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Morocco, with its “long history of intercultural coexistence,” and outstanding international presence plays a key role in promoting East-West dialogue as well as peace and stability, stressed the Spanish Institute for Governance and Applied Economics Coordenadas. “Morocco’s commitment to moderation and religious tolerance made it a key partner for countries in both regions in the […]
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced the creation of a confederation that will bring the three nations under one institutional umbrella, in a decision that signals a no-return to the West African regional bloc, the ECOWAS. The leaders of the three countries announced the confederation decision at a summit in Niamey, accusing ECOWAS of taking […]
Airline Company Binter on Saturday resumed direct flights between Essaouira-Mogador International Airport (ESU) and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), marking its second consecutive year of summer links between the two destinations. Flights of the Spanish-regional airline will operate every Saturday until mid-September, with a 22% increase in capacity compared to the previous year. After a flight […]
The key features of the Royal Initiative for the Atlantic took center stage at the 7th edition of the international conference “Morocco Today Forum” (MTF), organized on Friday, July 5 in Dakhla, under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI. The “Morocco Today Forum” was held under the theme: “Vision of a King: The Atlantic […]
Morocco’s research institute in renewable energies (IRSEN) and France’s SATT Paris-Saclay, which promotes technology transfer, in addition to the French Development Agency (AFD) signed in Rabat this week an agreement to support Franco-Moroccan applied research projects in the field of green hydrogen. Under this agreement, the AFD has donated €800,000 to this partnership that aims […]
The army of Thailand managed to rescue 12 Moroccans who were trapped by gangs that lured them into well-paid jobs in Myanmar casinos before holding them hostage for months. The operation was conducted in collaboration with the Moroccan embassy in Thailand, Thai media The Nation reported. The liberated Moroccans are part of a larger group […]
The China-made drone parts seized by Italian authorities were disguised as wind turbines in order to be shipped to Libya, in violation of a UN embargo, news agencies reported. Earlier this month, Italian customs found Chinese drone components in six containers at the Port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy. The components were hidden among […]
The security services of the Spanish Civil Guard and Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) announced on Friday having arrested a group of eight terror suspects in a joint operation. The operation led by the Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the DGST, resulted in the arrest of a group of young people who had […]
Dozens of guests, many of them young people, at a wedding ceremony have been killed by a group of unidentified armed men in an attack on a village in central Mali that has been struggling with violence from extremist groups for over a decade. Unidentified armed men cut the throats of approximately 40 people in […]
The junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are set to hold their first ever joint summit of the so-called ‘Alliance of Sahel States’ (AES) since seizing power in a series of coups in Niger’s capital Niamey this weekend. “Our country will be hosting on Saturday (6 July) the first summit of the AES heads […]