Bretone Design Africa Combines Moroccan, Italian Architecture Expertise
Rabat – An Italian designing giant and a group of Moroccan business owners are cooperating to bring Morocco’s designing and architecture industry to a higher standing in excellence in the global...
View ArticleDespite Conflicting Reports, Morocco’s Tension with Saudi Arabia, UAE is Evident
Rabat- In a reported follow-up to its recently reported Saudi Arabia move, Morocco has purportedly recalled Mohamed Aitouali, the country’s ambassador to the UAE. Morocco is resorting to symbolic, but...
View ArticleMorocco, Saudi Arabia Are Using Media to Poke at Each Other
Rabat – On February 7, Moroccan state-owned television channel 2M TV tweeted a Saudi-damning UN report on the ongoing international probe into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “The preliminary...
View ArticleONDA: Morocco Handles 50% of North Africa’s Private Aviation
Rabat – Morocco “accounts for 50 percent of the private flights sector” in North Africa, said Zouhair Mohamed El Aoufir, CEO of the National Airports Authority (ONDA). El Aoufir made the remarks at a...
View ArticleDespite Fears of Fallout, AU Will Uphold UN Process in Western Sahara
Rabat – Moroccan diplomats, whose anxiety reportedly rose with news that the new African Union leadership is poised to undermine the UN’s Western Sahara agenda, can now relax. The AU will not reverse...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Foreigners Allegedly Linked to Criminal Fraud Network
Rabat – The National Judicial Police Brigade on Wednesday in Rabat arrested six foreigners for their supposed involvement in fraud through social networks. The suspects, are of Senegalese, Nigerian and...
View ArticleMorocco Takes Part in Abu Dhabi International Defense Exhibition
By Mohammed Amine Benabou Rabat – Morocco is participating in one of the leading events in the sector of defense and security in the Middle East, Idex (the International Defense Exhibition) and Navdex...
View ArticleSpotlight on Rumored Morocco-Israel Normalization after Alleged Secret Meeting
Rabat- Israeli television Channel 13 has reported that Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita met with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu in September in New York. While authorities in Rabat have...
View ArticleEnergy Minister: Morocco to Become China–Africa Partnership Hub
Rabat – Morocco is becoming a hub for a partnership between Morocco, China, and other African countries, said Minister of Energy, Mines, and Sustainable Development Aziz Rabbah on Wednesday in Rabat....
View ArticleGermany Arrests Moroccan Terror Attack Planners in Frankfurt
Rabat – The German police arrested a Moroccan couple allegedly involved in planning terrorist attacks on Thursday. The police also raided the homes of 12 suspects in southwest Frankfurt. The suspects...
View ArticleAmerican Chamber of Commerce Rewards Efforts to Improve US-Morocco Ties
Rabat – The American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco (Amcham) held its annual gala on February 16 in Casablanca at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event, which gathered business leaders, entrepreneurs,...
View ArticleMoroccan Government Council Approves African Free Trade Area Bill
Rabat – The Moroccan government council adopted a bill ratifying the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) on Thursday, announced Government Spokesperson Mustapha El...
View ArticleMorocco and Russia Expand Deal on Fishing off Sahara Coast
Rabat – Morocco and Russia agreed to extend their fisheries and cooperation agreement into 2019 at a meeting in Agadir this week. The secretary general of Morocco’s Maritime Fisheries Department, Zakia...
View ArticleSpain, Morocco Reach Agreement on Repatriation of Migrants
Rabat – Until now, migrants rescued in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain were “automatically taken to Spanish ports.” From there, they would proceed to apply for asylum in Spain or continue...
View ArticleMorocco to Increase Scholarships, Study Grants for African Students
Rabat – While the banking and financial sectors are generally the most visible in Morocco’s increasingly vocal presence in African affairs, Rabat is turning to education to cement its Africa-focused...
View ArticleUK Makes Appeal for Abducted Boy Possibly Living in Moroccan Commune
Rabat – British police have issued a fresh appeal for a 13-year-old boy, Alex Batty, who was reported missing in 2017 after he did not return from a week-long holiday to Spain with his mother and...
View ArticleMali, Morocco Sign Agreement to Harmonize Migration Policies
Rabat – Mali and Morocco have signed an agreement to harmonize their migration policies, with the two countries vowing to improve migrants’ experience by improving governments’ engagement with...
View ArticleFez Center Publishes ‘Child Brides in the Maghreb’ Collective Book
Moroccan author Moha Ennaji has published a new book, “Child Brides in the Maghreb,” which compiles 10 chapters written by various experts on the subject. Ennaji told Morocco World News the book seeks...
View ArticleFormer Belgian PM Hails Morocco’s Role in Euro-African Relations
Rabat – A European official has stressed the importance of Morocco in Europe’s plan to reinforce the Euro-African framework of collaboration. On a “friendship trip” to Morocco, Belgium’s former Prime...
View ArticleSouth Africa, Morocco Allegedly Ready to Break Diplomatic Stalemate
Rabat – Pretoria has finally acknowledged the diplomatic credentials of Morocco’s new ambassador to South Africa, according to a Moroccan diplomatic source quoted earlier this week in a number of...
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