Australia to Open Embassy in Morocco to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Rabat – Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced on Wednesday in Marrakech her country’s decision to open an embassy in Morocco to further strengthen bilateral relations between...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Ethiopian PM Launch $3.5 Billion Fertilizer Plant in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – King Mohammed VI and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Dessalegn, chaired, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, the launch ceremony of a project to build a world-class integrated platform for...
View ArticleAfrican Union: Nasser Bourita Denounces Algerian Sabotage in Addis Ababa
Casablanca — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita thinks the process of Morocco’s reintegration into the African Union has taken so long because of insider sabotage within the...
View ArticleRonaldinho to Participate in Tangier Gala Match in February
Casablanca — A slew of international soccer players will head to Tangier in February for a “Gala Match for Peace,” reports Moroccan daily Assabah. This news comes soon after the 41st Gala match at...
View ArticleAddis-Ababa Supports Morocco’s Decision to Rejoin African Union
Addis-Ababa – Ethiopia supports the decision of Morocco to rejoin the African Union (AU) as early as the next AU Summit, to be held in January 2017. In a joint statement issued following the official...
View ArticleWhen Black Friday in Morocco Turns into Anarchy
Rabat – When the Mega Mall in Rabat decided to host an offline Black Friday event, no one anticipated it would lead to anarchy and disarray. That, however, is precisely what occurred, surprising...
View ArticleMorocco’s OCP Announces Groundbreaking $3.8 Billion Partnership With Ethiopia
Casablanca — Morocco’s state-owned company OCP and the Ethiopian Ministry of Public Enterprise announced today the signing of a $2.4 billion dollar partnership aimed at building a large scale...
View ArticleAfrican Youth Discuss Ways to Promote Peace on the Continent
Rabat – On the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP22) in Morocco the Pan-African Youth Union (UPJ), chaired by Secretary General Souleymane Satigui Sidibé, attended a seminar at the...
View ArticleSaad Lamjarred’s Father: We Are in a Very Difficult and Delicate Situation
Casablanca — Moroccan singer and composer Bachir Abdou and actress Nezha Regragui are still in Paris, pending the court’s ruling on their son Saad Lamjarred, who was arrested in October on charges of...
View ArticleAfrican Union Will Be Stronger With Morocco’s Membership Senegalese Official
Casablanca — Fodé Sylla, Ambassador to the Office of the President of Senegal, has said that Morocco’s reintegration into the African Union would make the organization “stronger.” In an interview with...
View ArticleFull Text of Joint Statement Following King Mohammed VI’s Official Visit to...
Addis Ababa – For the past several weeks, the Moroccan monarch has been on a tour of various African countries in an effort to maintain cordial relations and establish further economic partnerships....
View ArticlePalestine: Church Defies Israeli Ban, Performs Muslim Call to Prayer
Rabat – Churches in Palestine have called for Islamic prayers following the Israeli Authorities’ ban of the call for dawn prayer in mosques in Occupied Jerusalem. In reaction to the Israeli...
View ArticleGlobal Terrorism Index: Morocco Among Countries Least Affected by Terrorism
Rabat – Morocco is among countries that are the least affected by terrorism according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) published last Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)....
View ArticleVideo: Moroccans Crowdfund MAD 35,000 for Woman’s Lost Medicine
Casablanca — A video recently shared on social media shows the plight of a mother who, having just lost her bag containing important medicine for her son, asks for everybody’s help. Thankfully, due to...
View ArticleCOP22 Opens New Era in Climate Negotiations: EFEverde
Madrid – The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh opened a new era in international climate negotiations, Spanish news Agency...
View ArticleKing’s Visit to Antananarivo, ‘Source of Pride for Malagasy People’: Foreign...
Antananarivo – Madagascar’s Foreign minister, Attalah Beatrice, said that King Mohammed VI’s visit to Antananarivo is “a source of pride for the Malagasy people.” “All Malagasy people are proud of this...
View ArticleMorocco Beats Gulf, Jordan and Egypt in English Proficiency
Rabat – Moroccans demonstrate the highest English-language proficiency skills in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to the newest edition of Education First’s annual report on the...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Arrest Al-Qaeda Extremist in Azrou
Rabat – The National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ) have recently arrested in the city of Azrou an extremist affiliated with the “Al-Qaeda” and “Jabhat Fateh al-Sham”, formerly known as the...
View ArticleAlgeria’s Trade Deficit Widens Due to Decline of Oil Prices
Rabat – Algeria’s trade continues to widen with the drop in oil prices, heralding major economic problems for Morocco’s eastern neighbor. The drop in oil prices on the international market over the...
View ArticleEgyptian Media Tunes into King Mohammed VI’s Visit to Ethiopia
Rabat – The Egyptian media tuned into King Mohammed VI’s ongoing visit to Ethiopia, identifying the ordeal as an effort to gain further political access to the African Union (AU) as Morocco furthers...
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