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Polisario’s nightmare in Geneva

The polisario is living a nightmare these days in Geneva as members of the sahraoui population living in the Tindouf camps made the trip to the European capital to reveal the truth about the everyday life in these camps where abuse and torture are common practice. Last week, Sahrawi activist & human rights defender, El […]

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Libya: Angela Merkel stresses ‘no military solution’ during meeting with Haftar

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday stressed at a meeting with Libyan rebel commander Khalifa Haftar that there is “no military solution” to the Libyan crisis that has become complex following the retired General’s ongoing military offensive to topple UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). During the meeting in Berlin, the German Chancellor stressed that there […]

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Spanish FM highlights Morocco’s active cooperation in management of migratory flows

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya highlighted, on Tuesday in Madrid, Morocco’s active cooperation that enabled her country score “excellent ” results in terms of management of migratory inflow.   “This is a structural phenomenon that requires a comprehensive and integrated management, including responses to illegal inflow and regular migration,” said Arancha González Laya, who […]

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Morocco & Hungary determined to strengthen cooperation in water management, road infrastructure

Morocco and Hungary are discussing means of strengthening their cooperation in the field of treatment, storage and management of water resources and road infrastructure. This comes as Moroccan Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics, and Water, Abdelkader Amara, is visiting Hungary. The minister visited on Monday several water infrastructures including a groundwater and surface water treatment […]

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Morocco-Italy: After flights, maritime links also suspended due to Coronavirus

After Morocco announced early Tuesday the suspension of all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, the merchant navy decided later in the day the suspension of maritime links between Morocco and Italy. In a note addressed to the shipping companies, the directorate of the merchant […]

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Morocco suspends all Italy flights due to Covid-19

Morocco suspended all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the outbreak of the Coronavirus.   Morocco’s flag carrier RAM offered flight reschedule to its clients as it continues to maintain suspended a direct link to Beijing due to the virus outbreak.   More than 9,170 people in Italy have been […]

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SDX Energy announces commercial gas findings in Northern Morocco

British company SDX Energy announced commercial gas findings during a recent drilling operation in northern Morocco, describing the discovery as excellent news.   In a press release, the company announced that it drilled the BMK-1 well to a measured depth of 1,551 meters and encountered commercial quantities of gas.   “The Upper Guebbas was encountered […]

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Intracom Telecom’s Advanced Radios Reinforce Morocco’s Border Surveillance

          Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced the supply of its market-leading Point-to-Point microwave (PtP MW) radio, OmniBAS™, to Morocco in the frame of the Border Management Program for the Maghreb. The EU-financed Border Management Program for the Maghreb region is designed to help Maghreb countries curb […]

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Two Moroccans decorated with Legion of Honor, France’s Highest Order of Merit

Two Moroccans, Leila Benjelloun and Noureddine Bensouda, were bestowed the Legion of Honor, France’s highest order of merit. They were presented the distinction by French Ambassador to Morocco, Helene Le Gal, during a ceremony in Rabat this week.   The French Ambassador hailed during the ceremony Leila Benjelloun, president of the BMCE Bank Foundation, for […]

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Swedish Azelio deploys its advanced energy storage system at Ouarzazate solar complex

Swedish Azelio company has launched lately its renewable energy storage system at the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex (southern Morocco) within the frame of a technical and business development agreement sealed with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen). A verification of the storage system will be initiated during the first quarter of 2020, with commercial installations […]