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Morocco has called on the European Union to leave its comfort zone and support the positive dynamics underway in the Moroccan Sahara. The call was launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita in an interview with Europe Agency. Answering a question on the US decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, the minister […]
The Noor Ouarzazate solar power plant supplies nearly two million Moroccans with electricity and prevents the emission of nearly one million ton of greenhouse gas per year, Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment, Aziz Rabbah, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 5th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held remotely, Rabbah noted that […]
New York-based credit rating agency, Moody’s, Tuesday downgraded Tunisia’s long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings to B3 from B2 with negative outlook. “Moody’s has also downgraded the Central Bank of Tunisia’s senior unsecured rating to B3 from B2 and the senior unsecured shelf rating to (P)B3 from (P)B2, and maintained the negative outlook. The […]
The Moroccan government is expected to pass a draft law legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes, ending decades of debates over the substance. The law will enter into force after approval of the parliament and after it is published in the official bulletin. The same draft law provides for the setting up of […]
The Arab Parliament has commended the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, to defend the Holy City of Jerusalem and support the resistance of the Palestinian people. During the work of the first session of the third legislature held in Cairo, the Arab Parliament also welcomed the efforts made […]
Moroccan and Spanish Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Arancha Gonzalez Laya held talks on Tuesday through videoconference. Talks focused on regional issues of common interest in the Maghreb, the Sahel and the Euro-Mediterranean area. During their talks, the two officials commended the excellent relations between Morocco and Spain, a country that King Mohammed […]
Morocco has suspended flights with four more countries in a bid to curb contagion after Europe in particular was hit by new Covid-19 variants. Direct flights with Switzerland, Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands are now unavailable to limit contagion. The decision will be updated every 15 days. Morocco had previously banned international travel with Australia, […]
Algerians took to the streets on Monday Feb.22 22 to mark the second anniversary of Hirak, the popular movement that led to the fall of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and to tell the current government that nothing has changed with respect to Bouteflika’s government which ruled the country for two decades. Thousands of Algerians […]
Morocco launched 52 investment projects worth 1.1 billion dollars with a capacity to employ up to 12.583 people in a bid to narrow its budget deficit. The projects are designed to cover goods that Morocco imports and will cut by 820 million dollars Moroccan imports. Part of its industrial acceleration plan, the new projects will […]
The stand of the United States on Moroccan Sahara remains unchanged despite the heavy pressure exerted by pro-polisario lobbyists paid by Algeria to push the Biden administration to reverse its predecessor’s recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory. But all the hostile campaign fueled by Algeria’s military junta was deflated on Monday […]