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60 swords from abroad seized in Nador port, customs services

Rabat - Members of the customs services at the Nador port foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country 60 swords carried by an abroad-registered van, coming from Sète (France)....

Speaker of Kazakh Senate welcomes excellent political, cultural ties between Morocco, Kazakhstan

Astana - Speaker of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, welcomed on Tuesday the excellent political and cultural ties between Morocco and Kazakhstan, noting that his country considers...

ECOWAS seeks Morocco's support to promote stability, development in Sahel region, Chairman

Rabat - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) seeks Morocco's support to establish stability and peace and promote development in the Sahel region, said Tuesday in Rabat, President...

Mali, 'greatly inspired' by Moroccan experience in agriculture, Boubacar Keita

Fes - Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said his country was "greatly inspired" by the experience of Morocco in the field of agriculture, which has become a model for many African countries....

ONDH, UNESCO and WB sign agreement on improvement of RAMED, Tayssir programs

Rabat - The national observatory for human development (ONDH), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Bank (WB) signed, on Monday in Rabat, a...

First industrial Cluster in Solar Energy launched in Casablanca

Casablanca - The first industrial Cluster in Solar Energy "Solar Cluster" was launched Monday in Casablanca, in the presence of a number of government officials, personalities from the business and...

Morocco's interactivity with international rights bodies will foster democracy and liberties, head of Al Karama Forum

Rabat - Morocco's interactivity with international human rights bodies will foster the process of democracy and liberties, said president of the Al Karama Forum Abdelali Hamidine on Tuesday in Rabat....

Guinea will continue supporting autonomy proposal, President Condé says

Fez - Guinean president Alpha Condé said on Tuesday that his country will continue supporting the autonomy proposal submitted by Morocco to settle the Sahara issue....

Dreams of Europe – migrants in Melilla

Spain is calling for more help in controlling two of its southern borders. In recent weeks, hundreds of migrants have stormed the border fences of Melilla and Ceuta, two Spanish enclaves in North...

'David and Goliath': Epic Movie Shooting in Morocco

Media Advisory - The big-budget, epic movie, 'David and Goliath' commences shooting next month in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Directed by Tim Chey ('Carry Me Home', 'Final The Rapture'), the film...

Moroccan, Gulf experts discuss media, cultural cooperation

Kuwait News Agency : Experts from Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) discussed in Rabat Monday a draft action plan to promote culturExperts from Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Tunisian diplomat, in video message, urges government to negotiate with Libyan kidnappers

Tripoli/Tunis - A Tunisian diplomat kidnapped in Libya pleaded with his government to negotiate with his Islamist captors, according to a video released by an Islamist group on Sunday evening....

Moroccan inflation steady at annual 0.4 percent in March

Rabat - Morocco's consumer price inflation was 0.4 percent year-on-year in March, the same as in February, the High Planning Authority said on Monday....

First Gabonese-Moroccan business forum, invaluable opportunity offered to Moroccan private sector to boost bilateral trade, Rabbah

Rabat - The first Gabonese-Moroccan business forum offers a golden opportunity for the Moroccan private sector to boost trade between the two countries, said Monday in Rabat, Minister of equipment,...

Gabon seeks to learn from Moroccan experience in management of expats' affairs, Gabonese Minister

Rabat - Gabon's Minister of Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and the Gabonese Expatriate Community, Alexander Désiré Tapoyo, expressed Monday in Rabat, the willingness of his country to cooperate...

Essaouira, irreducible bastion of diversity of all musical genres, Azoulay

Rabat - The holding on April 24-27 of the 14th edition of the "Printemps des Alizés" will enhance the destination of Essaouira as an irreducible bastion of cultural diversity and privileged agora for...

Morocco, US discuss ways to boost cooperation in field of energy

Rabat - Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, Abdelkader Amara, held talks Monday in Rabat, with Ambassador of the United States of America in Morocco, Dwight L. Bush Sr., on ways to...

Former AMU SG Lahbib Boulares dies

Rabat - Former secretary general of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Lahbib Boulares passed away last Friday, AMU secretariat general announced on Monday....

Creation of 'Task Force Africa' to boost Moroccan-African cooperation in field of infrastructure, transport and logistics

Rabat - Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics, Aziz Rebbah chaired Monday in Rabat, a meeting on the establishment of a "Task Force Africa", an entity dedicated to boosting...

Nepal lauds dynamic of change under way in Morocco

Kathmandu - Nepal's foreign minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey lauded the dynamic of change taking place in Morocco under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, describing the ties between Kathmandu...