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Morocco and France signed 22 deals as part of the state visit French President Emmanuel Macron is paying to the Kingdom at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The deals, signed under the chairmanship of the two heads of State, show that both countries share the same resolve to strengthen a partnership that translates into […]
King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron have ushered a new era in the history of Moroccan-French relations as they seal an “exceptional partnership” for the years to come. This came in a Royal Office statement on the occasion of the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat, at the helm of an important […]
King Mohammed VI has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in Rabat this Monday on a state visit aimed at reshaping the two countries’ strategic partnership and facing up shared challenges. The Monarch was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Princesses Lalla Khadija and Lalla Meryem when he […]
At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day state visit to Morocco starting Oct 28, marking a new beginning on solid foundations for the forward-looking Moroccan-French relations. The visit is part of the momentum ushered by Paris support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, which was expressed in […]
Annual trade exchanges between Libya and Italy currently stand at approximately €9 billion, providing a solid foundation for future growth and economic collaboration. This figure, reported by Italy’s Nova news agency on October 27, on the eve of the Libyan-Italian Business Forum, scheduled for October 28 in Tripoli, underscores the significant economic interdependence between the […]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister will attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting in Djibouti next week, in a bid to strengthen cooperation with the continent. The gathering, scheduled for November 2-3, will host representatives from 14 African countries and evaluate progress since the 2021 conference. Turkey has significantly increased its African presence, with trade growing nearly eight-fold and […]
The United States and France are Morocco’s strong allies, partners and longstanding friends. These two permanent members of UN Security Council are reportedly planning to open consulates in the Moroccan Sahara in the few coming weeks. The move is seen as a decisive step towards ending the Sahara conflict which is threatening regional peace and […]
Morocco became the second largest supplier of frozen fish to the Russian market with 2200 tons in the first ten months this year, Russian official data showed. Out of the 10,000 tons of fish imported by Russia, Vietnam came first with 2500 tons. Russia and Morocco also consider renewing a fisheries deal that […]
One billion dollars has been raised for Lebanon and its army at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty held in Paris, French diplomacy announced on Thursday. “In the face of the war’s toll, participants responded to the United Nations’ appeal and announced $1 billion in aid, including $800 million in humanitarian […]
Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Unity signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing for strengthening security relations and enhancing the exchange of expertise in law enforcement and crime prevention. The MoU was initialed by Acting Minister of Interior for the Government of National Unity, Emad Al-Trabelsi, and his Turkish counterpart, Ali Yerlikaya, during the […]