Morocco’s king ousted the designated prime minister Benkirane Wednesday, in an effort to settle a five-month deadlock over forming a new government. In a highly unusual move, Morocco’s king ousted the designated prime minister in [ More … ]
Europe depends heavily on Morocco for cooperation on two most important concerns: Migration and counterterrorism. The sudden migrant influx was a reminder, a way for Morocco to show that it controls immigration and holds the [ More … ]
Almost 5.3 million Moroccans “live under the threat of falling back into poverty”, according to AFP. The World Bank says it has approved $150 million in financing to support small enterprises in Morocco and improve [ More … ]
Irregular migrants have been filed in Morocco, from the launch of the 2nd phase of this operation until March 8, Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs, Anis Birou, said. When the second phase [ More … ]
The African Development Bank (AFDB) investigates the effectiveness of custom fee policies between the Kingdom of Morocco and other countries in the African hemisphere, recommending that both partners reduce customs fees to boost their trade. [ More … ]
The US State Department’s annual Human Rights Report has been released. The results for Morocco primarily reflect areas needing improvement but also acknowledge some of the positive steps the government has taken in key areas. [ More … ]
The current deadlock in the formation of the Moroccan government received this morning another twist in the tail, adding up to the seemingly infinite negotiations between the PJD party and the RNI party, with this latter negotiating [ More … ]
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday called on the international community to “assume its responsibilities and accelerate the settlement of the Saharawi issue under the aegis of the United Nations”, renewing his support for the [ More … ]
The United States hailed on Sunday Morocco’s announcement of a unilateral withdrawal from the Guergarate region in the Moroccan Sahara. “We welcome the Moroccan decision of a unilateral withdrawal of its personnel from the buffer [ More … ]
Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation has unveiled on Friday, February 24, that Morocco has informed the President of Liberia and the current President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that [ More … ]
King Mohammed VI arrived on Thursday in Conakry for a working and friendship visit to the Republic of Guinea, the third stage of the African tour that led the Moroccan KIng to Ghana and Zambia. Upon [ More … ]
A total of 10.3 million tourists visited Morocco in 2016, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2015. The number of foreign tourists (TES) decreased by 0.9%, while arrivals of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) increased by [ More … ]
Under its Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is determined to boost economic partnership with Morocco, particularly by increasing the volume of Direct Foreign investment, said Mohamed Fahd Al Ahmadim Head of Moroccan-Saudi Council of Business. The [ More … ]
King Mohammed VI praised the ground made in Moroccan politics towards developing social dialogue and outlined future challenges during a royal message at the 2nd International Parliamentary Forum on Social Dialogue on Monday in Rabat. “Social dialogue [ More … ]
The current round of King Mohammed VI’s tour of Africa, which started Thursday in Ghana, is a springboard for Morocco’s goal to further strengthen South-South partnership, by revamping cooperative ties with the rest of the [ More … ]
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