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Greece has passed a new law allowing authorities to reject asylum applications from migrants arriving via Libya, designating the North African country as a “safe third country.” The move has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations, who argue that Libya remains unsafe for migrants and asylum seekers. The legislation, approved by the Greek parliament […]
On Monday, July 14, 2025, Mali has issued a strong diplomatic protest against the Czech Republic for denying entry visas to its U19 women’s basketball team, preventing their participation in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup held in Brno, from 12 to 20 July. The Foreign Ministry labelled the move as an “unfriendly act” and […]
The French Embassy hosted a vibrant celebration on the occasion of France’s National Day, marking not just a historic date but a renewed chapter in French-Moroccan relations. Held at the French Residence, the event welcomed some 2,500 guests, including high-ranking Moroccan officials, diplomats, business leaders, and members of the French community in Morocco. The evening […]
Morocco has solidified its position as a key trade partner for Spain, emerging as the third-largest supplier of agricultural and fisheries products to the Iberian nation after France and the Netherlands, according to official data released by Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. The figures, published in the 2024 Foreign Trade Report, reveal that […]
Africa’s cultural and natural heritage gained significant recognition at UNESCO’s 47th World Heritage Committee session in Paris, with five new sites inscribed and three historically threatened locations successfully removed from the danger list after decades of conservation efforts. The rescued sites demonstrate remarkable resilience through targeted interventions. Madagascar’s Atsinanana Rainforests, endangered since 2010, achieved restoration […]
King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed Morocco’s willingness to advance the implementation of the reinforced exceptional partnership with France and to reshape the two countries’ cooperation in order to better meet the requirements of of the present. This came in a message of congratulations the Monarch addressed to President Emmanuel Macron on France’s National Day In […]
Amid improving Moroccan-Spanish ties, Spain’s PP party chose to swim against the current, extending an invitation to members of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group. The hostile stands of the PP party, which runs the occupied cities of Ceuta and Melillia, triggered a letter from the Istiqlal party urging a clear stand on the Sahara issue. […]
Morocco’s dirham appreciated 1.3 percent against the U.S. dollar while weakening 0.7 percent versus the euro between May and June 2025, according to Bank Al-Maghrib’s latest monthly economic review, reflecting broader currency market dynamics and the euro’s strength. The central bank attributed these movements partly to the euro’s 2.1 percent appreciation against the dollar during […]
The upcoming meeting of the Morocco-EU joint Parliamentary Committee is scheduled in Rabat by the end of October. The announcement was made by the Committee co-chairs, Lahcen Haddad and Ruggero Razza, following videoconference talks. In a joint press release, the Committee’s Co-Chairs underlined the timeliness of the planned meeting as it would follow shortly after […]
The Algerian regime has been listed by the EU Parliament among high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. The move is expected to have serious economic repercussions for the country, viewed as a “rogue state”. The European lawmakers have approved lately a European Commission resolution adding Algeria to the EU’s list of high-risk countries […]