Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired, Wednesday January 10, a meeting of the High Security Council of Algeria, «devoted to examining the general situation in the country and the security situation linked to neighboring countries and the Sahel», reads a press release relayed by the local media. «The High Security Council regrets the hostile actions against Algeria, emanating from a brother Arab country» in the region, but without naming it. Before this
Morocco has joined the Integrated Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development, which brings together the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. A memorandum of understanding in this regard was signed, on January 11, 2024, in Manama, by the members of the coalition during the body’s fourth high-level ministerial meeting, attended by the Ministers of Industry of the four countries, as well as Ryad Mezzour, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Commerce. «The
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard, Thursday, arguments on the case that Israel is committing genocide in its war on Gaza. It is day one in the lawsuit filed in December by South Africa. The legal team of South Africa is heard by the ICJ panel, which includes 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council for nine years. One of the ICJ judges is Moroccan Mohamed Bennouna. Elected for the first time as an ICJ judge in February 2006, the Marrakech-born was
Nasser Bourita welcomed Morocco's election to the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council. In Algeria, in the absence of an official reaction, several media outlets condemned the Kingdom's victory.
On the 11th of January 1944, the Istiqlal party, recently formed, wrote a Manifesto demanding Morocco’s full independence. The party’s struggle against the French protectorate was carried out throughout the years even after the exile of Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef. Flash back.
Morocco has ranked the same as last year in the Global Firepower Military Strength Index which compares the military might of 145 states. The Kingdom ranked 61st in the world, but remains far behind Algeria, currently ranked 26th.
Bulgaria welcomed, Wednesday, Morocco's «serious and credible efforts» to resolve the Western Sahara issue. The Bulgarian government hailed the Moroccan autonomy plan, calling it a «serious and credible basis» for resolving this conflict. This position was expressed in the Joint Declaration adopted, in Rabat, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya Gabriel. Sofia reiterated
Nearly 2.9 million requests were submitted to the direct social assistance program via the portal www.asd.ma for government allocation. At the end of its weekly Council, held Wednesday, the government announced that more than 64% of these monthly funds requests were for children in school and out of school, while more than 34% are for government subsidies. Furthermore, 273 of these requests were for birth allowances, government spokesperson Mustapha Baïtas said during a press briefing
Days before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco national football team coach said that the continental competition is «a complicated tournament». Walid Regragui, who led the Atlas Lions last year to the semi-finals of the World Cup, told British news agency Reuters Wednesday that last year’s achievement in Qatar «has given [them] the experience of the big competitions». «But for us the reality is that the Cup of Nations is
Morocco won, Wednesday, in its race to head the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The vote took place this morning in Geneva. Morocco received 30 votes while South Africa only collected 17 votes. No abstentions were recorded during the vote. In a speech, the now president of the UN Human Rights Council, Moroccan Ambassador Omar Zniber, congratulated the countries which voted for Morocco. He also expressed his commitment to favoring «consensus» and «dialogue»