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The United States has unveiled a sweeping new tariff regime affecting 185 countries, including 51 African nations, with rates ranging from 10% to 50% depending on each country’s existing duties on American imports. Set to take effect April 5-9, these “reciprocal tariffs” represent President Donald Trump’s latest effort to address what he termed in an […]
Algeria is the only country on earth whose regime brags about supporting Palestinians while at the same time banning sit-ins and popular marches in support of the Palestinian people. Last Friday, the regime banned protesters from taking to the streets of Algiers to denounce the Israeli war machine and its war crimes in Gaza. Since […]
Ferhat Mhenni, head of the Kabyle independence movement MAK, was invited to the French Senate in his capacity as head of the Kabyle government in exile. Mhenni and a delegation of key kabylie independence movement leaders were received by member of the French national assembly Valerie Boyer, of the Republicans (LR) party. They posed for […]
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Egypt on Sunday for a three-day official visit aimed at discussing the escalating situation in Gaza and bolstering ties between the two countries. This marks Macron’s fourth visit to Egypt since taking office, with the trip beginning with a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum. On Monday, Macron is […]
Orania, a white town in the heart of South Africa, has reached out to Trump for help in its independence quest from South Africa. Orania, an 8000-hectare settlement with 3000 inhabitants, was allowed by South African authorities to levy local taxes. The territory’s community leaders now seek international recognition as an autonomous entity. In a […]
Speaker of the Mazhilis, lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Koshanov Yerlan Zhakanovic, called on Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, for bolstering cooperation between his country and Morocco. This came at a meeting between Zhakanovic and the Speaker of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, Saturday on the sidelines of the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union […]
The 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly kicked off this Saturday in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, under the theme of “Parliamentary action for social development and justice.” Morocco is represented at the event by a parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid. Prior to the Assembly’s kick-off, the Moroccan delegation took […]
Air Arabia Maroc continues to expand its international network with the resumption of Madrid-Marrakech flights as of Sunday April 6, and the launch of a new direct route between Nador and Murcia, Spain, next May 3. From April 6 until the end of October, Air Europa will operate two weekly flights between Madrid-Barajas and Marrakech, […]
Morocco’s air carrier, Royal Air Maroc, and Mauritania Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a “free flow” codeshare agreement for the direct Casablanca-Nouakchott air route. This strategic agreement, initialled in Casablanca on Friday, is part of both airlines’ ongoing efforts to enhance their customers’ experience, as it will allow passengers to benefit from […]
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) unanimously adopted, under Morocco’s chairmanship in March, the Common African Position (CAP) on the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, marking a significant step in shaping the global discourse on peacebuilding ahead of this year’s review of the Architecture in New York. This CAP, based on African consensus and […]