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Terrorism: US blacklists Moroccan terrorist Himich

The US State Department has for the first time listed 27 years old French Moroccan terrorist Abdelilah Himich as a dangerous terrorist as the younger former serviceman is cited as one of the key masterminds of Paris and Brussels attacks. Himich according to US authorities played a crucial role in the two attacks which killed […]

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Morocco, a Major Export Hub, Says Japanese Paper

Japanese leading financial paper, Nikkei Asian Review, highlighted the attractiveness of Morocco for foreign direct investment thanks to a conducive legal framework, developed infrastructure, skilled workforce and proximity to European markets. “Morocco is emerging as a vibrant hub for numerous industries, with a raft of global manufacturers operating and building factories in the country on […]

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COP22: Forty-two Countries Launch NDC Partnership to Deliver on Paris Agreement

In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November 15, at COP22 Moroccan Pavilion with the aim of enhancing cooperation among nations so that developing countries have more effective access to the technical knowledge and financial support necessary to […]

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Morocco’s King Renews Resolve to Further Strategic Partnership with USA

King Mohammed VI has renewed his determination to work together with the new President Donald Trump “to achieve optimal implementation of the strategic partnership” between Morocco and the United States. In a message of congratulations to Trump on the occasion of his election 45th President of the United States, the Sovereign underlined the close friendship […]

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US Embassy Alerts of Terrorist Attacks in Mauritania

The US embassy in Mauritania warned of imminent terrorist attacks in the short-term targeting American nationals in Nouakchott. The embassy said in a statement that it received information about terrorist plots being hatched in the wake of appeals by Daesh for its followers to carry out attacks across the world against US interests and nationals. […]

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Obama’s Clean Power Plan Faces Test Ahead of COP22 in Marrakech

Only few days ahead of the organization of the climate summit COP22 in Marrakech, the US global climate leadership and Obama’s environmental legacy are facing a tough test with a pending litigation at the Court of Appeals that challenges the Clean Power Plan (CPP) As the COP22 in Marrakech will be dedicated to outlining national […]

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Portugal’s Simoldes to Establish 70mln Dollar Plant in Morocco

Portugal’s leading mold making company, Simoldes, is on course to launching construction works for its 70 million-dollar industrial plastics processing complex in Morocco to supply automakers in North Africa and beyond. The new plant will stretch over a surface area of 10 hectares with a potential to employ 3000 people. The complex will be producing […]

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US Think Tank Warns of Frail Stability in Algeria, Mauritania

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank, published on its website an article that exposes the frail stability in Algeria and Mauritania, putting the two North African states in a list of “ten countries whose stability cannot be taken for granted.” The article, signed by Michael Rubin, points out to the semi-military […]

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Top US Climate Negotiator to Pay Four-day Visit to Morocco ahead of COP22

US Special Envoy for Climate Change, Jonathan Pershing, will pay a four day visit to Marrakech on October 16-20 to participate in an informal ‘pre-COP’ meeting hosted by the Government of Morocco, the State department announced. The pre-COP is the last preparatory session in advance of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the […]