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Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan represented, on Monday in Paris, King Mohammed VI at the official funeral service of former President Jacques Chirac, who passed away last Thursday at the age of 86. The Crown Prince joined at the Saint-Sulpice Church more than 30 world leaders and hundreds of mourners who came to pay […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences to President Emmanuel Macron of France following the passing away this Thursday (sept.26) of Jacques Chirac that he described as a great friend who actively contributed to the strengthening of the relations of friendship between Morocco and France, and an architect of the unique partnership binding […]
France is set to chair a mini-summit Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss a political solution to the Libyan crisis, which worsened following a surprise push by east-based rebel commander Khalifa Haftar to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. France’s top diplomat Jean-Yves […]
Morocco managed to bring back-home 20 archeological treasures from France including remnants of human skeletons that were found at excavations in Skhiratenear Rabat. The fossils were returned to the national archeology institute said Morocco’s culture ministry in a statement, noting that the remnants will enrich the Institute’s collection and will benefit students and researchers interested […]
Algeria’s national carrier Air Algérie is interested in acquiring its main rival on Algeria-France route, Aigle Azur, which has grounded its aircraft over bankruptcy. A source from the state-owned airline told local media TSA that management is keen to acquire its rival and its installations in France where it operates from. The intentions have been […]
French Legendary football club Olympique de Marseille, OM, will launch in few weeks in Morocco “OM SCHOOL”, a training center to breed talents on the African continent. The French club launched early this month in Tunis its first “OM SCHOOL”. The center will start operating on September 7. Morocco and Algeria are the next host […]
The exceptional Moroccan-French partnership has been strengthened further under the reign of King Mohammed VI, said French President Emmanuel Macron in a congratulation message sent to the Moroccan Sovereign on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his enthronement. President Macron expressed hope that the partnership between the two countries will continue to flourish […]
Barcelona-based airline Volotea will launch from December and from the French city of Strasburg to the ochre city of Marrakech, which will become the second destination of low-budget airline in the kingdom. Volotea already operates route from Nantes, France, to the coastal city of Tangier. Strasburg-Marrakech route will be operated by one weekly flight every […]
Morocco is taking part in the Summit of the two shores of the Mediterranean region, convening in the French city of Marseille June 23-24. The Summit, consisting of both a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Western Mediterranean and a regional dialogue with prominent civil society representatives, seeks to foster a […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Abdeljalil Lahjomri, won the Grand Prix de la Francophonie awarded by the French Academy. The prize, part of the 2019 list of 64 prizes and medals granted by l’Académie Française, was awarded to M. Lahjomri, ex-aequo with the Czech poet Petr Kral. […]