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National dialogue on civil society proposes national charter for participatory democracy

Rabat - The national committee in charge of the dialogue on civil society, which presented its general report on Friday in Rabat at its final session, recommended the adoption of a national charter...

Military justice reform: huge stride to uphold rule of law, Romanian MP

Bucharest - The drat bill on the reform of the military justice is a huge stride on the path of upholding the rule of law and human rights in Morocco, said president of the Romanian-Moroccan...

Press conference at UN of families of two Sahrawis killed by Algerian army

Geneva - The committee of families of the two Sahrawis killed, on January 5, by the Algerian army near the border with Mauritania, held a press conference on Friday at the UN headquarters in Geneva...

Government Council adopts bill on agreement on mutual assistance between US, Moroccan customs administrations

Rabat - The Government Council, held Thursday under the chairmanship of head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane, adopted a bill approving the agreement between Morocco and the US on mutual assistance...

Morocco, first country in Africa to host ICN yearly meeting on April 22-25

Rabat - Morocco will host the 13th annual meeting of the International Competition Network (ICN), one of the most important international events that are organized for the first time in Africa and...

Joint Statement on the Contributions of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Enhancing Nuclear Security

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Russia, Spain, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Australia, and the Kingdom of Morocco on the...

Military justice reform: Portugal welcomes 'important step' towards consolidation of human rights, freedoms in Morocco

Lisbon - The Portuguese government welcomed on Thursday the approval by the Council of Ministers of the bill on military justice, calling the decision an ''important step'' towards strengthening...

Longreach Oil and Gas Limited - Drilling Commences on Kamar-1 Well at Sidi Moktar

LONGREACH OIL AND GAS LIMITED (the "Company" or "Longreach"), an independent oil and gas company focused on Morocco, is pleased to announce that the onshore drilling of the Kamar-1 well on the...

Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad receives Crans Montana Forum's gold medal in Brussels

Brussels - Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddan received,Thursday in Brussels, the Crans Montana Forum's gold medal in recognition of his commitment to the development of Morocco's tourism industry....

Egypt in talks with Algeria's Sonatrach on natural gas imports-paper

Cairo - Egypt is in talks with foreign companies including Algeria's Sonatrach to secure natural gas imports to run power plants this summer, Oil Minister Sherif Ismail was quoted as saying in...

Morocco, Jordan determined to build partnership on climate change adaptation projects, Minister

Rabat - Morocco and Jordan are determined to build a partnership on climate change adaptation projects, said Minister-delegate for the environment, Hakima El Haite....

Diabetic snowboarder Sean Busby rides 7 continents

While a few of his former teammates were competing for gold, silver and bronze, Sean Busby was rounding out a set hardly any Olympian can dream of....

Head of ISESCO hails results of royal tour in Africa

Rabat - Director general of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri hailed the results of the royal tour in several African countries, member...

Chairman of Polish-Moroccan friendship foundation lauds military justice reform in Morocco

Warsaw - The draft law on the military justice reform, adopted on Friday by the ministers' council, held under the chairmanship of HM King Mohammed VI, upholds the rule of law and democracy in...

Military justice reform, major progress, president of Maghreb delegation at EP

Brussels - President of the Maghreb Delegation at the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri, described as "a major progress" the military justice reform in Morocco....

45 kg of chira seized by Meknes customs services

Fez - Meknes customs services, under the Fez regional department, seized on Wednesday 45 kg of chira in the Karyane region, on the Sidi Kacem road....

6th Morocco-EU joint parliamentary committee on March 23-27 in Dakhla

Rabat - The sixth Morocco-EU joint parliamentary committee will be held on March 23-27 in Dakhla with an agenda focused on examining the results of the body which has a pivotal importance for...

Human rights: MPs present in Geneva achievements made in Morocco

Geneva - A delegation of MPs presented, on the occasion of UNHRC session held in Geneva on March 3-28, achievements made in the field of human rights in Morocco....

L'ex-international français, Lilian Thuram, à Marrakech contre le racisme

Marrakech : L'ex-international français et champion du monde avec les Bleus, Lilian Thuram, sera à Marrakech la semaine prochaine pour parler de racisme. Membre de l’association « Fondation Education...

Cairn et Genel abandonnent les prospections pétrolières au large de Tarfaya

Las Palmas : Cairn Energy, prospecteur pétrolier britannique et l'anglo-turque Genel Energy, ont annoncé avoir abandonné les prospections pétrolières sur la zone Juby Maritime-1 au large de Tarfaya....