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The administrative court of London rejected, on Monday, the petition of a British NGO (WSC), working on behalf of the “polisario”, which challenged the association agreement between Morocco and Great Britain. With this verdict, the British justice confirms the validity of the partnership agreement between Morocco and the United Kingdom, which fully benefits the populations […]
Moroccan phosphates and fertilizers producer is setting the example for other industry giants in Morocco by adopting an ambitious roadmap to reach carbon neutrality by 2040 starting with a shift to fully rely on renewable energy in fertilizers production by 2027. The new plan is part of Morocco’s efforts, spurred by the leadership of King […]
Morocco made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup in Qatar where Moroccan fans kept flying to support the Atlas Lions in their victorious journey. Morocco together with Senegal are the only African countries left in the round of 16. They will face the powerful teams of Spain and England respectively in a […]
Official Algerian media have hit a new low by censuring Morocco’s win over Belgium with the main state-run channel omitting altogether to speak about that game while mentioning other matches in the same group. The sequence was captured and shared largely on social media with users mocking the absurd move by an Algerian regime that […]
US President Joe Biden will be hosting some 45 heads of state from across the African continent in Washington, DC, on 13-15 December for the flagship US-Africa Leaders Summit, but analysts say that the US president could be much more ambitious in his engagement. The three-day summit — designed to showcase, in US Vice-President’s Kamala […]
“Morocco has long been a champion of inter-faith dialogue and a leader in our fight against extremism”, said on Tuesday in Fez UN Chief Antonio Guterres in his opening remarks at the 9th Global Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations. “I would particularly like to thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI for his personal and […]
The UN Alliance of Civilizations, which opened Tuesday its 9th Global Forum in Fez, Morocco’s spiritual capital, is “a powerful vehicle for peace”, said King Mohammed VI. In a message addressed to participants and read out by royal advisor André Azoulay, the Monarch said the international forum is convened on African soil, giving a strong […]
Few days after Le Monde, the New York Times and the Economist wrote about Algeria’s grave human rights violations, Newslook- a US based outlet- drew another portrait of a state ruled by a ruthless regime that has turned the country into a “giant prison”. “Algeria is a police state, freedom of expression is under […]
Cultural life in Morocco has turned the Covid-19 page with main cities bustling with festivals bringing together artists from all corners of the world and confirming Morocco’s standing as an arts hub and an oasis of cultural openness in a region beset by insecurity and turmoil. In Marrakech, curtain fell on the 19th edition […]
The British magazine, The Ecomist, published recently a very critical story on the economic, political and social situation in Algeria that it described as dismal. “…Algeria’s economy and politics are both sclerotic, its leadership repressive yet feeble, its role in Africa and the Arab world self-regarding but unappreciated.” It is in these words that the […]