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Senegal has arrested at Blaise Diagne international airport a German national wanted by his country and the Interpol for terrorism. Auerbacher Marius Falk, 30, was arrested at the airport on Sunday, September 13, as he was about to enter Senegal illegally, news portal Le360.ma reports. The German citizen, who is the subject of an international […]
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney gave the cold shoulder to a Polisario lobbyist and reiterated Ireland’s position in favor of a political solution to the Sahara regional conflict under the umbrella of the UN. As Ireland prepares to open an embassy in Rabat, Coveney told MPS at the question time that his country “supports the […]
Morocco’s efforts to facilitate inter-Libyan dialogue that were crowned by the meeting convened in Bouznika September 6-10 and that gathered delegations from the Tripoli-based Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk-based Libyan House of Representatives were commended by the international community. The negotiations aimed to help solve the Libyan crisis have actually reached a […]
The surge of security threats and terrorist groups in the Sahel has imposed a closer cooperation between Morocco, which have centuries-old ties with the region and economic cooperation projects, and France with its anti-terrorism boots on the grounds. In this respect, Minister delegate in charge of Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi met in Rabat with chief of […]
Morocco has been elected member of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO for a four-year mandate. The election of the Kingdom was made during a meeting held by the UNESCO member countries Sept.8-10 in Paris. Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Sweden, South Korea, Switzerland and Rwanda were also elected new […]
The Spanish Council of Ministers, on Tuesday, approved the agreement between Spain and Morocco on cooperation in matters of security and the fight against crime. After this step, the agreement will be submitted to the two chambers of Parliament, said the Spanish government presidency in a press release. “The agreement responds to the concern […]
Algeria has asked the EU to put on hold a free trade agreement that was due to be signed this year as it drags its feet on customs reforms, an EU official said. Under the Association Agreement between the two countries, Algeria should have entered into an FTA with the EU in 2017 but has […]
Italy has conditioned release of cooperation funds to Tunisia to efforts by the North African country to stem illegal migration from its coasts, Webdo Tunis reports. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio Tuesday told media that Italy has not reported any arrival of migrants from Tunisia since his last trip to the North African country. “There […]
Morocco has urged the UNESCO to grant substantial support to Lebanon for the rehabilitation of schools and cultural heritage buildings, damaged in the devastating blasts that rocked the Lebanese capital and wreaked havoc throughout the city, killing close to 200 people, injuring thousands of others, and leaving around a quarter of a million homeless. It […]
The fluid leak, which occurred lately in the submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain, was repaired on Friday by Morocco’s National Office of Electricity (ONEE) and Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The leak was detected on July 30 in the reserve cable number 4 of the Moroccan-Spanish connection. Once the leak was located, the two […]