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Morocco’s leading pharmaceutical firm Pharma 5 has received the go-ahead for the construction of a drug producing plant worth $10 million near Abidjan, in Cote d’Ivoire, reports say. The Agreement was initialed Saturday in Rabat by Moroccan ministers of Health and of industry and by Côte d’Ivoire’s health minister. Pharma 5, according to the agreement, […]
A number of recent developments noticed both in Mauritania and Morocco have heralded normalization of diplomatic ties between the two Maghreb countries following a recent tension in their relations, after a change in Mauritania’s stand vis-à-vis the Polisario Front, which disputes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara territory. One strong signal of a thaw in […]
Morocco and Sweden are mending their strained relations after a row over a failed attempt last year in Stockholm to recognize the Algerian-based auto-proclaimed SADR republic. In a sign of easing tensions between the two countries, Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, who is visiting Morocco, met on Wednesday her Moroccan counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar to discuss […]
The regions of Casablanca-Settat and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra continue to drive the Moroccan economy making up 48.3% of Morocco’s GDP in 2014, the Higher Planning Commission (HCP) said. The region of Casablanca-Settat accounted for 32% of Morocco’s GDP followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra by 16.3%. Five other regions produced 40.3% of Morocco’s GDP. These regions are Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (9.4%), […]
Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host next Sept.8th an international conference on climate change in the Mediterranean ahead of COP22 scheduled in Marrakech Nov.7-18, 2016. Organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean, the conference on “Climate Action in the Mediterranean” will discuss climate change adaptation, mitigation and climate […]
Turkey, via its ambassador to Rabat, joined the queue of countries hailing the return of Morocco in the African Union (AU) announced by King Mohammed VI in a message to the 27th AU summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, last month. Ethen Barkan, speaking at a press conference in Rabat on Monday, said Morocco’s presence in […]
On the occasion of Throne Day, marking this year the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech that tackled key issues facing Morocco today notably the upcoming parliamentary elections, the fight against corruption, economic development, anti-terrorism, mobilization for the Sahara cause, and Morocco’s foreign policy and international commitments. Parliamentary elections: Right […]
Rabat is dispatching a new ambassador to Pretoria, South Africa as King Mohamed VI announced the North Africa country’s return to the Africa Union (AU). Morocco recalled its envoy in 2004 after Pretoria officially recognized Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The South African government led by the African National Congress (ANC) is a staunch ally […]
The setting up of the Observatory on Extremism and Violence tasked with the scientific research on these social calamities locally and globally is putting Moroccan academics at the forefront of the comprehensive approach regarding issues relating to extremism. The new structure will be headed by Moroccan renowned Professor EL Mostafa Rezrazi, who has issued authoritative […]
The United States expressed support to Morocco’s decision to reintegrate the African Union (AU) saying this “reintegration will benefit the whole of Africa.” “We welcome Morocco’s request to reintegrate the African Union,” said Assistant Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, who was last week in Morocco, part of a Maghreb tour that also included Tunisia and […]