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Morocco is about to make a major stride forward in space technology in the region and in Africa at large as it is readying to launch into orbit, in just a week’s time, a state-of-the-art satellite, dubbed the Mohammed VI-A Satellite. The satellite, which will make of Morocco a space pioneer in Africa, is set […]
By holding a “Regional Retreat on Migration,” Morocco is spearheading initiatives aiming at reaching a paradigm change in how migration is tackled on the continent. The guiding line is to depart from the security approach in addressing migration issues in favor of a humanistic approach focusing on opportunities and common management. The event, held in […]
Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizzair, has launched, on October 31, a second direct flight between Hungary and Morocco linking the Atlantic tourist hub of Agadir to Budapest. This air route adds to the Marrakech-Budapest link that has been inaugurated by the same airline. The national tourism promotion office (ONMT) explained in a statement that the launch […]
The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability and development in the region is gaining increasing support, given the challenges facing the restive region. While the European Union has already committed $56 million to the Sahel force, on […]
Morocco has reaffirmed its full support for Yemen’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and called for continuing efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis hitting the country. Speaking at a meeting in Riyadh of foreign ministers and chiefs of staff of the Arab military coalition in Yemen, Secretary General of Morocco’s foreign ministry, Mohamed […]
Niamey has had enough with Algeria’s ill treatment of Nigerien nationals, after 950 of them were summarily deported last week to Niger’s borders. As Algeria turns a deaf ear to the calls by international rights NGOs to halt the inhumane treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants, Niger’s Foreign Minisiter Ibrahim Yacoubou officially expressed his country’s concern over […]
Morocco has recently set up a branch of the tourism promotion office (ONMT) in New Delhi with the aim of attracting more tourists from India. “Morocco wants to open up more and more to India, one of the emerging countries, and hopes to capture the attention of a large number of Indian tourists and make […]
Morocco has renewed its full support to Spain’s national unity and sovereignty and affirmed that it does not recognize and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of Catalonia. Morocco, which faces itself for several years to a separatist threat, does not recognize and will not recognize in the future the unilateral declaration of […]
Morocco is set to bolster its reconnaissance capabilities through the launch of a state-of-the-art satellite. The move has stirred fears in Algeria. After Spanish media raised concerns of Spain’s military officials over Morocco’s spy satellite, comes the turn of Algeria, which looks at Morocco’s steps to gain satellite technology with a suspicious eye. “Total panic”, […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has retained its rank as the Arab country with the most powerful passport in the Middle East on Passport index with a score of 126. The rankings published by Arton capital places the gulf country in the 26th position on the global rankings. Emiratis can visit 126 countries on visa-free […]