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Ambassador Hilale : 'No democracy without respect for fundamental rights'

Geneva - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco in Geneva, Omar Hilale said on Tuesday that there can be no democracy, development, or lasting peace without respect for human rights....

Justice Minister meets with Spanish counterpart in Madrid

Madrid - Minister of Justice Mustapha Ramid held talks, Tuesday in Madrid, with his Spanish counterpart, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of justice....

Casablanca Stock Exchange down opens on downtrend

Casablanca - The Casablanca Stock Exchange Wednesday opened on a downtrend with its main indexes, the MASI and the MADEX, ceding respectively 0.20 pc and 0.21 pc. The MASI (Moroccan All Shares...

Ambassador of Senegal describes as a commendable gesture' donation of anti-cancer medicines for children in five African countries

Rabat - Ambassador of Senegal to Morocco, Amadou Sow described as "commendable gesture" Morocco's donation of medicines for children with cancer in five African countries, delivered, Tuesday in...

Serbia and Morocco sign five agreements

Belgrade - The governments of Serbia and Morocco signed five agreements on cooperation in business, science, finance and veterinary medicine...

Sahara Marocain : entre paix annoncée et connivence sous-entendue

Après son accession au trône, Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, que Dieu l’assiste, n’a cessé d’insister sur une nouvelle démarche dans la voie de la paix et la sécurité internationales. L’argument...

Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency ready to implement some projects set out in Al Quds development plan-director

Baku - The Director General of Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency, Abdelkebir Alaoui M'Daghri, said, Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan, that the agency is ready to become an effective mechanism for the...

Simulation on medical management of major incidents at FAR's General Staff

Rabat - Under the 2013 Plan of Action of the "5 +5 Defence Initiative", and in accordance with the High instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the...

Moroccan expats minister meets New York County District Attorney

New York - Morocco's delegate-minister of Moroccans living abroad, Abdellatif Maâzouz, held a meeting on Monday with New York county attorney (Manhattan), Cyrus Vance Jr. The meeting reviewed...

Tanger-Med Port prepares to receive giant ship Triple E

Tangiers - Tanger-Med Port Authority (TMPA) launched recently a series of tests of maneuverability in its simulation center and nautical expertise TMMS, with the view to receive the new flagship of...

Morocco and Jordan sign institutional mediation agreement

Amman - The Moroccan Mediation Institution (Ombudsman) and the Diwan Al Madhalim of Jordan, signed, Tuesday in Amman, a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in institutional mediation....

US Under-secretary of state expected in Morocco, part of North African tour

Washington - US under-Secretary of state for political affairs, Wendy Sherman, is undertaking this June 10-13 a north African tour that includes Morocco, the State department announced. Sherman,...

Prime Minister says IMF thinks Morocco is too hesitant over reforms

Rabat - The International Monetary Fund has told Morocco it is too hesitant in implementing reforms to improve its public finances, Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane said, but he pledged to move...

Morocco is world's sixth largest tomato exporter in 2010

Rabat - Morocco ranked as the world's sixth largest tomato exporter in 2010 and recorded an average annual growth rate of 5.8pc in the 1990-2010 period, says the ministry of economy and finance....

Casablanca Stock Exchange opens on stable note

Casablanca - The Casablanca Stock Exchange Tuesday opened on a stable note with its main indexes, the MASI and the MADEX, gaining 0.02 pc. The MASI (Moroccan All Shares Index), overall index...

Laâyoune: coup d'envoi du 4è forum "Oyoune Al adab al arabi"

Laâyoune - La 4ème édition du forum "Oyoune Al adab al arabi" s'est ouverte, vendredi à Laâyoune, sous le thème "la littérature du Sahara, thématique créatrice en littérature arabe". Les...

Global netizens worried over US spying

Caracas, Venezuela - News that the U.S. government has been snooping on Internet users worldwide came as little surprise to global netizens, who said Friday they have few expectations of online...

Morocco and Romania examine means to strengthen economic ties

Rabat - Moroccan minister of industry, trade and new technologies, Abdelkader Amara, held, Friday in Rabat, talks with Romanian minister of foreign affairs, Titus Corlatean, focusing in particular...

Morocco, Belgium committed to stronger ties

Brussels - Morocco and Belgium have expressed their commitment to strengthen their partnership and give a new impetus to their cooperation in various fields....

Casablanca Stock Exchange opens on almost stable trend

Casablanca - The Casablanca Stock Exchange Friday opened on an almost stable trend with its index, the MASI, ceding 0.06 pc. The MASI (Moroccan All Shares Index), overall index comprising all...