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Joint committees will be implemented to unify the efforts of the three countries organizing the 2030 FIFA World Cup, namely Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced. The creation of these committees was agreed upon during a meeting between FRMF President, Fouzi Lekjaa, and Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Rafael […]
The head of the Council of Europe’s Office in Morocco, Carmen Morte Gomez, hailed on Tuesday in Rabat the measures taken by the Kingdom to strengthen the protection of children against online sexual exploitation and abuse. Speaking at a conference on “Protecting children from online sexual exploitation and abuse,” organized by the Higher Institute of […]
French culture minister Rachida Dati highlighted at the end of her visit Morocco’s major development leaps in the southern provinces, the Sahara. During her visit, Dati used the Moroccan term for the Sahara: southern provinces, calling her visit “historic” and a continuation of the momentum launched by Paris recognition of the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its […]
French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, announced on Monday in Laayoune the establishment of a French Alliance in the city, aiming to boost cultural cooperation between France and Morocco, particularly in the southern provinces. “We want this Alliance to become a resource center and a key hub for cultural cooperation between France and Morocco,” Dati […]
Morocco was elected President of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council in the person of Nadia Amal Bernoussi during the elections held on Monday in Geneva, at the opening of the 33rd session of the committee. This election is another testimony to the credibility Morocco enjoys within the international community due to the […]
Morocco’s drive for a more influential role in African affairs could be strategically important to the UK as it seeks new global partnerships in the post-Brexit era, says International Business Times. Under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has pursued political and economic reforms to sustain long-term growth, adds the British daily in an […]
French Culture Minister Rachida Dari became on Monday the first French minister to visit the Moroccan Sahara where she will open a French Institute. Speaking to the media in Tarfaya, a city in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Rachid Dati said her visit is part of the momentum ushered by the French recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty […]
Human rights advocates and local politicians in the Central African Republic (CAR) have accused Russia-backed mercenaries for being behind the disappearance of two soldiers, amid a mountain evidence pointing to crimes, including murder, torture, execution, abductions, rape, theft, that are credibly linked to Wagner forces and their successor entities. The two soldiers, ,Celestin Bakoyo and […]
Morocco is emerging as a key security and economic partner in the Sahel, a region grappling with rising insurgency, transnational crime, and shifting political alliances. With strategic initiatives such as the Morocco Atlantic Initiative, the North African nation is strengthening ties with landlocked Sahel countries, offering them vital access to global trade routes and positioning […]
Germany is backing Morocco’s green hydrogen production with a $32 million (€30 million) investment in OCP Group’s green hydrogen plant in Jorf. The funding by the German PtX Development Fund is intended to support sustainable fertilizer manufacturing, according to German media reports. The PtX Development Fund, endowed with a budget of €270 million, is initiated […]