was expressed by the spokesman of the European Commission […]