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Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, commended Spain for the “constructive” role it plays in the Sahara issue through seeking a political solution to the conflict. The Moroccan top diplomat told a news conference in Rabat following talks Wednesday with his visiting Spanish counterpart, Alfonso Dastis, that the Sahara issue was discussed at this meeting in […]
Morocco and Spain two neighbouring countries with centuries-old shared history are setting the example of a north-south partnership that managed to put aside thorny territorial disputes. Spain is Morocco’s top trading partner both in terms of imports and exports with total trade standing at €14 billion in 2017. Morocco ranks first in the list of […]
The Spanish Parliament has rejected a draft bill that sought to undermine Morocco’s interests thanks to a block vote of the ruling People’s Party Mps. The Spanish People’s Party of Mariano Rajoy has opposed the draft bill tabled by the deputies of the extreme left, Podemos, and those of the Catalan republican left, ERC, which […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted its 2018 “Climate Resilience Gold Award” to Morocco in recognition for the country’s Saïss Water Conservation Project. The project pioneers the shift from the use of unsustainable groundwater through the transfer of an average of 100 million square meters of surface water from the M’Dez […]
The European Union, Morocco’s major and strategic trade partner, backs the national energy strategy set by the North African Kingdom seeking to ensure the security of its supplies, generalize access to energy and meet growing demand while protecting the environment. To achieve these goals, Rabat and Brussels have launched a $1.3 million program. Funded by […]
A five-member terrorist cell loyal to IS was dismantled Tuesday in a joint operation by Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spanish security services. Following the successful joint counterterrorism operation, Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido highlighted the efficiency of Moroccan-Spanish security cooperation. This operation shows the great efficiency of cooperation […]
Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted Monday four inflatable smuggling boats carrying in total over 500 illegal migrants. The captured migrants, off coast of the North African country, were returned to their Libyan departure point. In 2017, about 119,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Italy from across the Mediterranean while more than 3,100 died making the crossing, […]
Djibouti has expressed its full support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, while Rumania said it is against any interference likely to harm the North African country’s stability, in reaction to Rabat’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for an alliance between Hezbollah and the Polisario separatists. “I reaffirm in this context the […]
Morocco has called on European and African countries to enhance dialogue on migration in a bid to tackle common challenges and set out a new “win-win” partnership serving the interest of the two continents, Africa and Europe. Addressing the, convened Wednesday in Marrakech within the frame of the Rabat process, Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser […]
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been crowned Footballer of the Year for the 2017-18 season by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) in the United Kingdom. Born in 1992, the Liverpool forward battled off competition from Man City talisman Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham striker Harry Kane. The 25-year-old is the first African player to win the […]