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Morocco pleaded, Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, for adopting an approach based on “leadership by example” for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, approved in Marrakech in 2018. As part of its participation in the second International Migration Review Forum, held May 5 – 8, […]
The 5th edition of the Toulouse-Tarfaya Air Rally will take place from May 14 to 23, with 17 aircraft set to depart from the Toulouse-Lasbordes airfield, organizers announced Wednesday. This year’s rally features a record number of participants for a 10-day, 6,000 km journey retracing the trail of the novella The Little Prince by Antoine […]
Morocco has chosen The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, as its base camp for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The announcement has been made by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill during a meeting held Tuesday with Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Youssef Amrani and FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee CEO Alex […]
Royal Air Maroc is set to welcome its first Boeing 737 MAX 9 on May 30, 2026, as the national carrier accelerates a fleet expansion program that will bring it to levels unprecedented in its history, Le360 news platform reports, quoting a reliable source. The aircraft, registered CN-RHQ and freshly off Boeing’s assembly line, forms […]
Morocco and Norway have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in carbon market mechanisms which enable governments to trade greenhouse gas emission credits through carbon pricing with the aim of achieving climate targets. The agreement was sealed during a videoconference meeting held Tuesday by Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition Leila Benali with Norway minister of Climate […]
Moroccan National Tourism Office has partnered with “Par5 Escapes”, one of the UK’s leading golf tour operators, to strengthen Morocco’s position within the golf travel market. The British golf travel company, which provides tailor-made golf holidays across the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, will help increase Morocco’s visibility across key markets, showcase the […]
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, has briefed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the priorities and the progress of Morocco’s presidency of the 31-member body — an engagement that Maroc Diplomatique described as part of the ongoing high-level dialogue between the Commission’s leadership and the […]
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited in Morocco started Monday a visit to Laayoune for talks with MINURSO officials, local authorities and elected officials on the Sahara, and on major socioeconomic development and landmark projects launched in the Saharan city. The delegation includes diplomates from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, the United […]
Two French servicemen, aged 24 and 30, died on the night of Monday to Tuesday during a diving exercise in the Maine River, Angers, according to French news reports citing local public prosecutor. One of the victims was assigned to the 6th Engineer Regiment, while the other served in the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment based […]
Egypt has lost $10 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal due to ongoing attacks on shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday, May 4, during a meeting in Cairo with Mathias Cormann, 6th Secretary-General of OECD. The attacks, which began in November 2023, have significantly reduced vessel traffic […]