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Spain's defense chief of staff meets Morocco's delegate minister of national defense administration

Rabat - Spanish defense chief of staff, Admiral Fernando Garcia Sanchez, was received on Wednesday by delegate-minister of national defense administration Abdeltif Loudyi, upon instructions of HM...

20 illegal immigrants apprehended in Tangier-Fnideq coastline

Tangier - 20 candidates for illegal immigration were apprehended, on Wednesday, at the Tangier-Fnideq coastline, a statement by the Wilaya of Tangier said. The illegal immigrants were planning to...

Moroccan blue helmets train Congolese armed forces on communication techniques

Kinshasa - The Moroccan blue helmets of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) are offering a training on communication techniques for the...

Visiting British MPs briefed on Morocco's progress

Rabat - A visiting British MP delegation met here with Morocco's minister of industry trade and numeric economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and chairman of the economic, social and environmental council...

Moroccan-French economic ties offer favorable framework for lasting understanding, official

Paris - The important economic and trade ties between Morocco and France offer a favorable framework for a lasting understanding, especially for the benefit of both countries' agricultural sectors,...

Moroccan-French partnership on agriculture will allow to think about Africa's future, French minister

Paris - The Moroccan-French partnership in the field of agriculture will allow to think about Africa's future, said on Tuesday in Paris French Agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll....

Morocco-Gabon friendly: Hassan Benabicha to lead Atlas Lions, FRMF

Rabat - National coach Hassan Benabicha will lead the national team "A" during the Morocco-Gabon friendly slated on March 5 at the Marrakech grand stadium, said the Moroccan Royal Football Federation...

Elalamy meets with delegation of British MPs

Rabat - The Minister of Industry, Trade, investment and the digital economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy met, on Tuesday in Rabat, with a delegation of British parliamentarians who are on a three-day visit...

Morocco, a strategic and important partner for Pacific Alliance member states, Colombian deputy minister

Bogota - Morocco, which have been granted the status of observer member at the Pacific Alliance, is a strategic and important partner for member states of this regional bloc, said Colombian deputy...

Azoulay underlines in Seville uniqueness of Moroccan democratic model in Mediterranean region

Seville - The reforms carried out by Morocco in different areas made the Kingdom a unique democratic model in the southern shore of the Mediterranean, said, Tuesday in Seville, André Azoulay, HM the...

Morocco becomes observer member of Pacific Alliance

Bogota - Morocco became an observer member of the Pacific Alliance, a regional grouping that brings together Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico....

Nelson Mandela honored at 20th Fes festival of world sacred music

Fes - The 20th Fes festival of the world sacred music, to be held from next June 13 to 21 will pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, the first African president of post-apartheid south Africa who passed...

Rabat, Brussels are determined to strengthen cooperation in all areas, minister

Rabat - Belgian deputy prime minister and minister of social affairs and public health Laurette Onkenlix said Rabat and Brussels are determined to strengthen cooperation in all areas....

First Moroccan-French agricultural committee opens in Paris

Paris - The first session of the Moroccan-French agricultural committee opened this Tuesday in Paris with discussions between professionals of cereals, cattle-breeding and fruits and vegetables of...

Road accident kills two, injures five on Fez-Rabat highway

Meknes - Two people were killed and five other were wounded in a road accident, Monday, on the Fez-Rabat highway, local authorities said. The...

Algeria: Allow Rights Groups to Visit

Algeria should uphold the values of the United Nations Human Rights Council by allowing UN human rights experts and international human rights nongovernmental organizations to visit the country, five...

Morocco, France sign three agreements in sanitary, phytosanitary and agricultural training fields

Paris - Morocco and France signed on Monday three partnership agreements in sanitary, phytosanitary and agricultural technical training fields....

Two Moroccan writers on short list of 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Amman - Two Moroccan novelists are on the short list of six finalists vying for the 2014 Booker Prize of the Arab novel, organizers announced Monday in Amman. "Tayer Azraq Nader Youhalliq Mai" (A...

HRW report accusing Moroccan authorities of mistreating African immigrants 'clearly unfair', Govt. spokesperson

Rabat - The report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), accusing the Moroccan authorities of mistreating African and sub-Saharan immigrants, is clearly unfair and flouts Morocco's new migration policy,...

Morocco's House of Representatives adopts fisheries agreement with EU

Rabat - The Moroccan House of Representatives adopted on Monday the fisheries agreement signed between Morocco and the EU last July. The new...