Tag: Germany

Morocco: Suspect linked to pro-IS cell dismantled in France arrested

December 5, 2016

Moroccan security forces Saturday announced the arrest of a suspect connected to a terrorist cell arrested in France last month, reports say. The cell, affiliated ... Read More

COP22: Forty-two Countries Launch NDC Partnership to Deliver on Paris Agreement

November 15, 2016

In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November ... Read More

Germany’s Bundesrat Refuses to Categorize Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia as ‘Safe Countries’

November 4, 2016

The Bundesrat, the upper house of the German Parliament, has refused to classify Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia as “safe countries of origin”, which entails that ... Read More

COP22: Security Measures Enhanced in Marrakesh

November 3, 2016

Enhanced security measures were taken by Moroccan security services under the direct supervision of Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency (DGST), in Marrakech ... Read More

Morocco, Germany Discuss Migration & Security

October 13, 2016

Just a couple of weeks after King Mohammed VI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed over the phone migration-related issues and the repatriation of Moroccan ... Read More

BMCE Bank of Africa Gets €35 Mln Loan for Energy Efficiency Projects

October 13, 2016

Moroccan bank BMCE Bank of Africa and its leasing subsidiary Maghrebail received a €35 million loan granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ... Read More

Tourism Contribution in Morocco’s GDP Rose to 6.5% in 2015

October 10, 2016

The contribution of the tourism sector in Morocco’s GDP stood at 63.7 billion dirhams in 2015 compared to 61.9 billion dirhams in 2014, that is ... Read More

Morocco, Germany to Step up Cooperation in Countering Illegal Immigration

October 1, 2016

Morocco and Germany have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation in terms of speeding up the process of repatriation and stemming the flow of illegal ... Read More

Angela Merkel to Visit Morocco in 2017

September 30, 2016

German iron woman and Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Morocco next year at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The announcement came Thursday in a ... Read More

Over 23,000 Migrants Receive Legal Residency Status in Morocco

September 13, 2016

Three years since the launch of Morocco’s new migration policy in 2013, over 23,000 migrants received the legal residency status offering them access to the ... Read More