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Moroccan Royal Navy continues its rescue and humanitarian mission, saving almost every day sub-Saharan illegal migrants who were on the verge of drowning off the country’s Northern coasts. On Sunday, the Moroccan navy rescued 47 African illegal migrants who were aboard a stranded makeshift boat after its engine broke down. All the rescued migrants, including […]
Participants in the 8th Africities Summit, held in Marrakesh, November 21 through 24, expressed their firm commitment to back the various development agendas seeking to establish security, prosperity and peace in Africa and emphasized that the transition to sustainable cities and territories “is not an option, but a pressing need”. In a final declaration, participants […]
King Mohammed VI has spoken out against the phenomenon of street children, which is sparing no city in Africa, pointing out that condoning such a phenomenon is an insult to our own humanity. “To accept – through denial, capitulation or indifference – that children be abandoned to the street amounts to condoning, on a daily […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, the youngest sister of King Mohammed VI, has received the 2018 Goi Peace award at a ceremony during the Goi Peace Foundation Forum 2018, held in Tokyo this Friday (Nov. 23). The award was presented to Princess Lalla Hasnaa by Mr. Hiroo Saionji, Chair of the GOI Peace Foundation Board of Trustees. […]
Morocco, which is located only 8.6 miles (14 Km) away from Spain, is facing a growing number of migrants from around Africa attempting to cross to Europe from its Northern coasts. Moroccan authorities have foiled 68,000 illegal migration attempts and dismantled 122 human trafficking networks since 2002, said on Thursday Junior Interior Minister Noureddine Boutayeb […]
Morocco spent €1.4 million in support for mosques and Muslim associations in Madrid and Catalonia, Islamic affairs minister Ahmed Taoufiq said. That amount was intended to cover the financial needs of places exclusively dedicated to worship as well as legal associations, the minister told Spanish news agency EFE. Morocco’s support for mosques in Spain does […]
Algeria has been slammed for summary expulsions of more than 37,000 migrants in the desert border with Niger between 2014 and 2018. Algeria’s interior ministry confirmed the figure but claimed that the abandoned migrants were displaced to the border by virtue of an agreement with Niger’s authorities. Human rights groups however hold Algeria responsible for […]
Thierry Bollore who was appointed Renault’s interim leader after the arrest of the company’s chairman in Japan reassured Moroccan suppliers about the stability of the groups activity. Bollore stressed in a message to Renault suppliers across the globe including Morocco that Renault will maintain its industrial and commercial activities steady in this period. Carlos Ghosn, […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has officially requested Morocco to be part of the 2030 joint World Cup bid that also includes Portugal. Sanchez made the announcement at a press conference following a meeting with King Mohammed VI and head of the Moroccan government Saad Eddine El Othmani. The Moroccan news agency quoted the Prime […]
Morocco and Spain are both keen on consolidating their political dialogue and giving more momentum to their economic partnership, in particular by enhancing the role of the private sector. This is implied in the statement released Monday in Rabat by the Royal Office following the audience King Mohammed VI granted to the President of the […]