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Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:55:48 +0000
Occupational Therapy Association Hosts Tangier Conference
Rabat – The Occupational Therapy Association of Morocco is organizing its third annual conference, which it will hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual event will be hosted from the University of New England’s Tangier Campus. ...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:26:40 +0000
Western Sahara: Morocco Considers AU PSC Meeting a ‘Non-Event’
Rabat – Morocco’s government responded to the communique the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) issued on Thursday in defiance of AU Decision 693, stipulating the UN’s centrality in the Western Sahara political process. Mini...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:22:58 +0000
Latin American Countries Call on Morocco’s Pandemic Response Expertise
Rabat – The Parliamentary Friendship Groups of Honduras, Bolivia, and Nicaragua, as well as the Global Latin Africa Foundation, hope to learn from Morocco’s experience in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint statement released on...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:52:28 +0000
Algeria-Driven AU Communique Provides Flashback to Bygone Era
Rabat – Algeria on Wednesday used the AU to issue a commmunique with several problematic statements regarding Western Sahara. The document will have no impact on future AU policy but again highlights Algeria’s efforts to purposefully increase...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:49:12 +0000
New Zealand Court Reaffirms Legality of Western Sahara Phosphates
Rabat – A New Zealand court has issued a ruling in a landmark case that could shift perceptions on exports from the Western Sahara region in southern Morocco. On Wednesday, March 15, the Auckland High Court of New Zealand ruled in favor of Moro...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:37:36 +0000
Morocco Acknowledges Need To Intensify Efforts Against Child Marriage
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of National Education Saaid Amzazi emphasized the persistence of child marriage in Morocco at an event held on Thursday in Marrakech. The official made his remarks during the official inauguration of the implementat...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:21:14 +0000
Mohammed V University, Moroccan Startups Ink Research, Innovation Deals
Rabat — President of Morocco’s Mohammed V University, Mohammed Rhachi, along with the Director of the City of Innovation, Bouchaib Bounabat, signed on Friday partnership agreements in the field of research and innovation with four startup com...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:18:00 +0000
Morocco, Hungary Seek to Strengthen Migration, Security Cooperation
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita held a telephone interview on March 18 with his counterpart from Hungary Peter Szijjarto. During the phone call, the two ministers expressed their mutual satisfaction regarding the ...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:54:33 +0000
Weather Office Forecasts Heavy Thunderstorms, Snowfall to Last Until Sunday
Rabat – Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) forecasts heavy thunderstorms and snowfall for today in several regions across Morocco from Friday to Sunday. The weather office issued a special weather warning, to expect heavy thun...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:25:24 +0000
Western Sahara: Algeria Claims To Support What Sahrawis ‘Decide’
Rabat – In an attempt to clear up its image amid controversial remarks and hostility against Morocco, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum claimed his country is supporting any solution Sahrawis choose to end the dispute over Western Sa...



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