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The joint bid submitted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World Cup, only bid in contention, presents a “very strong all-round proposition” and exceeds “minimum hosting requirements” in the technical evaluation, La Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) stated in its bid evaluation report. First and foremost, the joint bid for the […]
Senior officials from the Moroccan and French Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, and the co-chairs of the Morocco-France Permanent Joint Migration Group (GMMP) held an unprecedented meeting at the Moroccan embassy in Paris on means of improving migration procedures. The meeting, held at the invitation of Morocco, mainly discussed cooperation on readmission and […]
The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco hosted, on Friday in Rabat, a meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, attended by diplomats, political stakeholders, and civil society representatives. Speaking at the event, Palestine’s Ambassador to Morocco, Jamal Choubaki, said that this International Day is an opportunity to recall […]
The prestigious 2024 MEDays Grand Prize was awarded, on Saturday in Tangier, to three eminent Caribbean leaders: the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, and the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Philip Joseph Pierre. Awarded at the closing ceremony of the 16th MEDays Forum, this […]
A group of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) denounced the arbitrary arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Nov.16 in Algiers and demanded his immediate release. In a plenary session, the MEPs called for the immediate release of Sansal, whose arrest was confirmed in a diatribe by Algerian official media who indulged in prejudice […]
Moroccan inventor Fouad Faqiri won, on Friday, the gold medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair (SSIF), held in the Korean capital November 27-30. During the event, Faqiri also received an honorary award from “Citizen Innovation,” a Singaporean alliance working to promote innovators, as well as the title of “Innovation Icon” awarded by the Malaysian […]
Zimbabwean farmers embrace unconventional agricultural methods as climate challenges persist, finding unexpected success in black soldier fly cultivation. This innovative approach transforms community perspectives on insect farming while providing sustainable solutions for livestock feed production. The initiative, supported by international development agencies, demonstrates remarkable economic benefits for participating farmers. Production costs decrease significantly, offering substantial […]
Saint-Lucia and Dominica have reiterated firm support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and voiced strong backing to the Moroccan Autonomy plan offering “credible, serious and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand of these two Caribbean countries was voiced by their Prime ministers during separate talks held Thursday […]
Morocco has offered to support the Republic of Guinea in sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development within the frame of solidarity- based South-South cooperation spearheaded by King Mohammed VI. The offer was made by Head of Govt. Aziz Akhannouch during talks he held Thursday in Rabat with Guinea’s Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah in presence of […]
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has called on Algerian authorities to release immediately Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and denounced the repression of freedom of speech in Algeria. In a speech delivered Thursday on his behalf at the EU Parliament by Commissioner Helena Dalli, the Vice-President of the European Commission […]