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Morocco's Ambassador to Spain Meets with President of Madrid Region

25/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Madrid - Morocco's ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich held a meeting, on Monday, with president of the Autonomous Community of Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso on means of strengthening bilateral cooperation in various fields. This meeting was an opportunity to debate the different questions of common...

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Italy: Moroccan Embassy Sets up Unit to Monitor Spread of Coronavirus

25/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rome - The Moroccan embassy in Rome announced, on Monday, the establishment of a monitoring and communication unit for Moroccans residing in Italy to get information about their situation after the reporting of cases of the new coronavirus in some Italian regions. The embassy said in a press...

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Prison Administration Denies Allegations of Hunger Strike by Detainees Held as Part of Al Hoceima Events

24/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The General Delegation for prison administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) denied on Saturday allegations of a hunger strike by some of the detainees held as part of Al Hoceima events at the local prisons of Ras El-Ma in Fez and Guercif. The hunger strike allegations broadcast by some...

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Morocco Submits Bid to Host CAF Club Competition Finals

24/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Cairo - The Moroccan Royal Football Federation has officially submitted a bid to host the finals of this year's Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, said a source from CAF. The Kingdom has proposed to host the finals of the African Champions League and African Confederation...

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Palestine Reaffirms Support for Morocco's Territorial Integrity

24/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Ramallah - Palestinian Foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, reaffirmed, Saturday in Ramallah, his country's unwavering support for the territorial integrity of Morocco. During talks with the ambassador, director of the Moroccan representative office in Ramallah, Mohamed Hamzaoui, the Palestinian...

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HM the King Congratulates Emperor of Japan on his Birthday

24/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to His Imperial Majesty Naruhito Emperor of Japan and Her Imperial Majesty Empress Masako on the occasion of the birthday of the Japanese emperor. The Sovereign expresses, in the message, his best wishes for good-health, well-being and...

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Truck Driver Arrested in Agadir in Possession of 589 kg of Cannabis Resin

24/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Policemen arrested Saturday night in the city of Agadir a truck driver in possession of 589 kg of cannabis resin, national police said in a statement. The suspect was arrested at the industrial district of Ait Melloul, the source said, adding that the banned substance was concealed inside...

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Digital Sector: French Economic Mission Next April in Morocco

22/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Paris – The largest employer federation in France MEDEF organizes an economic mission in Rabat and Casablanca next April to explore Morocco's business opportunities in the digital sector. Led by chairman of MEDEF International's digital task force, Marc Rennard, this mission, which will bring...

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Social Protection: AfDB Loans Morocco 204 Million Dollars

22/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has granted Morocco a loan of 204 million dollars to finance the Social Protection Improvement Support Program (PAAPS). "This is a loan agreement of 204 million dollars (about 2 billion dirhams) spread over 4 years whose aim is to accompany an...

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Fez To Host World Summit of Alliance of Civilizations from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, 2020, Moratinos

22/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The city of Fez has been chosen to host the World Summit of the Alliance of Civilizations scheduled from November 29 to December 02, 2020, said, on Friday in Rabat, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Angel Moratinos. "The city of Fez was...

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Opening of 6 Consulates in Southern Provinces Reinforces Morocco's Geopolitical Role, Italian Paper

22/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rome - Italian newspaper "Politecamente Coretto" said Friday that the opening of six consulates in the southern provinces of the Kingdom reinforces the geopolitical role of Morocco. The Italian daily, which recalled the official opening of the consulate general of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on...

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Fez To Host World Summit of Alliance of Civilizations from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, 2020, Moratinos

22/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The city of Fez has been chosen to host the World Summit of the Alliance of Civilizations scheduled from November 29 to December 02, 2020, said, on Friday in Rabat, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Angel Moratinos. "The city of Fez was...

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IMF Managing Director Underscores Morocco's Leadership in Governance

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, underscored, on Thursday in Rabat, the importance of the Kingdom's leadership in strengthening governance. The strategy developed and implemented by the Kingdom is an extremely important factor of...

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Royal Distinction Awarded in Jakarta to Guatemala's Former Ambassador to Morocco

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Jakarta - Guatemala's former ambassador to Morocco Jacobo Cuyún Salguero was awarded Thursday in Jakarta the Alawite Wissam of the Order of Grand Officer, which was granted to him by HM King Mohammed VI. The Royal distinction was handed to Cuyún Salguero by Morocco's ambassador to Colombia, Ouadia...

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Spain: Over 265,000 Moroccans Affiliated to Social Security

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Madrid - A total of 265,699 Moroccans were affiliated to social security in Spain by the end of January 2020, according to official figures. Moroccans top foreign non-EU workers affiliated to social security in Spain, ahead of the Chinese (106,613), Colombians (74,061) and Ecuadorians (71,281),...

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Over 1.7 Ton of Cannabis Resin Seized, Two People Arrested

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Policemen seized Thursday 1.78 ton of cannabis resin and arrested two people for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking criminal network. The suspects, both aged 25, were arrested on board a car at the rural commune of "Ain Meski", 17 km to the city of Erfoud, National Police said in a...

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Paranoia, racism: German killer drew on conspiracy tropes

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Bérlin _ He mixed extreme paranoia about secret state surveillance with far-right conspiracy tropes, misogyny and racist vitriol. The gunman who killed nine people in the Frankfurt suburb of Hanau left behind a 24-page rambling screed calling for the ``complete extermination'' of races he...

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Spain: Over 265,000 Moroccans Affiliated to Social Security

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Madrid - A total of 265,699 Moroccans were affiliated to social security in Spain by the end of January 2020, according to official figures. Moroccans top foreign non-EU workers affiliated to social security in Spain, ahead of the Chinese (106,613), Colombians (74,061) and Ecuadorians (71,281),...

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Over 1.7 Ton of Cannabis Resin Seized, Two People Arrested

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Policemen seized Thursday 1.78 ton of cannabis resin and arrested two people for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking criminal network. The suspects, both aged 25, were arrested on board a car at the rural commune of "Ain Meski", 17 km to the city of Erfoud, National Police said in a...

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Paranoia, racism: German killer drew on conspiracy tropes

21/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Bérlin _ He mixed extreme paranoia about secret state surveillance with far-right conspiracy tropes, misogyny and racist vitriol. The gunman who killed nine people in the Frankfurt suburb of Hanau left behind a 24-page rambling screed calling for the ``complete extermination'' of races he...

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