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Morocco has been elected Chair of the 68th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) convening in Vienna from June 25 to July 2. Moroccan Prof. Rafiq Akram, Director of the Royal Space for Remote Space Sensing Centre, was picked to Chair the 68th session of COPUOS with unanimous […]
European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica has described again Morocco as “a key and reliable partner of the European Union.” “We share a unique relationship and a common goal to deepen our Partnership”, said Wednesday the European Commissioner in her X account following telephone conversation with Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita. She said they talked […]
The German Benteler group has launched construction works of its new automotive plant in Kenitra Atlantic Free zone. The new manufacturing facility will be built over 50,000 square meter site having direct access to the freeway and good connections to the port of Tangier in northern Morocco. It is expected to be operational in 2026. […]
Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, was decorated on Tuesday in Rabat with the French insignia Officer of the Legion of Honor. The decoration was presented to Hammouchi by the Ambassador of France to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, in accordance with the ceremonial and protocol in force under the procedure for […]
Morocco’s National Police Services and France’s Directorate General of National Police inked on Tuesday in Rabat a Joint Action Plan, establishing a joint roadmap to fight cross-border organized crime in the two countries, bolster security cooperation and strengthen mutual assistance mechanisms in the numerous fields of police cooperation. The Joint Action Plan was initialed by […]
A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to travel to Algeria to inspect civilian nuclear facilities and radioactive waste from the nuclear medicine amid alarming reports of secrete shipments of radioactive materials to Iran for “dirty bombs” making. The IAEA inspectors will focus on radioactive waste handling, disposal and […]
Morocco and Turkey have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic ties by addressing long-standing concerns over trade imbalances. During the sixth session of the Joint Commission on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), held in Ankara, both nations agreed to recalibrate their commercial relationship to ensure greater equity and mutual benefit, the two parties said in […]
France has reaffirmed, through the voice of Minister Delegate for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, Aurore Bergé, its steadfast position on the Moroccan Sahara, reiterating that the present and future of the Sahara “lie fully within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.” “I wish to firmly reiterate the clear and unwavering position expressed by […]
Italy and the European Union have announced €1.2 billion in new investments across Africa, aimed at boosting infrastructure, digital connectivity, and climate-resilient agriculture, though many question the true motives behind the ambitious investment plan. The deals, co-led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, form part of Meloni’s […]
Amid worsening tension between Paris and Algiers, former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt offers a sharp critique of France’s long-standing diplomatic posture toward Algeria in his new book France–Algérie: le double aveuglement (“France–Algeria: The Double Blindness”). The book refers on the one hand to France’s blindness to the true nature of the Algerian regime, […]