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French President Emmanuel Macron and five African leaders agreed that French troops would remain in the Sahel region to fight against Islamist militants and sending of additional 220 French troops to the region. President Macron has received the heads of state of the countries forming the G5-Sahel (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) in […]
Few days after Spanish media recount the horrors suffered by a young lady who managed miraculously to escape to Barcelona after she was sold like a slave by her father to an older man in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, Italian media turn the spotlight to the prevailing slavery practices in the camps that have been […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting this Monday the presidents of the five countries forming the G5-Sahel, namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, to discuss the future of French military presence in the region. President Macron last Month called for the meeting, taking place in the southwestern French city of Pau, in the […]
The number of Moroccans legally settled in Spain grew to 734,402 in 1st semester of 2019, a 2.9 pc increase compared to same period of last year, says the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) in its latest survey. Moroccans maintained their top position as the first foreign community legally living in this EU member country. […]
French telecom giant Orange this week inaugurated an operational head office in Morocco to transfer operational management of its African and Middle Eastern activities from Paris to Casablanca. The new headquarters is located in Casablanca Finance City Tower (CFC) in the heart of Casablanca. In Africa and the Middle East, Orange is benefiting from strong […]
Moroccan footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah will not join English side Aton Villa as rumored because he does not qualify for English Premier League condition demanding non-European players to have at least played 75 per cent of their national teams’ matches over the past three years. Hamdallah, Saudi domestic club Al Nasr’s striker, ended in November his […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to Spain’s caretaker socialist PM Pedro Sánchez for winning a confidence vote in parliament, enabling him to govern in coalition with far-left Podemos. In his message, the Sovereign wished success to Mr.Sanchez in his mission to meet the Spanish people’s aspirations for more progress and prosperity. […]
French carmaker PSA plans to build on the competitiveness of its Morocco plant to achieve leadership in a car segment of cost-efficient cars, head of PSA Maghreb said. “With Peugeot 208 made in Morocco, we aim at being leaders in this segment. Other beautiful surprises will take place in the future,” said PSA Maghreb director […]
Morocco’s National Statistics Agency (HCP) and the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) inked, on Wednesday in Rabat, an agreement aimed at fostering cooperation between the two institutions through the exchange of data and experiences. Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Mr, Gian Carlo Blangiardo, Head of the Italian Institute, said the agreement will broaden […]
Moroccan and Saudi Al Nasr club striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has reportedly signed English Premier League Club Aston Villa and is expected to be presented on January 17. The information, not confirmed neither by the Saudi side nor Villa, is revealed by British football agent John Harriott who is known for a lot of gossip in […]