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Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizzair, has launched, on October 31, a second direct flight between Hungary and Morocco linking the Atlantic tourist hub of Agadir to Budapest. This air route adds to the Marrakech-Budapest link that has been inaugurated by the same airline. The national tourism promotion office (ONMT) explained in a statement that the launch […]
Morocco has renewed its full support to Spain’s national unity and sovereignty and affirmed that it does not recognize and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of Catalonia. Morocco, which faces itself for several years to a separatist threat, does not recognize and will not recognize in the future the unilateral declaration of […]
Morocco is set to bolster its reconnaissance capabilities through the launch of a state-of-the-art satellite. The move has stirred fears in Algeria. After Spanish media raised concerns of Spain’s military officials over Morocco’s spy satellite, comes the turn of Algeria, which looks at Morocco’s steps to gain satellite technology with a suspicious eye. “Total panic”, […]
Rights groups have alerted French President Emmanuel Macron over hosting Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi who has rolled back human rights in the North African country since he seized power in 2013. President al-Sisi is paying as of this Tuesday (October 24) a two-day visit to France, with discussions to touch on bilateral cooperation, including arms […]
The Washington Post security correspondent and author Souad Mekhennet, a German national of Moroccan origin, will receive Daniel Pearl award 2017 in recognition for her courage and integrity in journalism. According to the Chicago Journalists Association, which made the announcement, Souad is the first Muslim reporter to be honored with this prestigious award for venturing […]
Morocco is putting forward its pre-emptive approach to avert the radicalization of Muslim youth in Europe mainly through ensuring an adequate training of Imams in accordance with the tolerant values of the Maliki school. In an interview with the Financial Times, Abdelhak Khiame, head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, reiterated Morocco’s readiness to offer Imam training […]
Morocco recorded “significant progress” in the field of human rights in conformity with its constitutional commitments, said the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2016. The report points out to the legislative reforms undertaken by Morocco to protect human rights, strengthen the rule of law and promote democratic practices. […]
Morocco’s steady commitment to combat illegal immigration and terrorism were highlighted at the G6 meeting of the interior ministers of Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland. The participants in this meeting, attended by Morocco as guest country, commended the North African country’s contribution to curbing illegal migration and its important role in […]
A museum dedicated to the fashion house celebrating the works of great French designer Yves Saint Laurent has been inaugurated in Marrakach, the Red City that had such a strong influence on him. The museum, inaugurated Saturday by Princess Lalla Salma, the spouse of King Mohammed VI, is located on Yves Saint Laurent Street near […]
The 58 members of UNESCO’s Executive Board Friday (October 13) nominated France’s candidate Audrey Azoulay for the position of Director-General of the Organization, after five rounds of voting that began on 9 October. Azoulay, 45, a former French culture minister, and Qatari Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari were the two frontrunners who made it to finals […]