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The UK government said it wants closer cooperation ties with Morocco and expressed its full support for the North African country’s efforts to settle the Sahara conflict as part of the UN process. The British position was expressed following the second UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue held in Rabat Tuesday with the attendance of Middle East Minister […]
Former Spanish Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso will take part in the Rally Morocco, next month, as a rehearsal for his participation in Rally Dakar next year in Saudi Arabia, his team Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced. The rally is slated for October 3-5 and is viewed as the traditional warm-up event for the Dakar […]
Morocco keeps attracting global car parts manufacturers thanks to the infrastructure and business climate it offers. Yazaki is one of the Japanese car part manufacturers who grabbed the investment opportunities offered by Morocco as a platform for exports to Europe and Africa. The company, which opened its first Moroccan plant in Tangier in 2000, is […]
The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said her office would appeal the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo. The Hague-based court acquitted ex-President Laurent Gbagbo earlier this year. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 […]
The new railway station of the Moroccan city of Kenitra has won the Special Prize Exterior of the 2019 World Architecture & Design Award (Prix Versailles). The awards ceremony was held Thursday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The prize is a recognition of the efforts made by King Mohammed VI for the development of […]
Tunisia’s national carrier Thursday denied that one of its jets had been seized at Munich airport as part of a court case in which the Tunisian state owns to Dutch firm ABCI Investment. Confronted with mounting rumors of alleged seizure, the airline in a statement indicated that its two flights from the German city, Munich-Tunis […]
A group of 23 states participating in the ongoing 42nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva have renewed support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and underlined the relevance of the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom to settle definitively the artificial conflict around the Moroccan Sahara. In a statement read out by Morocco’s […]
A Dutch football legend has advised the Dutch football association, KNVB, to cease training young players of Moroccan descent over the case of young talent Mohammed Ihattaren now at the center of a showdown between Morocco and the Netherlands. Former AC Milan magic maker, Ruud Gullit, told Ziggo Sport TV channel that should Ihattaren play […]
Algeria’s national carrier Air Algérie is interested in acquiring its main rival on Algeria-France route, Aigle Azur, which has grounded its aircraft over bankruptcy. A source from the state-owned airline told local media TSA that management is keen to acquire its rival and its installations in France where it operates from. The intentions have been […]
Morocco and Switzerland signed an agreement to cooperate on transport infrastructure as the North African country prepares to extend the-high-speed-train link south of Casablanca. The agreement was signed by Moroccan transport minister, Abelkader Amara, and his Swiss counterpart, Simonetta Sommaruga, Friday in Switzerland. The Swiss minister expressed her country’s willingness to help Morocco with its […]