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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €15 million loan to Moroccan car equipment supplier, Tuyauto, which produces stamped metal components, exhaust systems, and heat shields. The loan is guaranteed by the EU through the European Fund for Sustainable Development Municipal Infrastructure and Industrial Resilience program to support the company’s environmental […]
A nine-member delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by its Chair, Dr. Daniela De Ridder (Germany), wrapped up this Saturday a three-day visit to Morocco, during which it met with a wide range of stakeholders. The visit, hosted by the Moroccan parliament’s lower house, marked the first time that […]
Moroccan authorities have captured the campaigners, mostly Algerians, who have incited lately naïve young people to storm the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta, near northern Moroccan town of Fnideq. The illegal crossing attempt is part of an Algerian destabilization strategy of neighboring Morocco. The hostile operation was intended to undermine the image of the North African […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, is paying a working visit to Türkiye this September 19-21. The visit is meant to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and advance collaboration on technological and scientific innovations in the security sector. During this visit, made at the official invitation of Turkish authorities, Hammouchi met […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Friday praised Moroccan-Spanish security cooperation, describing it as “exceptional and extraordinary”. “Cooperation with Morocco is exceptional and extraordinary, obviously based on trust and good faith. It is a daily effort to serve the interests of the two respective societies and guarantee the rights and freedoms of all,” the Spanish […]
Former Algerian industry minister, Abdeslam Bouchouareb, sentenced in absentia to a total of 100 years in prison, has appealed to French authorities to decline his extradition, citing political persecution amid a purge of the Bouteflika-era officials. Bouchouareb, who served as industry and mines minister from April 2014 to May 2017, rose to prominence under President […]
André Azoulay, advisor to King Mohammed VI, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise, one of Spain’s most prestigious honors, in a ceremony in Madrid. The award was presented by Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, at the historic Viana Palace. Albares praised Azoulay’s lifelong dedication to promoting coexistence […]
Morocco has been elected this Thursday to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the 2024-2026 term. The election took place during the ongoing 68th regular session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. The Kingdom’s election by acclamation to the IAEA’s key decision-making body, representing Africa, reflects the international […]
The European Union (EU) will invest nearly €100 million by 2025 in three major projects in Angola focusing on biodiversity protection, the blue economy, and the circular economy, according to EU Ambassador Rosário Bento Pais. Speaking on September 18, at the international conference “The Planet on Fire: Rights in Extinction,” organized by Mosaiko – Institute […]
Morocco’s Royal Air Forces deployed two Canadair firefighting planes and a “Casa” support aircraft, this Wednesday Sept. 18, to Monte Real in Portugal, to help the Portuguese authorities fight forest fires in the north of the country, in a joint action also involving Spanish, French and Italian aircraft. Pursuant to the high instructions of King […]