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The United Nations announced on Tuesday that Moroccan diplomat Najat Rochdi, who holds several humanitarian positions in the UN, has been appointed senior humanitarian advisor to the UN special envoy for Syria. The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, announced that Najat Rochdi has joined his team as Senior Humanitarian Advisor, replacing former advisor Jan […]
The United States and the European Union have called on the Algerian authorities to respect the rights of Algerian people to peaceful protest, freedom of assembly and of speech as the oil-rich country is rocked by popular protests against the candidacy of ailing and absent Pdt Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term. The situation in […]
Saudi Arabia’s national flagship carrier Saudia will from June 6 launch a new Jeddah-Marrakech route, its second destination in Morocco. The airline said in a statement it will run three weekly flights, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Jeddah to Marrakech. Passengers will travel onboard a Boeing 787 capable of flying 298 travelers. Saudia currently operates […]
Morocco and Spain cooperate closely on political, security and economic arena with tangible results on the ground. According to EU statistics agency Eurostat, Spain kept its position as Morocco’s first trading partner in 2018 exporting €8.221 billion to the north African country while importing €6.652 billion. Globally, Morocco was the ninth destination of Spanish goods […]
Members of the foreign affairs committee at the European Parliament turned down a proposal sponsored by advocates of separatism calling for treating southern Morocco, the Sahara, as a separate entity within the European neighborhood policy. The anti-Morocco proposal was put forward by the Greens in a series of failed proposals that bear prejudice to the […]
Moroccan national soccer team players are forbidden to commit charges on Lionel Messi or take photos with the Argentine superstar during the Morocco-Argentina friendly game. The Football Association (FA) of the Latin American country has outlined the conditions to its Moroccan counterpart, according to local daily Al Akhbar. Moroccan players, a source from the Moroccan […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, supports all Arab efforts aimed at defending the Palestinian cause and establishing an independent Palestinian state with Al Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, said Speaker of the House of Representatives (lower house), Habib El Malki, in Amman. Taking the floor at […]
Turkish-born citizen and leader of the South Africa National Democratic Movement (SANDM), Mehmet Vefa Dag, is seeking to sit at the helm of the country in May presidential elections, to become the first South African citizen of foreign origin to lead the most powerful African nation. The Cape Town-based politician’s party has entered into coalition […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, has informed the UN Secretary-General and the members of the UN Security Council of the adoption on Monday by the European Council of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Morocco. The Council also adopted the agreement’s related implementation protocol and the exchange of letters accompanying the […]
The government of Togo has announced a plan to promote solar energy systems in rural communities. The government of the tiny West African nation began offering subsidies to its citizens to cover the cost of off-grid solar power systems. According to officials, a fund will be allocated to cover part of the cost of these […]