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Belgium says Morocco's military justice reforms is important step for consolidating rule of law

Brussels - Belgian justice minister Annemie Turtelboom considered that justice reforms adopted by Morocco are an important step to consolidate the rule of law and promote human rights protection....

Kuwait city: Benkirane stresses importance of 25th Arab Summit to defuse tensions in region

Kuwait-city - Head of government Abdelilah Benkirane underlined, on Monday in Kuwait-city, the importance of the 25th Arab Summit of the Arab League, scheduled Tuesday in the capital of Kuwait, to...

La compagnie aérienne Air Berlin lance une nouvelle ligne Düsseldorf – Marrakech

Allemagne : Le transporteur aérien allemand Air Berlin a annoncé le lancement prochain, d’une ligne direct sans escale, entre la ville allemande de Düsseldorf et la cité ocre marocaine de Marrakech....

Morocco takes part in 3rd summit on nuclear safety in The Hague

Rabat - Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar is taking part this March 24-25 in the Hague in the 3rd summit of nuclear safety, together with 53 heads of state and...

Moroccan official strongly condemns anti-Moroccan remarks of Dutch politician

Rabat - Morocco's minister in charge of the Moroccan community abroad and of migration affairs Anis Birrou, strongly condemned anti-Moroccan remarks by Dutch MPS Geert Wilders....

Euro-Mediterranean university of Fes opens next October

Agadir - The Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes will open next October, said minister of higher education, scientific research and executives training, Lahcen Daoudi....

Tunisia cuts 2014 growth forecast to 2.8 pct -minister

Tunis - Tunisia's government has cut its economic growth forecast to 2.8 percent for this year, which is in line with the IMF's forecast, Finance Minister Hakim Ben Hamouda said on Monday after...

Algeria's Bouteflika offers 'democracy' if re-elected

Tamanrasset (Algeria) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Sunday pledged constitutional changes if he wins re-election next month, while a rival for the presidency vowed consensual reforms if...

Dutch Wilders Loses Top Poll Position After Anti-Moroccan Chant

Amsterdam - Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has lost his top position in opinion polls after making anti-Moroccan comments that unleashed a public backlash and prompted several high-profile...

Crans Montana Forum: Rabat hosts 25th annual session in June

Brussels - The Crans Montana Forum will hold its 25th annual meeting in Morocco, announced on Friday founding president of the Swiss international organization, Jean-Paul Carteron....

Military justice reform: 'great democratic gain' for Morocco, Canarian paper

Las Palmas - Canarian newspaper "El Dia" described on Saturday the reform of the military justice a "great democratic gain" for Morocco. In an...

Arab ministers approve summit resolutions, avoid rifts

Kuwait City - Arab League foreign ministers said they agreed on the draft resolutions Sunday for a summit in Kuwait this week, despite deep rifts among member states....

Portuguese government welcomes holding of 5th seminar on Saharawi culture in the Azores

Lisbon - The Portuguese government welcomed on Friday the holding in the Azores of the 5th Seminar on the Saharawi culture under the auspices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as part...

Kuwait expresses will to learn from Morocco's experience in partnership with Africa, Kuwaiti FM

Kuwait city - Kuwaiti Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah expressed, Saturday in Kuwait City, will of his country to cooperate...

Major Moroccan banks, BMCE, BCP, plan Islamic offshoots

Two of Morocco's biggest banks, BMCE (BMCE.CS) and BCP (BCP.CS) are preparing to launch Islamic subsidiaries as the Moroccan parliament discusses a bill regulating Islamic banks and sukuk issues,...

Moroccan athlete Janat Hanane comes second in 20th Rome Marathon

Rome - Moroccan athlete Janat Hanane came second in the 20th edition of the Rome Marathon on Sunday, clocking 2h38'08'' before Italian Emma Quaglia (2h43'24''). This 20th edition was dominated by...

Netherlands, determined to strengthen cooperation ties with Morocco, ambassador

El Jadida - The Netherlands is determined to strengthen cooperation ties with Morocco, mainly in the fields of the environment, economy, and culture, said, Thursday in El Jadida, Ambassador of the...

Belittling Laayoune means belittling Rabat, Morocco's reaction will be appropriate, Hilale

Geneva - Morocco's representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale affirmed, on Friday before the UNHRC in Geneva, that any accusation on alleged human rights abuses in the Sahara are comparable to...

Aeronautics: a Boeing leader highlights Moroccan market attractiveness

Washington - Boeing's director of supply chain management Bob Noble highlighted, in a statement to MAP on Friday, the attractiveness of the Moroccan aeronautics market....

Crans Montana Forum: Tangier Med and Casablanca ports stand out

Brussels - The Club of Africa ports of the Crans Montana Forum awarded, Friday in Brussels, the label of the year's best port to the Tangier Med port, while the Casablanca port was given the label of...