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Morocco offered some rocket launchers to Mauritania in its protection of borders between the two countries, reports say. Mauritanian and Moroccan media sources revealed that Morocco allegedly offered to the Mauritanian army rocket launchers to protect its border with Morocco in the south of the country. According to Africatime quoting Moroccan Yabiladi the offer comes […]
Morocco is set to attract Scandinavians, Turkish tourists in 2016 reports say. The Moroccan Tourism Authority will meet on December 29 under the auspices of the Moroccan Minister of tourism to develop a new strategy which will set the target on Scandinavian, Turkish, German and Russian tourist markets according to reports. The meeting will gather […]
Security raids in several cities of the Kingdom led to the arrest of 11 Jihadists suspected for plotting terrorist attacks on the New Year, security services told media on Monday. The 11 suspects among students, unemployed, vendors, local manufacturers were arrested in the cities of Fes, Moulay Yacoub, Sefrou, Taounate and Missour on Monday. Moroccan […]
U.S. Congress has approved 2016 Appropriations Bill allowing Morocco to use US aid everywhere in the country, including in the Western Sahara. In its legislative report for the bill, signed by president Barack Obama, US lawmakers renew their strong bipartisan support for a negotiated solution to the dispute, based on autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, […]
Threat of use of sarin gas against Morocco is taking serious tone as local media in the kingdom Monday indicate that IS in Libya now in possession of stocks of the dreadful gas is marching through Sahara with Morocco standing as potential victim. According to the Moroccan daily Assabah relayed by the le360.ma, IS has […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the US and France Thursday congratulated Morocco and its king for supporting peace in Libya after the kingdom hosted Libyan “historic” peace Accord in the resort town of Skhirat. “I thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the Government of Morocco for hosting the signing ceremony”, Ban Ki-moon said following […]
Forbes Magazine’s 2015 ranking of business-friendly countries revealed Thursday puts Tunisia at the 82th position highlighting a progress in terms of personal freedom to under-take. Ranked 87th last year, Tunisia bounced back with few spots to reach the 82nd position over 144 countries, mainly for the little progress on personal freedom criterion. The Magazine estimates […]
Libya turned a new page of its dialogue process Thursday as rival political factions and other political figures endorsed in Morocco the Government of National Accord agreement following a long and hesitant process peppered with disagreements still fostered by the hardliners and a fringe of “spoilers.” Emhimmed Shoaib from the House of Representatives (HoR) and […]
Morocco military court has sentenced respectively three Morocco military personnel to three years in prison after the suspects were found in possession of an IS flag, reports say. The three men positioned in Tichla region, were caught three month ago after the national gendarmerie received information that they were in position of the flag. The […]
UN 2015 report on Human Development Index puts Tunisia behind Algeria, Libya and in front of Morocco despites loss of several spots compare to previous reports. Tunisia ranks third in the Maghreb region just behind Algeria and Libya. It also occupies the fifth place on the African continent where Mauritius and Seychelles still hold the […]