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As more wealthy tourists flock to Morocco, Marrakesh is reinventing itself with luxury hotels and resorts to attract its share, wrote the New York Times in an article on the new attractions of Morocco’s main tourist hub. Marrakech with its centuries-old medina and distinctive charm is lately experiencing the building of a flurry of luxury […]
The sovereign decision of Morocco to close its commercial border with Melilla and gear all commercial and container traffic to the nearby port of Beni Ansar continues to weigh on the economy of the Spanish occupied enclave. The autonomous authorities of Melilla have officially asked for the intervention of the Spanish government after the city’s […]
UK-based Sound Energy company has sealed a new 8 year petroleum deal including the areas previously covered by the Tendrara petroleum agreement and the Matarka reconnaissance license (“Greater Tendrara”) in addition to the existing Anoual petroleum agreement and the production concession application relating to the Tendrara gas discovery in Eastern Morocco. Commenting the deal, Sound […]
The population of the Moroccan southern provinces benefits from the fisheries and farm incomes reaped from the related agreements concluded between Morocco and the European Union. This was highlighted during a debate on the renewal of the farm agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco that took place Tuesday at the European Parliament Committee […]
Morocco and the United States are committed to fighting terrorism, Ambassador Nathan Sales, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, said Thursday in Rabat. “The commitment shared by the government of Morocco and the United States to fight and defeat terrorists is at the heart of a strong Moroccan-American partnership,” Sales pointed out at a press briefing following […]
Cuba’s new ambassador to Morocco Elio Eduardo Rodríguez Perdomo said on Wednesday that his country and Morocco open up new era in their bilateral relations, stressing the two countries’ willingness to set a “real political dialogue” and mutually beneficial trade relations. Rodríguez Perdomo made the remarks in Rabat following his meeting with Speaker of the […]
Amid the outbreak of cholera in neighboring Algeria, the Moroccan government reassures that it has taken measures to keep the country free of the disease. With the last case registered in 1997, Morocco adopted “a raft of precautionary measures” with a view to preventing the disease, the health ministry said. The ministry also denied the […]
King Mohammed VI started Tuesday a few day working and friendship visit to the United Arab Emirates, a sisterly country bound to Morocco by a large number of diplomatic and economic cooperation agreements, reports the news outlet le360. The Monarch will discuss with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates various bilateral, regional and international […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the members of the family of the late U.S. Senator John McCain. “On this sad occasion, I send you, his friends, relatives, fellow Republicans and the American people my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy,” said the Sovereign in the message. Senator John McCain, the […]
After restoring diplomatic ties last April, Morocco and Cuba are strengthening their diplomatic relations with a visit by Cuba’s ambassador Elio Eduardo Rodríguez Perdomo, who submitted his accreditation letter as an itinerary ambassador of his country to Morocco. The Cuban Ambassador was received by Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. He also met Parliament Speaker Habib […]