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The 4th French-Moroccan Parliamentary Forum is held in Paris Dec.12-14 to discuss several issues related to the role of parliamentary diplomacy in combating climate change and enhancing democracy. The two countries MPs will also look into ways of fostering Moroccan-French partnership in boosting peace, security and development in Africa and in the region. The Moroccan […]
The seaside town of Dakhla, the pearl of Southern Morocco, has been awarded the title of Euro-Mediterranean City of Sport 2020, an international recognition of the efforts made by local authorities, sports associations and clubs making the city a popular sports destination. The award was handed over to the representatives of the Moroccan city at […]
Morocco’s ambassador to Paris, Chakib Benmoussa, who has just been named head of the new ad-hoc committee for the development model, sketched out the mission of the task force and said its members, who will be unveiled in the coming days, will have to submit their report to King Mohammed VI by June 2020. At […]
Morocco and the International Energy Agency (IEA) vowed to deepen their cooperation in the areas of energy security, renewable energy, energy efficiency, capacity building and data and statistics, under an action program for the period 2020-2021. The joint work program, signed Friday in Paris, aims to meet the specific needs of the Kingdom for transitioning […]
The German reconstruction bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), is supporting the drinking water Supply and Sanitation sector in Morocco with €55.5 million. Under a financing agreement signed Thursday in Rabat between KfW and Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), €28.5 million will finance drinking water supply to small and medium-sized centers. This […]
The Spanish city of Granada is hosting an exhibition highlighting the history and cultural heritage of the Amazigh (Berber) people. The exhibition, featuring rare pieces that date back to the golden age of Andalusia in medieval Spain, was inaugurated Thursday by Queen Letizia of Spain, in the presence of the president of the Junta of […]
Spanish financial group Bankia has opened lately an office in Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, to support the expansion of Spanish companies in the North African Kingdom, one of Spain’s major trade partners. Bankia managing director Jesús Miramón said Morocco is a key market for Spanish businesses which are looking for growth opportunities beyond their national […]
Following the simultaneous dismantling near Nador and in Madrid of a four-member terrorist cell linked to ISIS, Spain hailed the “excellent cooperation” ties between its security services and their Moroccan peers. This joint operation reflects the excellent cooperation between the Spanish police, the General Intelligence bureau and the Moroccan General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), […]
Just few days after Benin kicked out the European Union’s ambassador for his interference in internal political affairs, Malawi took a similar decision with head of the EU delegation to Malawi, Sandra Paesen, giving her a week to leave the country over what government says is her meddling in its domestic affairs. The southern African […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) and Spanish National Police have dismantled a four-member terrorist cell this Wednesday (Dec.4). The four individuals were arrested during a joint operation with the Spanish National Police. Three suspects, aged between 24 and 39, were arrested in Ferkhana and Bni Nsar in the Northeastern province of Nador. One […]