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No Case of Zika Virus in Morocco, Says Health Ministry

Rabat - No case of Zika has been reported in Morocco, the Health Ministry said on Friday. In conformity with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and regarding...

GCC Ministerial Meeting Underlines Importance of Strategic Partnership With Morocco, Jordan

Riyadh - The joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC member states, Jordan and Morocco, held here on Wednesday, underlined the importance of the strategic partnership between...

GCC Praises Morocco Efforts in Facilitating the Signing of Skhirat Agreement

Riyadh - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers, who held here on Wednesday a meeting with Morocco and Jordan, praised the keen efforts made by Morocco in facilitating the signing of...

Spain Calls for Re-establishing Contact between EU & Morocco

Brussels - Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz called, here Thursday, for the re-establishment of contact between the European Union and Morocco. Diaz called, in a...

Bissau-Guinean Man Arrested at Mohammed V Airport with 2kg Cocaine in His Luggage

Casablanca - A Bissau-Guinean man was arrested at Mohammed V International Airport after being found carrying 2kg of cocaine. The passenger, who arrived from the Brazilian city of S?o...

Suriname Withdraws its Recognition of Polisario's SADR

Rabat - The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Suriname issued today a press release announcing the withdrawal of its recognition of the so-called "SADR," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Radical Frenchman Arrested in Fez: Moroccan Services Not Notified by French Counterparts

Rabat - Moroccan security services have not been notified by their French counterparts about a radical Frenchman arrested recently upon his arrival at the Fez-Saiss Airport, official sources said...

Former US Diplomat Slams 'Dangerous' UNSG Verbal Blunders on Sahara Issue

Washington - Former US diplomat Robert Holley slammed the "dangerous" verbal blunders of UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon during his tour in the region, stressing that they go beyond UN Security Council...

3.65 T of Chira Seized Northern Morocco

Tangier - Security services at Tangier Med Port have seized 3.65 tons of Chira (cannabis resin) aboard an international transport truck, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said on...

Moroccan Official Highlights Singularity of Morocco's Democratic Model

Madrid - In a region plagued by many hotbeds of instability, internal strife and an existential struggle against extremist terrorism, Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, chose its own...

Morocco, Bahrain Hail Bilateral Ties

Manama - Speakers of the Moroccan House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami, and Bahraini Council of Representatives Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla on Sunday hailed distinguished bilateral relations....

African Champions League: Wydad Casablanca Through to 1st Round

Niamey (Niger) - Morocco's football club Wydad Casablanca made it 3-2 on aggregate to the first round of the African Champions League. Sunday, the Moroccan club lost 1-2 in the Nigerian city of...

Japan Grants 2.3 Million Dirhams to Fund Rural Projects in Morocco

Rabat - The Japanese government has granted 2.3 million dirhams (212,308 Euros) to Moroccan NGOs to fund development projects in rural areas in Morocco, Japanese embassy said on Friday. The grant...

Paris Accord, Prelude of Process to Start Soon in Morocco

Rabat -Paris Accord is not an end in itself, but only a prelude of a process to start soon in Morocco, Secretary General of the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) Pierre-Henri...

EU-Morocco Agreements "Do Not Violate International Law"

Rabat - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said, here Friday, that Morocco-EU agreements "do not violate international law"....

EU Court Ruling, "Legally Erroneous, Politically Biased"

Rabat - The European Court of Justice's ruling on Morocco-EU agriculture agreement is "legally erroneous and politically biased", said here Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation...

Jewelry Theft in Dakhla: Criminal Gang Leader Plans to Use Spoils to Join ISIS

Rabat - The leader of the criminal gang, whose members were arrested on February 23rd for their involvement in the theft of jewelry in Dakhla, planned to use the spoils to join IS in Iraq and Syria...

Morocco Reaffirms its Support to Joint Arab Health Action

Cairo - Health Minister Houcine El Ouaradi reiterated, here Thursday, Morocco's support to joint Arab action in the field of health. Morocco will spare no effort to promote joint Arab...

EU Court Ruling: Madrid Supports Rabat

Geneva - Spanish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ignacio Ibanez, on Wednesday expressed his country's support to the Moroccan position vis-à-vis the EU court ruling on the Morocco-EU...

Parliamentary Democracy, Driving Force of Moroccan-British Ties

London - Parliamentary democracy has become the driving force of Moroccan-British relations, Morocco's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Lalla Joumala said. Speaking at a reception, held Tuesday...