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King Mohammed VI of Morocco will undertake shortly official visits to Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania as part of an African strategy that aims at diversifying partners and building bridges of solidarity and economic cooperation with key English speaking countries in the continent. The visit was announced by the well-informed online news outlet, le360.ma, which said […]
Spain’s national court Tuesday ordered the deportation of a Moroccan who has been found guilty of setting ablaze a church in the north of the country. Nawfal El Khayat, 21, has been found guilty of torching a church in the town of Fontellas, in the autonomous community of Navarre. His action, according to Spanish judicial […]
Moroccan authorities have been warned to keep eyes open at the country’s airports in order to nab Islamic State (IS) fighters believed to be travelling with fake passports, reports say. Up to 6,000 people fighting under IS have been moving across borders, the Interpol reportedly told Moroccan authorities. Moroccan Arabic media Al Massae, which got […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco received on Monday Abdelilah Benkirane, Head of the moderate Islamist Party of Justice & Development (PJD), and appointed him Head of Government following the party’s victory in last week’s parliamentary elections. The Moroccan Sovereign also entrusted Mr. Benkirane with the task of forming a new government as stipulated by the […]
Algeria’s responsibility in prolonging the Sahara conflict was decried by Morocco’s Representative at the UN in New York Omar Hilale, who deplored that Algiers continue to block efforts aiming at reaching a lasting political solution to the Sahara dispute. Hilale, speaking before the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee, presented arguments showing the invalidity of the […]
The EU reiterated at the fourth Committee of the UN’s General Assembly its support for the efforts led by the UN Secretary General to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue. The EU representative at the UN Minister Counsellor Carl Hallergard called for a consensual solution to the Sahara […]
The United States, France and Spain, Morocco’s closest friends and strong allies, have congratulated the North African Kingdom for the free and fair democratic elections held Oct.07 to renew the country’s Parliament. “The United States congratulates Morocco for its continued commitment to democracy” US State Department said, reiterating the US administration’s resolve “to continue partnership […]
In a gesture of solidarity, King Mohammed VI gave directives to pay for the travel expenses and accommodation of heads of state and delegations of Pacific Island countries attending the COP22 in Marrakech on November 7-18. The decision was announced by Morocco’s Permanent Representatives to the UN in New York, Omar Hilale, at a ceremony […]
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 a 2.8% rise that brought the share of the sector in the overall GDP to 6.5%, the national statistics office (HCP) said. Prospects for growth in 2016 have been slightly […]
Morocco’s parliamentary elections unfolded with the incumbent moderate Islamist party, Justice and Development (PJD) coming first followed by liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) in a tight electoral race that makes government coalition formation an uphill battle for the PJD. A coalition between the PJD with 125 seats followed by the PAM with 102 seats […]