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The newly appointed Belgian federal government includes for the first time two women of Moroccan descent, Zakia Khattabi and Meryame Kitir. Belgium’s new federal government, led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, has ten male and ten female members, making it the first federal government with such a high percentage of women. Zakia Khattabi was […]
Moroccan private sector will benefit from two green investments totaling €253 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and South Korea. Thanks to this financial support, local businesses will be able to acquire green technology and become more competitive, contributing thus to […]
About 100 million years ago, Morocco’s Tafilalet region was home to a river monster, a 15-meter long water dinosaur, according to a study by a scientific team from Britain’s Portsmouth University. “A discovery of more than a thousand dinosaur teeth, by a team of researchers from the University of Portsmouth, proves beyond reasonable doubt that […]
Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Friday reiterated before the 75th UN General Assembly Spain’s call for a political solution to the Sahara issue, based on compromise in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. “We must find a just lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara conflict, in accordance […]
Algeria’s ministry of communication announced Wednesday it lodged a complaint against French media M6, it accused of clandestine activities in the oil-rich country following the release on Sunday of a reportage on popular anti-regime popular protests. “The ministry of communication has this Wednesday lodged complaint for the production of the broadcast in Algeria, without […]
The European Union supports the UN process on the Sahara and looks forward to the resumption of the quadripartite talks, under the aegis of the UN, said EU Foreign Policy Chief at the European Parliament. The EU position concerning the Sahara is fully aligned with the resolutions of the UN Security Council, underlined on Tuesday […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday a $20 million loan to the Moroccan bank, “Crédit Agricole du Maroc”, to support local exporters and importers The funds will be used to issue guarantees in favor of confirming banks and to provide cash financing for pre-export and post-import financing and for local […]
The Moroccan cities of Laayoune, Benguerir and Chefchaouen have been declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) “learning cities”. The Moroccan National Commission for Education, Science and Culture said in a statement Wednesday that the three cities are now part of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. The Network of […]
The European Union has lifted sanctions against head of the Libya’s divided House Representatives (HoR), Aqila Saleh, charged in 2016 of obstructing the operation of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Libya Observer reports. The decision made on Monday also removed sanctions against General National Congress (GNC) President, Nuri Abu-Sahmain. “The foreign ministers have […]
Algeria’s communication ministry Monday issued a ban on French TV M6 for the production of a clandestine reportage on Hirak, the popular demonstrations that have engulfed the country since February last year. “This precedent is pushing us to ban M6 from operating in Algeria, no matter how,” the ministry said in a statement. M6 on […]