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G77+China extraordinary summit kicks off in Bolivia with participation of Morocco
Santa Cruz (Bolivia) - An extraordinary summit of Group 77 and China kicked off Saturday in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation, led by minister of housing,...
MAP launches periodical "diplomatic encounter"
Rabat - The Moroccan news agency "Maghreb Arab Press" will start on June 17, new periodical conference titled "MAP's diplomatic encounters".
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US ambassador highlights Morocco's co-existence and tolerance values
Essaouira - US ambassador in Morocco, Dwight L. Bush Sr, highlighted on Thursday as he was visiting the three religions cemeteries in Essaouira, together with Royal advisor, Andre Azoulay, the values...
Moroccan phosphates group buys 10 pc of Brazil's Fertilizantes Heringer for USD 64.9 million
Casablanca - Moroccan phosphates "OCP" has purchased 10pc of Brazil's Fertilizantes Heringer for USD 64.9 million, OCP announces, explaining that this operation will help the Brazilian company...
Les jardins historiques de Marrakech thème d'un colloque organisé par l'association Ibn al Awwâm
Marrakech : L’Association Ibn al ‘Awwâm, organise samedi 14 juin, à la faculté des lettre et des sciences humaines de Marrakech, une journée d’étude sous le thème ‘Le patrimoine des jardins...
79 illegal immigrants arrested at Tanger-Fnideq coast
Tangier - Seventy-nine illegal immigrants were arrested on Tuesday at the Tanger-Fnideq coast, a statement of the Wilaya of Tangier said . The arrested individuals were divided into seven groups, and...
Health ministry denies any cases of coronavirus in Morocco, offers prevention recommendations to Moroccans pilgrims
Rabat - The Ministry of Health assured Wednesday that no cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (coronavirus MERS) has been recorded so far in Morocco, urging Moroccans wishing to perform Hajj...
Mezouar meets with Catherine Ashton and Croatian FM in Athens
Athens - Foreign minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, met Wednesday in Athens, with the high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European...
Economic and financial integration, a must for Africa, says Moroccan official
Paris - Economic and financial integration is a must of Africa if the continent is to take on challenges, mainly those related to job creation, said on Wednesday in Paris Moroccan minister industry,...
Suicide bomber kills four Malian, Chadian troops in Mali
Bamako - A suicide bomber killed at least four Malian and Chadian soldiers at a military camp in rebel-infested north-eastern Mali on Wednesday, army sources told AFP....
Five Libyan police injured in suicide bombing
Benghazi (Libya) - A car bomb exploded at a police station in Libya's second city Benghazi late Wednesday, leaving the suicide bomber dead and five police officers injured, security officials said....
Suicide bomber kills four Chadian UN peacekeepers in Mali
Bamako - A suicide bomber killed four Chadian United Nations peacekeepers at a military camp in rebel-infested north-eastern Mali on Wednesday, the UN and the government said....
Egypt's Sisi faces challenge over 'sexual terrorism'
Cairo - A video of a woman being sexually assaulted at inaugural celebrations for Egypt's new president has spotlighted a national epidemic, but activists believe that stopping such attacks will be...
First MERS death in Algeria
Algiers - An Algerian man in his fifties has died of the MERS virus, the first such fatality in the country, the health ministry announced Tuesday....
Prominent Egypt activist Abdel Fattah jailed 15 years: lawyer
Cairo - An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to 15 years in jail on charges of participating in an illegal protest, his lawyer said....
Microsoft and Sony battle for hearts of video game fans
Los Angeles - Microsoft and Sony grappled on Monday for the hearts of hard core gamers whose devotion could determine whether Xbox One or PlayStation 4 rule console play and Internet Age...
PlayStation TV to soon hit US-Europe
Los Angeles - Sony Computer Entertainment said a PlayStation TV home entertainment system will debut in North America and Europe by the end of this year....
Saudi court jails 33 over 'terror' cell
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - A Saudi special court jailed 33 people for up to 30 years after finding them guilty of "forming a terror cell" among other charges, state news agency SPA reported Monday....
Blatter says racism behind Qatar corruption charges
Sao Paulo - FIFA Sepp Blatter hit back at critics of football's governing body ahead of its annual congress Tuesday claiming that racism is behind corruption accusations against Qatar's 2022 World...
Suspected jihadists seize Iraq's Nineveh province
Mosul (Iraq) - Suspected jihadists Tuesday seized Iraq's entire northern province of Nineveh and its capital Mosul, the country's second-largest city, in a major blow to authorities, who appear...