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Morocco is a key player in peacekeeping and a major partner on the African continent, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot stated on Wednesday in Rabat. Speaking at the opening of the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in Francophone Environments, Barrot praised the Kingdom’s numerous initiatives and commitment to stability, development, and prosperity across […]
France reiterated that the “present and future of the Sahara lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty” and outlined the precise measures to apply this decision. This position was expressed on Wedneday in Rabat by French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in a joint press briefing following his talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his thanks to Morocco and France for organizing and co-chairing the second Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in the Francophone Environment, held on Wednesday in Rabat. During the conference’s opening session, Guterres said in a pre-recorded speech that peacekeeping is one of the UN’s most concrete facets, […]
Morocco raised 2.25 billion euros through an international bond issuance, according to reports from local media, in a deal that has drawn criticism over the government’s lack of communication with markets ahead of the sale. The euro-denominated offering was split into two tranches with maturities of eight and 12 years, le360 reported citing anonymous sources. […]
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Algiers on Monday, becoming the third French minister to visit the country in three months, in the clearest sign yet of a thaw in relations after a prolonged diplomatic crisis triggered by Algeria after Paris expressed its outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and for […]
Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]
The fifth edition of the Toulouse-Tarfaya Aerial Rally made its emblematic stopover at Tarfaya on Sunday, as 17 light aircraft carrying 43 participants from France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom completed one of the most evocative legs of a route that retraces the historic path of the French Aéropostale across the Iberian Peninsula and […]
Morocco took part in the latest large-scale regional security operation “RAMZ”, coordinated by Interpol in the MENA region. This operation, first of its kind in the region, has led to the arrest of 201 persons, identification of 3,867 victims and confiscation of 53 servers used in cybercriminal activities. The Interpol operation aimed to investigate and […]
The 7th edition of the Open Days of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) kicked off on Sunday in Rabat, reflecting the DGSN’s firm commitment to strengthening its close ties with citizens. The opening ceremony of these open days, which coincide with the 70th anniversary of the creation of the DGSN, was chaired by […]
Libya and Germany held a meeting in Tripoli on Sunday to discuss means of strengthening investment cooperation and expanding economic relations between the two countries. The meeting, held on the eve of the fifth edition of the Libyan-German Forum scheduled for May 19–20 in Tripoli, gathered Minister of Economy and Trade Suhail Abu Shiha and […]