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Morocco signed on Wednesday the participation agreement in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza in a move enabling the Kingdom to deploy officers of the Royal Armed Forces & security staff and establish a military field hospital in support of the humanitarian and security efforts made for Gazans. The agreement was inked in Rabat […]
Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit convened two meetings with the leaders and senior officials of the country’s political parties, during which they were formally informed of King Mohammed VI’s Instruction to activate the Central Election Monitoring Commission in preparation for the September 23, 2026 legislative elections. The sessions were held in Marrakech and unfolded in […]
The future Peruvian government is committed to supporting Morocco’s territorial integrity and its sovereignty over its Southern provinces, the Office of Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori announced on Tuesday. This stance was expressed during a meeting between the President-elect and the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Peru Amin Chaoudri, who conveyed her a message of congratulations from King […]
Morocco is set to make cultural history in the United States, becoming the first Arab and African nation to be featured as a guest of honour at New York’s SummerStage Festival. The event, titled “Morocco: From Dakhla to Casablanca,” opens this Wednesday 15 July at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. The event is organized by […]
Morocco’s role in Europe’s electricity security is gaining new dimensions, as both Spain and Portugal study expanded interconnections with the Kingdom while Morocco simultaneously builds out its own infrastructure toward sub-Saharan Africa. The developments unfold against the backdrop of the April 2025 Iberian blackout — the worst in Europe in two decades — in which […]
When the Casablanca prosecutor explained Ali Lmrabet’s arrest at Tangier airport, the message was that he was subject to search notices tied to complaints of defamation, insults, and false information. Not because he used to be a journalist. The prosecutor added that being a journalist or content creator does not put you above the law […]
Morocco and France are poised to establish a new more innovative, strategic, and structural cooperation spread across multidimensional levels, said King Mohammed VI in a message of congratulations to President Emmanuel Macron his country’s National Day. “Under our mutual impetus, Morocco and France inaugurated a historic step in bolstering their privileged relations. It aims to […]
Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI in Doha in offering condolences following the passing of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani. During an audience at the Lusail Palace, Akhannouch conveyed the King’s condolences to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, following the passing of his father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa […]
Morocco has called for making the Afro-Atlantic space a driver of peace, stability and shared prosperity in line with the Royal vision and initiatives launched for Sahel countries and for strengthening cooperation between African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In an address to the 7th ministerial meeting of the Atlantic African States Process (AASP) convening […]
The World Bank has launched a new 10-year partnership framework with Morocco to help accelerate job creation and support inclusive, competitive, and resilient economy. “This Country Partnership Framework marks a decisive milestone for Morocco. What makes it distinctive is its structuring nature; it aligns public and private financing, knowledge, and reforms around a shared vision […]