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Bouaida: La résolution du CS réaffirme la crédibilité et le sérieux de l'initiative d'autonomie, et salue les acquis du Maroc en matière des droits de l'Homme

Rabat - L'adoption, à l'unanimité par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies, de la résolution 2152, prorogeant d'un an le mandat de la Minurso, est venue confirmer la reconnaissance des quinze...

With rare speech, Algeria's ailing Bouteflika starts new term

Algiers - Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sworn in for a fourth term on Monday after he easily won an election opponents dismissed as rigged to return the ailing leader to power for...

In Algiers, Bouteflika takes fourth oath to lead a fractured Algeria

Algeria's president has taken his oath of office for a fourth term. In power since 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika officially received 81.5 percent of the vote in the April 17 election....

Tunisia's currency reserves fall to record low

Tuins - A worsening trade deficit has further eroded Tunisia's foreign currency reserves, which are now equal to just 93 days of import cover, official figures showed on Monday....

Accident kills five near Guercif

Taza - Five people were killed and a child was seriously injured in a road accident that occurred Sunday evening on the national road N 15 connecting Guercif and Nador, security sources said. The...

13th Marrakech International Arab Mineral Resources Conference Kicks off in Marrakech

Marrakech - The 13th International Arab Mineral Resources Conference kicked off Monday in Marrakech, under the slogan "mineral resources: promising potential for sustainable development", with the...

CNDH, Media Diversity Institute sign agreement on media diversity

Rabat - Morocco's human rights watchdog (CNDH) and Media Diversity Institute (MDI) signed, on Monday in Rabat, an agreement to strengthen media diversity....

Etisalat signs 3.15 billion financing deal to fund purchase of Vivendi's shares in Maroc Telecoms

Abu Dhabi - Etisalat said on Monday that it had signed a financing deal worth 3.15 billion euros with 17 local and international banks to help fund the purchase of the shares of French group Vivendi...

Improving image of Morocco in Spain, priority for Moroccan diplomacy, Fadel Benyaich

Madrid - Ambassador of HM King Mohammed VI in Spain, Mohamed Fadel Benyaich, said on Monday that improving the image of Morocco in Spain is a priority for Moroccan diplomacy....

Guinean minister of city planning calls on Moroccan businesses to invest in Guinea

Rabat - Guinean minister of city planning, Ibrahima Bangoura, called, Monday in Rabat, on Moroccan companies to invest in Guinea, expressing hope to benefit from the Moroccan expertise in this area....

Un trafiquant d’êtres humains arrêté à Marrakech et jugé à Washington

Washington : Un ressortissant érythréen, accusé de trafic d’être humains, à partir d’Afrique et du moyen-orient vers les USA, avait été arrêté par les services de police marocains et remis à la...

Fez college incidents: four students before justice

Fez - Four students accused of involvement in the incidents, which took place in the Fez Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah science college and claimed the life of a student, were brought before the public...

Morocco continues to attract tourists, says Tourism-Review

London - Untouched by revolutions, Morocco continues to attract tourists, said e-paper Tourism-Review. In 2013, the tourism sector represented...

Moroccan Tamazight League set up in Rabat

Rabat - The Moroccan Tamazight League announced its inception, on Saturday in Rabat, at a ceremony themed "Tamazight as a pillar for unity and national identity"....

USTDA Sponsoring Morocco Solar Photovoltaic Reverse Trade Mission, Fostering U.S. Company Participation in the Growth of Morocco’s Solar Energy Infrastructure

Twelve senior Moroccan solar-sector executives will participate in a Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) to Colorado and California June 8-18, sponsored by the USTDA and organized by The Webster Group. U.S....

Morocco to host Africa Cup of Nations in early 2015

Rabat-  Morocco will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations from Jan 17 to Feb 8, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. CAF said in a release Saturday that the tournament...

Day of Sun Celebrated in Different Countries

Pyongyang - Colorful events took place in foreign countries to celebrate the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung (Day of the Sun). A...

Morocco buys about 30,000 T wheat from Poland - traders

Hamburg - Private importers in Morocco in the past week purchased about 30,000 tonnes of wheat from Poland, European traders said on Thursday....

Fitch Affirms Morocco at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB-' and 'BBB' respectively. The issue ratings on Morocco's senior unsecured foreign and...

Fitch Affirms Tunisia at 'BB-'/'BB'; Outlook Negative

Paris - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Tunisia's Long-term foreign and local currency IDRs at 'BB-' and 'BB' respectively. The issue ratings on...