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Safran group, a leader in aircraft equipment manufacturing, has pledged to support and develop further Morocco’s aerospace industry ecosystem which continues to attract foreign investment. Under an agreement signed Wednesday with the Moroccan government, the French company, which designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines & rocket engines, pledges to support its local suppliers and service […]
The 22nd session of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statue elected Wednesday December 6 in New York Tunisian jurist Haykel Ben Mahfoudh as judge to Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for a period of nine years. Mahfoudh, Prof. of Public international Law received 86 votes for the election, the highest vote received […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary Joshua Harris arrived Wednesday in Algiers “to begin a round of consultations with Algeria and Morocco to advance regional peace and UN political process in the Sahara to achieve an enduring solution without further delay.” The announcement was made by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in its Twitter […]
Moroccan football prospered in 2022 and 2030 thanks to a carefully devised strategy that led the county to the quarter finals in Qatar’s World Cup and outstanding achievements in female soccer, futsal, U-17 and U-23, not to mention its successful bids to host the African Cup of Nations in 2025 and the World Cup in […]
Morocco’s Malhoun music was included on Wednesday in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This decision was made during the 18th session of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, held December 4-9 in Kasane (Botswana). This decision is ‘a recognition by the […]
King Mohammed VI’s working and fraternal visit to the United Arab Emirates is being hailed as a “powerful symbol of unity and solidarity” between the two nations, according to ABC Bourse, a French financial news outlet. The French publication highlighted in an article the visit’s notable feature, and described exchanges between the King and Sheikh […]
The 47th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference kicked off Wednesday in Tangier, with the participation of senior security officials. This two-day meeting is attended by the Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the President of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences […]
Morocco is committed to continuing its resolute efforts to adapt the political frameworks of UN peacekeeping, said Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale. Speaking at the Ministerial Conference on UN Peacekeeping held in Accra, Ghana, December 5-6, Omar Hilale highlighted that Morocco’s involvement in this fifth conference is part of its dedication to […]
UK Critical Mineral Resources plc is expanding its operations in Morocco with the acquisition of four new exploration permits in the Rabat and Beni-Mellal regions, covering an area of approximately 80 km2. Three new permits comprise the Meseta Project, primarily prospective for copper. In a press release issued Wednesday, the Company said the Meseta project […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, visited on Wednesday in Dubai “UAE House of Sustainability” pavilion and “Morocco pavilion” in COP28. Upon her arrival, the Princess was welcomed by Emirati Minister of climate change & Environment Maryam Al Meheiri and Moroccan Minister of National Education, Chakib […]