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Virus spreads to more countries as new cases slow in China

03/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

New York - The coronavirus spread to ever more countries and world capitals Monday _ and the U.S. death toll climbed to six _ even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in over a month. A shift in the crisis appeared to be taking shape: Hundreds of patients were released from...

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The Program Aimed at Enhancing Medina of Fez Reflects Importance Given by the Sovereign to the City's Cultural Legacy: Minister

03/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

Fez - The program aimed at enhancing the economic activities and improving the living environment in the Medina of Fez (2020-2024), launched Monday by HM King Mohammed VI, reflects the importance given by the Sovereign to the city's cultural legacy, said minister of Culture, Youth and...

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List of sports events affected by the virus from China

02/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 cancelled. ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 cancelled....

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Upper House Speaker Represents HM the King at Inauguration Ceremony of New President of Uruguay

02/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

Montevideo - Speaker of the House of Advisors (upper house), Hakim Benchamach, represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI on Sunday in Montevideo at the official inauguration ceremony of the new president of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. On this occasion, Benchamach was received at the Estévez...

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Morocco Dismantles Four-Member Pro-ISIS Terror Cell

02/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on Monday, a pro-ISIS terror cell of four people aged between 23 and 51, said the ministry of interior. This security operation led to the seizure of electronic devices, bladed weapons, a military trellis, several...

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List of sports events affected by the virus from China

02/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 cancelled. ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 cancelled....

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Upper House Speaker Represents HM the King at Inauguration Ceremony of New President of Uruguay

02/03/2020 | MarocAfrik

Montevideo - Speaker of the House of Advisors (upper house), Hakim Benchamach, represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI on Sunday in Montevideo at the official inauguration ceremony of the new president of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou. On this occasion, Benchamach was received at the Estévez...

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Morocco-Pacific Island States Forum: Sahara, 'Integral Part of Moroccan Territory'

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The Sahara is an "integral part of the Moroccan territory," stresses the "Laayoune Declaration" adopted by the 3rd Morocco-Pacific Island States forum, which ended Friday. "Reaffirming our common commitment to the principles of sovereign equality, independence and territorial integrity...

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The Republic of Djibouti Opens Consulate General in Dakhla

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Dakhla - The Republic of Djibouti opened on Friday a consulate general in Dakhla. The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita, and Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti in Morocco Ibrahim Bileh...

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UN-Women Executive Director Highlights Morocco's Gender Equality Efforts

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka highlighted, on Friday in Rabat, Morocco's gender equality efforts. Gender equality is something Morocco is known for and "we would like to see it in many other countries," said the UN official in a press...

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FM: Morocco Determined to Give Concrete Substance to Cooperation with Pacific Island Countries

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - Morocco is resolutely determined to give concrete substance to its cooperation with Pacific island countries and to turn their visible mutual partnership into visible projects, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said on Friday in Laayoune. The Minister, who chaired the closing of the 3rd...

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Opening of Consulate in Dakhla Highlights Djibouti's Commitment to Respecting Morocco's Territorial Integrity, Djiboutian Ambassador

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Dakhla - The desire to open a Djiboutian consulate general in the Moroccan Sahara underscores once again Djibouti's commitment to respecting Morocco's territorial integrity, said on Friday Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti Ibrahim Bileh Doualeh. This political action is in line with...

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Coronavirus: Passenger Health Form at Entry Points To Morocco

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - A passenger health form has just been introduced at all entry points to the Kingdom, as part of the implementation of the national monitoring plan and the fight against possible introduction to the national territory of the epidemic of the new Coronavirus. The form that travelers to the...

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Dynamic of Opening Consulates Continues Despite Pressure and Protest Statements, FM

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The dynamic of opening diplomatic representations in the southern provinces of Morocco continues at a sustained pace "despite the pressure, statements and summoning of ambassadors", said on Friday Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. Support for the Moroccan identity of the...

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Morocco, Pacific Island States Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Cooperation, Laayoune Declaration

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - Morocco and the Pacific Island States reiterated, Friday in Laayoune, their commitment to strengthen their cooperation in a spirit of solidarity and respect for national priorities. "We reaffirm our commitment to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Pacific...

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Laayoune Forum, "Clear and Unequivocal Recognition" of Moroccan Aspect of Sahara, SG of Pacific Islands Forum

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The holding of the 3rd Morocco-Pacific Island States Forum on Feb. 26 to 28 in Laayoune constitutes "a clear and unequivocal recognition" of the Moroccan aspect of the Sahara, said on Friday Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum Solo Mara. The Pacific island...

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Opening of Djiboutian Consulate in Dakhla Crowns Development of Relations Between Two Countries

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Dakhla - The opening of a Djiboutian consulate in Dakhla, the first diplomatic representation of a member state of the League of Arab States, crowns the development of relations between the two countries, said on Friday in Dakhla, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. The two countries have...

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The Republic of Djibouti Opens Consulate General in Dakhla

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Dakhla - The Republic of Djibouti opened on Friday a consulate general in Dakhla. The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita, and Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti in Morocco Ibrahim Bileh...

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Dynamic of Opening Consulates Continues Despite Pressure and Protest Statements, FM

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The dynamic of opening diplomatic representations in the southern provinces of Morocco continues at a sustained pace "despite the pressure, statements and summoning of ambassadors", said on Friday Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. Support for the Moroccan identity of the...

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Laayoune Forum, "Clear and Unequivocal Recognition" of Moroccan Aspect of Sahara, SG of Pacific Islands Forum

29/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The holding of the 3rd Morocco-Pacific Island States Forum on Feb. 26 to 28 in Laayoune constitutes "a clear and unequivocal recognition" of the Moroccan aspect of the Sahara, said on Friday Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum Solo Mara. The Pacific island...

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