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Morocco and Djibouti have discussed means of upgrading their bilateral military cooperation at a meeting held Thursday in Rabat between FAR Inspector General Lt General Abdelfattah Louarak, and Chief of General Staff of Djibouti Armed Forces Lt General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim. The two military officials expressed satisfaction at the excellent partnership between the Royal Armed […]
Cooperation between Morocco and Chad is gaining momentum and serving the interests of the two African countries, said on Thursday Chadian minister of Mining, Industrial & Commercial Development Ahmat Mahamat Bachir. He made the remarks after his meeting in Rabat with secretary of State for Investment Othman El Ferdaous. Mr. Bachir described Morocco as an […]
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down after nearly four months of protests against his rule and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council to run the country. According to international media reports, the 75-year old former president, who ruled the country for 30 years with an iron fist, is under house […]
Moroccan security and customs services have foiled a drug smuggling attempt at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. The search operation, carried out Wednesday on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General for Territory Surveillance (DGST), enabled the seizure of 11,940 tons of […]
Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]
Morocco and Benin have agreed to enhance their cooperation in maternal-child health, practitioners training and medical air services. The agreements were inked Tuesday in Rabat by the Moroccan Health minister Anas Doukkali and his peer Benjamin Hounkpatin who is on a working visit to the North African kingdom. A twinning agreement was also signed between […]
King Mohammed VI has sent messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and to Bahrain’s ruler, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa. The message to the Saudi King was handed over on Wednesday at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. During this audience, Bourita conveyed to the Custodian […]
Kuwait has reiterated its “solid and unwavering” support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the autonomy plan offered by the North African country as the basis of a negotiated solution to the Sahara regional conflict. Kuwait renewed its full backing to Rabat during the 9th meeting of the joint Moroccan-Kuwaiti cooperation committee convened Tuesday, in […]
The African Court of Mediation and Arbitration, CAMAR by its French acronym, has just opened in Marrakech, Morocco. It will intervene to settle disputes involving Africans at the continental level. The project to set up CAMAR was finalized at a constitutive congress held in Marrakech, on April 5. The Court, the first of its kind […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message to Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salmane. The message was handed over to the Saudi crown Prince who is also vice-president of the council of ministers and defense minister by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Riyadh Tuesday. The Royal message deals with bilateral cooperation […]