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A nine-member delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by its Chair, Dr. Daniela De Ridder (Germany), wrapped up this Saturday a three-day visit to Morocco, during which it met with a wide range of stakeholders. The visit, hosted by the Moroccan parliament’s lower house, marked the first time that […]
Moroccan authorities have captured the campaigners, mostly Algerians, who have incited lately naïve young people to storm the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta, near northern Moroccan town of Fnideq. The illegal crossing attempt is part of an Algerian destabilization strategy of neighboring Morocco. The hostile operation was intended to undermine the image of the North African […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, is paying a working visit to Türkiye this September 19-21. The visit is meant to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and advance collaboration on technological and scientific innovations in the security sector. During this visit, made at the official invitation of Turkish authorities, Hammouchi met […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Friday praised Moroccan-Spanish security cooperation, describing it as “exceptional and extraordinary”. “Cooperation with Morocco is exceptional and extraordinary, obviously based on trust and good faith. It is a daily effort to serve the interests of the two respective societies and guarantee the rights and freedoms of all,” the Spanish […]
The US has given its go-ahead for the sale of forty AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) to Morocco. Morocco intends to use the missiles on its F-16, multi-role fighter aircraft, and will provide enhanced capabilities in effective defense of critical sea lanes, the Pentagon said. The sale “will increase the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s […]
Moroccan authorities acted in full respect of legal provisions in preventing some 3000 people from an illegal migration attempt, spokesman for the government Mustapha Baitas said. Calls by unknown parties spread on social media inciting the youth to make a mass crossing attempt to the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta on September 20. Authorities arrested 152 […]
The World Bank plans to utilize guarantees to draw more international financing to Morocco, said Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). “We believe that these guarantees can help Moroccan borrowers (corporate and public institutions and non-sovereign risk counterparties) diversify their financing sources with private capital,” Matano said in an […]
Morocco has been elected this Thursday to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the 2024-2026 term. The election took place during the ongoing 68th regular session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. The Kingdom’s election by acclamation to the IAEA’s key decision-making body, representing Africa, reflects the international […]
Morocco’s justice minister Abdellatif Ouahbi, and his Gabonese counterpart, Paul Marie Gondjout, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Rabat to enhance judicial cooperation between the two nations. The MoU aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation by expanding into technical areas of judicial administration, facilitating the exchange of expertise, and organizing scientific meetings to leverage the […]
Morocco showcased its expertise and know-how in water resources management, as well as its response to the growing challenges posed by climate change and water scarcity, during the 8th India Water Week, held in New Delhi. Speaking at a country session, Omar Chafki, Director of the Bouregreg and Chaouia Water Basin Agency and head of […]