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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:08:00 +0000
Figuig Authorities Meet Farmers Following Evacuation Notice From Algeria
Rabat – After having received a notice from the Algerian army to evacuate their farms in El Arja, eastern Morocco, the governor of Figuig has convened a meeting to address the issue.  On March 16, the governor met with a number of local fa...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:32:18 +0000
Moroccan Aeronautics Sector ‘Stronger’ Post-COVID-19
Rabat – The Moroccan aeronautics sector has largely weathered the COVID-19 crisis, and it will emerge “stronger” in a post-pandemic world, says Morocco’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and New Technologies, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Speaking at...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:20:11 +0000
Tourists From Israel Could Help Moroccan Economy to Recover
Rabat – As tourism in Morocco is experiencing a pandemic-induced lull, both Moroccan and Israeli media have pointed out that the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries could be a crucial step in the post-pandemic recovery. Moro...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:18:21 +0000
Spanish Police Uncover Submarine Designed to Traffick Cocaine From Morocco
Rabat — Spanish police discovered on Monday a nine-foot submarine dedicated to trafficking cocaine between Spain and Morocco, according to Spanish authorities. Europol alleges that the watercraft is the first drug trafficking submarine constructed ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:08:35 +0000
Morocco Orders 300 Tactical Vehicles for Military Use From France’s Arquus Group
Rabat – Morocco’s government is determined to continue to strengthen its army with the latest equipment. Emmanuel Levacher, CEO of French group Arquus announced on March 10 that Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) has ordered 300 VLRA trucks...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:36:33 +0000
Moroccan Philosopher Abdallah Laroui ‘Doing Well’ After False Death Rumors
Rabat — Esteemed Moroccan professor and intellectual Abdallah Laroui is “still alive” and “doing well,” according to a statement from his editor after rumors circulated yesterday that Laroui had died. Laroui is a Moroccan philosopher and hi...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:10:46 +0000
Race2Space: Moroccan Student Aya Attar Conceptualizes Time
Rabat – Aya Attar is a second-year baccalaureate student from Azrou, a city near Ifrane in Morocco. A semi-finalist in the Race2Space contest, Attar is working on a project aimed at explaining and conceptualizing time.  In a short video about ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:01:51 +0000
Strategic Paranoia: The Banality of Algeria’s Moroccan Obsession
Rabat – If anything has stood out from the recent avalanche of alarming reports for Algeria-Morocco ties, it is that Morocco is Algeria’s favorite punching bag.  “I have the honor to inform you that the kingdom of Morocco is adopting a new...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:48:25 +0000
Football: Morocco Seeks to Develop Cooperation with Spain’s FREF
Rabat – The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, met on Monday with a Spanish Basque delegation to discuss cooperation between the FRMF and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (FREF). The meeting comes rig...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:28:02 +0000
Morocco and the Basque Region Discuss Fishing Cooperation
Rabat – Zakia Driouch, secretary-general of the fisheries department at the ministry of agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development and water and forests, received a delegation of businessmen and women from the Basque region on Monday Ma...



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