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Morocco law enforcement forces have nabbed an Algerian national wanted by Algerian security services over his connection with criminal activities and networks. The man, 47, was arrested in Oujda, eastern Morocco, Morocco World News website reported Thursday. Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said that the suspect was wanted for his suspected links to […]
Morocco has decided to make a financial contribution to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral, the landmark Gothic monument in Paris, which caught fire last Monday evening. The announcement was made by Morocco’s ambassador to France Chakib Benmoussa at a meeting he held Thursday with Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit. The Ambassador informed the Archbishop of […]
Morocco a major oil and gas importer in the MENA region has tapped into its renewable energy potential combined with the adoption of a program to boost energy efficiency to address increasing demand on electricity. The country is already leading the way in the MENA region and Africa by working to exceed the 52% renewable […]
A judicial investigation was opened following revelations on alleged corruption in relation to procurement contacts between 2006 and 2012, said Friday the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces ( FAR) in a statement. All persons involved in this case, including a former officer having exercised in the military health service, will be investigated, said […]
OCP Group, world leader in the phosphate and derivatives market, has sealed a partnership agreement with German Fraunhofer institute for the setting up in Morocco of a world-class research Laboratory dedicated to the development of sustainable solutions. First of its kind in the North African Kingdom, the Lab will be based in the Mazagan Urban […]
A second round table on the Sahara is planned for the second half of March in Switzerland. The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, has plans to convene a second round table of meetings in the second half of March in Switzerland, said the Secretary General’s Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric Tuesday during […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received Saturday at the Guest Palace in Rabat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his spouse Princess Meghan Markle, arrived earlier in Casablanca for a three-day visit to Morocco. The visit is part of the strengthening of cooperation between the UK and Morocco. The Royals will […]
German security forces apprehended Thursday South-west of Frankfurt a Moroccan couple suspected of preparing a terror attack in the EU country after they underwent, according to the police, training in a camp in Syria. The German-Moroccan couple aged 26 according to Frankfurt public prosecutor Nadja Niesen was preparing a terror attack. Police raided Thursday around […]
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Morocco, which will guide the financial and technical assistance program over the next six years, as well as a $700 million project to promote the country’s digital technology. According to the WB, the North African Kingdom is at […]
Morocco’s capital city, Rabat, is hosting this Tuesday an international economic and financial conference organized by Euromoney, which specializes in capital market and connecting companies and governments with the financial institutions that support their growth. The conference program features opening keynote addresses by Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Moroccan central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib), Othman Benjelloun, chairman […]