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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2016 growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa on the backdrop of a slight increase in oil prices, but maintained its cautious outlook for Saudi Arabia. The Washington-based Fund said in its July 2016 World Economic Update report that the Middle East, along with Pakistan and […]
The African Sea Lion military drills between the US Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), the US Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Morocco’s Royal Navy drew to a close on July 14 after four days of exercises centering on mutual training and interoperability. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the ARG and the 22nd MEU departed […]
The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]
Morocco is one of the three countries to have immediately expressed support for Turkey’s democratic institutions as the coup was unfolding, British renowned journalist David Hearst said. In an op-ed published on the news website, the Middle East Eye, Hearst denounced western ambiguity during the coup and lauded Morocco’s clear stance in support of the […]
King Mohammed VI has urged the African Union to reconsider the recognition of the pseudo-sahrawi Republic, to restore legality within the pan-African organization and correct mistakes, pointing out that through newfound neutrality, the AU could make a constructive contribution to the settlement of the Sahara issue. The call came in a strong-worded message King Mohammed […]
Morocco expressed willingness to return to the African Union and to regain its place within its institutional family if legality is restored and mistakes are corrected. The wish was expressed by King Mohammed VI in a message he sent Sunday to the 27th Summit of the African Union, held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, confirming […]
Ferhat Mhenni, the leader and founder of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie (MAK), was denied an entry visa on Friday by a Morocco’s consulate in Villemomble in France, Algerian media reported. Mhenni, who holds a passport of a political refugee, was planning to speak at a conference held within the framework of the […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphates company, OCP, will build a fertilizers’ production plant in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, several Nigerian news outlets reported after a visit to Abuja by Nasser Bourita, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. The new plant will help Abuja boost its agricultural sector with a potential for exports […]
Morocco reached an agreement with the UN to allow 25 civilian members of the MINURSO to resume their mission in the Sahara, the UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Five MINURSO civilian members have already arrived in Laayoune to continue their mission, after they were expelled last March. Morocco took the decision to cut the MINURSO […]
Morocco has strongly condemned the “despicable” terrorist attack that targeted Thursday night the French city of Nice during the Bastille Day celebration and King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and solidarity to President François Hollande. “I would like to express, on my behalf and on behalf of the Moroccan people, our firm condemnation […]