Morocco World News
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:35:00 +0000GCC Summit: Gulf Leaders Reiterate Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity
Rabat – Leaders of Gulf countries extolled partnership with Morocco during the 41st GCC summit held in Al Ula region in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The closing statement of the summit stressed the importance of the “special strategic partnership...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:40:55 +0000Moroccan Diplomat Deconstructs Bolton’s Fallacies on Western Sahara
Morocco’s former ambassador to the UN and to the UK, Khalil Haddaoui, has criticized former US diplomats John Bolton and James Baker for their “misleading” and Algeria-engineered narrative on the Western Sahara conflict. In an analysis publishe...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:21:37 +0000Fez Parkings: Politician Nabila Mounib Voices Solidarity With Protests
Moroccan politician Nabila Mounib has expressed her solidarity with Fez residents who are protesting the city’s decision to delegate the management of public parking spots to a foreign company. “My salutations to you and to all Moroccans who are ...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:47:50 +0000COVID-19 Kills 43 More Patients in Morocco in 24 Hours
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 43 new COVID-19-releated deaths in the past 24 hours. The death toll due to COVID-19 reached 7,581 as of 6 p.m. on January 5, marking a national fatality rate of 1.7%. The ministry also...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:38:05 +0000Airlines ‘Rush’ to Secure Morocco-Israel Route
Agadir – On December 22, 2020, Morocco and Israel officialized their agreement to establish diplomatic relations. Since then there has been a flurry of activity: exchange of diplomatic delegations, establishment of new flight routes, as well as...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:32:55 +0000EU Investment Bank Approves €85 Million Loan to Morocco’s Highways Company
Agadir – The board of directors of the Moroccan Company of Highways (ADM) recently convened and approved a financing contract for a loan worth €85 Million (MAD 893 million) with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan, which was si...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:58:39 +0000Morocco Announces Heavy Rainfalls, Strong Cold Wave
Rabat – Morocco’s weather office warn of another strong wave of gusts of wind and rainfalls for Wednesday and Thursday. The General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) issued an orange weather notice, forecasting heavy and stormy rainfalls, star...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:32:50 +0000Moroccan Ambassador Encourages Kenya to Get Closer to Morocco
Morocco’s Ambassador to Kenya, El Mokhtar Ghambou, has encouraged the East African country to cooperate with Morocco and work on improving bilateral relations. Ghambou said that Morocco and Kenya share several similarities that would allow them to ...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:19:22 +0000ICESCO Launches First Leadership Incubator Unit for Youth in Rabat
Rabat – The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has launched its first leadership incubator unit at its headquarters in Rabat. The initiative aims to equip young people in the countries of the Islamic world...
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:43:23 +0000Morocco’s OCP, China’s Hubei Forbon Team Up to Develop Fertilizer Solutions
Rabat – Morocco’s state-owned phosphate and fertilizer group OCP and China’s Hubei Forbon Technology have established a joint venture in research and development, with an eye on new generations of fertilizer solutions and “smart a...