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Libyan FM hails Morocco's migration efforts

Tripoli - Libyan foreign minister Mohamed Abdelaziz lauded, on Wednesday in Tripoli, Morocco's efforts in terms of managing the migration issue. Abdelalziz, who met with Morocco's ambassador to...

El Yazami calls for ongoing, innovative action to promote human rights in Morocco

Brussels - Head of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Driss El Yazami insisted, on Wednesday at the European Parliament in Brussels, on the ongoing and innovative aspect of the process of...

Morocco to host 5th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference & Exhibition Oct. 9-11

Rabat - Morocco will host the 5th Global Humanitarian Aviation Conference & Exhibition on October 9-11 in Marrakech, director general of civil aviation Abdellah Bouhouche announced on Wednesday...

Human rights in Morocco: European MPs laud noteworthy democratic leap

Brussels - Morocco, which is multiplying large-scale projects on human rights promotion, succeeded over the past years in making a noteworthy democratic leap, Euro-deputies said on Wednesday in...

Al Qaeda's broadcasting of video against Morocco: attempt to undermine Moroccan model

Paris - Communication minister, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi said that the broadcasting by the terrorist organization Al Qaeda of a video against Morocco is an attempt to undermine the...

Morocco-EU joint parliament commission supports well-designed mobility policy

Brussels - The Morocco-EU joint parliamentary commission, which met Wednesday at the European Parliament here, called for a well-designed mobility policy. The joint commission stressed in its...

Speaker of Belgian House of Representatives welcomes Morocco's decision to adopt new immigration and asylum law

Brussells - Speaker of the Belgian house of representatives, Andre Flahaut, welcomed on Wednesday Morocco's decision to adopt a new humane and renovated immigration and asylum policy. "I commend...

Voyagistes : Marrakech championne marocaine du tourisme interne

Lemag : Les vacanciers marocains de l’été 2013, ont de loin privilégié Marrakech comme  destination préférée pour leurs vacances. C’est ce qui ressort des résultats d’une enquête menée par le...

Swiss NGO opens branch in Casablanca

Geneva - The Switzerland-Morocco Foundation for Sustainable Development (SMFD) has opened a branch in Casablanca to boost "innovative partnerships and joint projects" between entrepreneurs and...

Five commissions set up to implement new immigration policy

Rabat - Three inter-ministerial and two ad-hoc commissions were set up to implement the new immigration policy in Morocco, says a joint release of the ministries of foreign affairs and cooperation,...

EBRD provides loan of 2.5 million Euros to Lesieur Cristal

London - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced the granting of a loan of 2.5 million to Lesieur Cristal - a major producer of edible oil and soap - to finance...

Economic growth could reach 4.8 pc in 2013

Rabat - The Economic growth could reach 4.8 pc in 2013 against a forecast of 4.5 percent at the beginning of the year, Tuesday says the minister in charge of the budget, Idriss Azami Al-Idrissi....

Moroccan field hospital in Bamako starts service

Bamako - The Moroccan Surgical hospital, deployed to Bamako as part of the humanitarian aid provided by Morocco to the people of Mali, on the instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, started service on...

Human rights violations of polisario leaders before UNHRC

Geneva - More and more international NGOs continue to bring the attention of the Council of Human Rights of the United Nations (HRC) to the violations and abuses committed by the Polisario leaders,...

Human rights violations of polisario leaders before UNHRC

Geneva - More and more international NGOs continue to bring the attention of the Council of Human Rights of the United Nations (HRC) to the violations and abuses committed by the Polisario leaders,...

'El Pais' posting of video inciting terrorism in Morocco: Minister Ramid expresses concern of Moroccan government

Rabat - Minister of Justice and Freedoms, Mustapha Ramid, expressed on Tuesday to his Spanish counterpart, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, Morocco's concern about of a video attributed to al-Qaeda in the...

Bern welcomes ratification by Morocco of international convention against enforced disappearances

Bern - The Swiss government welcomes the recent ratification by Morocco of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearances, said on Tuesday the head of...

Pluies torrentielles à Marrakech : Un mort et plusieurs habitations effondrées

Lemag : Des averses diluviennes estimées à 150 mm, se sont abattus sur la ville de Marrakech et sa banlieue, hier soir, 17 septembre. Les autorités locales ont annoncé des dégâts matériels,...

Mauritanian NGO calls UN Human rights council to conduct investigation on missing persons in Tindouf

Geneva - A Mauritanian NGO has called the United Nations human rights council to conduct an investigation on the case of missing persons in Tindouf (stronghold of the Polisario/southwestern...

NGO calls on UN to establish mechanisms for monitoring aid relief to population of Tindouf

Geneva - The Agency for International Development (AID) has called, on Monday, the Council of Human Rights of the United Nations (UNHRC) to establish mechanisms for monitoring and control of aid...