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The recent decision made by Jamaica to withdraw its recognition of the self-proclaimed SADR is undoubtedly a success for Morocco’s diplomacy which dealt another hard blow to the Algeria-backed separatists. Jamaica’s decision was announced by its Foreign Affairs Ministry in Read more
Member of the European Parliament Gilles Pargneaux has commended the legal opinion issued lately by the European Court’s top advisor on EU-Morocco agricultural deal, saying that “it is time to shelve and put an end to a case which poisons Read more
The Moroccan Royal Cabinet has harshly reprimanded the Secretary General of the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) for making “unsubstantiated” statements, implicitly accusing an advisor to the King of authoritarianism. In a very strong-worded communiqué issued Tuesday evening, the Royal Read more
At a critical context for Morocco’s tourism sector marked by a drop of 4.3% in foreign tourist arrivals by the end of July compared to the same period last year, the Moroccans living abroad who visited their country of origin Read more
The kingdom of Morocco is to expand its partners in the fight against terrorism as an agreement with Europol (European Police Office) is in the pipeline, reports say. The announcement was made by the North African country’s Interior Minister Mohamed Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG) and Morocco’s OCP Policy Center are holding a seminar on “Energy Transition, NDCs, and the Post-COP21” in Marrakech Sept.8-9th. In preparation for COP22 due in Morocco next November, Read more
The United States and China have formally ratified the Paris agreement to curb climate change in a joint declaration Saturday, ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China. The announcement, made jointly by Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, is Read more
Leader of the French far rightist party, Le Front National, has lashed out at presidential hopeful and former president Nicolas Sarkozy for the secret visit he paid to King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Tangier, Morocco, where he was vacationing Read more
Morocco, host country of 22nd UN Conference on Climate Change (COP22) scheduled in Marrakech next November 7-18, will host the 1st meeting of UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) in Rabat Sept. 20-24 to prepare a preliminary draft text of Read more
Japan’s Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s leading Attijariwafa Bank to strengthen its presence in Africa and help develop trade and investment between Japanese and African companies. The two banks have long Read more