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Sahara: Twinning Accord between Dakhla and U.S. Great Neck

Dakhla, pearl of the Moroccan Sahara, signed on Tuesday a twinning agreement with Great Neck, located in the State of New York, within the frame of the decentralized cooperation set between Morocco and the United States, two allies & partner countries. The agreement was inked by president of Dakhla municipal Council, Erragheb Hormatallah and mayor […]

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Morocco to turn 5200 hectares in Dakhla into irrigated area

Morocco is set to turn vast swathes of land in the southern provinces, the Sahara, into green productive areas with the recent launch of a tender to attract private investors to develop 5200 hectares in Dakhla into irrigated productive farms offering jobs to locals and supplying the domestic market, the agriculture ministry said. The public-private […]

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Dakhla hosts international investors forum Sept. 18-19

The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla will host the Forum of International Investors on September 18-19, to consolidate economic relations, promote the region’s economy and make its potential and investment opportunities known to foreign business community. The forum, themed “The Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, future growth hub for international companies,” aims to promote business networking between […]

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Morocco: King Mohammed VI Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People

King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, Today, […]

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Dakhla Proclaimed 2022 City of Peace and Tolerance

The city of Dakhla has been proclaimed city of peace and tolerance in 2022. The announcement was made by president of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP), Ahmad Bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan, during the 10th International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, held in the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Dakhla. Al-Jarwan said that the […]

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Dakhla hosts first Moroccan-Spanish investment forum

The southern city of Dakhla hosted Tuesday the first Moroccan-Spanish investment forum to be held in the region to explore opportunities for the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The forum, organized by the Council of the region of Dakhla Oued Eddahab, in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, […]

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Moving tribute in Geneva to late leaders of two human rights NGOs, friends of Morocco

A moving tribute was paid this Friday at a ceremony in Geneva to two late human rights defenders who have reverberated the voice of the Kingdom of Morocco in Geneva and Banjul and defended its causes. Late Martin Maluza, president of the NGO “CIRAC” (International Committee for the Respect and Application of the African Charter […]

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Morocco’s Dakhla, a Kitesurfing Mecca – French Paris Match Weekly

The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla has become over a twenty- year span a hotspot for kitesurfing, writes French magazine Paris Match, explaining the current trend by the city’s geographical position -30 kilometers north of the Tropic of Cancer, like Havana or Hawaii- which offers a pleasant climate all year round. “In the southernmost part […]

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Morocco’s Saharan City, Dakhla, signs twinning accords with two Italian cities

The city of Dakhla, pearl of Moroccan Sahara, has sealed lately twinning agreements with the Italian cities of Crotone and Vibo Valentia to bolster partnership in tourism, trade, green economy, sports and culture. the twinning agreements also seek to strengthen cooperation in territorial promotion and capacity building management. The twinning agreements were signed by visiting […]

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Dakhla hosts Morocco-USA Investment Forum March 8-9

The city of Dakhla will host, this March 8 and 9, the Morocco-United States Investment Forum, meant to strengthen bilateral economic ties, highlight the investment assets in the Moroccan southern provinces and promote the region through the presentation of its potential and investment opportunities to American investors and operators. Initiated by the Council of the […]