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Bahrain to open consulate general in Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune

Bahrain has announced the opening of a consulate general in Laayoune, in the Moroccan southern provinces, becoming thus the third Middle Eastern country to make such a decision after the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.   The decision was announced by King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in a phone call he […]

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Morocco briefs Security Council on latest developments in Guerguarat

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN has briefed the Security Council on the latest developments in the Southern Moroccan border post of Guerguarat and the action carried out by the Moroccan army against the polisario mercenaries’ obstruction of traffic flow with Mauritania. The Moroccan action has ended the obstructions of the polisario militiamen and restored […]

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Mauritania eases visa procedures for Moroccan businessmen

Moroccan businessmen will have a preferential treatment to obtain Mauritanian visa, as Mauritania looks to closer economic ties with its northern neighbor Morocco. The Moroccan employers’ federation (CGEM) announced the news saying that its members can submit their membership document to get visa facilities. The news comes as Morocco and Mauritania brace for a new […]

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Jewish History included in curriculum of primary schools, another token of values of tolerance prevailing in Morocco

Morocco has decided to teach Jewish history and culture in public primary schools, a move that translates the Kingdom’s multi-dimensional strategy to promote pluralism and tolerance and combat religious extremism.   Since the last school year, Moroccan children in the 6th grade of the primary cycle have gotten to know their fellow citizens of the […]

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Morocco, Mauritania resolved to bolster their cooperation and expand its scope

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania have voiced their shared resolve to consolidate cooperation between the two neighboring countries, to broaden the prospects of this cooperation and expand its scope.   This came at a phone call that King Mohammed VI had this Friday with President of […]

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Jordan, second Arab State to have a consulate in Morocco’s Sahara region

Jordan plans to open a consulate in Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, amid a growing support for Morocco at the Arab and African levels.   The decision was announced by King Abdullah II of Jordan during phone talks with King Mohammed VI Thursday, the Moroccan Royal Office said in a statement.   […]

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Emir of Qatar supports Moroccan King’s decisions to secure Guerguarat passage, restore flow of traffic

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, has welcomed the decisions taken by King Mohammed VI to restore the situation in the region of Guerguarat in the Moroccan Sahara and hailed the positive results of these decisions which allowed to reopen the crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania and restore the safe movement […]

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Moroccan King discusses situation in Guerguarat with UN Secretary General

King Mohammed VI of Morocco held a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the situation in Guerguerat, where the Moroccan army ended a three-week blockade of international traffic by the Polisario militias. During the talks, King Mohammed VI said that Morocco took its responsibility in line with its legitimate right after the […]

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Morocco poised to develop sea currents energy

Morocco is about to draw a roadmap for the exploration of marine current energy, announced the Minister of Energy. A specialized commission, including representatives of the energy and mining departments, the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), and the Solar Energy and New Energies Research Institute […]

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COVID-19: Morocco launches large-scale vaccination operation

Morocco will launch, in the coming weeks, a massive vaccination operation against Covid-19 to end the acute phase of the pandemic.   This unprecedented nationwide operation aims to provide the population with a vaccine as an appropriate immunization means against the virus and controlling its spread, said the Royal Office in a statement issued after […]