Israel aspires to sign a free trade agreement with Morocco, Israeli Minister of Economy Amir Peretz said. The move comes as the two countries decided, in December, to resume diplomatic ties with the upcoming opening of liaison offices in Rabat and Tel Aviv. Interviewed, Tuesday, by Moroccan newspaper L'Economiste, the minister said that the signing of a free trade agreement with Morocco is a «major objective», and announced the creation by Israel of an ad hoc team. The
After they have been criticizing Morocco’s recent weapon purchases, right-wing voices in Spain have observed silence after the Kingdom ordered a Navantia deep-sea patrol vessel for FAR.
The two Japanese groups Yazaki and Sumitomo signed, Tuesday in Casablanca, two memoranda of understanding for the creation of four factories in the automotive sector. The two firms will be investing 912 million dirhams and creating 8,300 jobs. The two memoranda of understanding were signed during a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the ministry said in a statement. The agreements include the construction of new
A Barcelona court ordered, Monday, the detention of three suspected jihadists, arrested Friday in Spain. They are two Libyan citizens and a Moroccan who arrived in Barcelona with the intention of preparing attacks and accused of constituting a terrorist organization, according to El Mundo. The terrorists arrived in Spain by boat from Algeria and crossed the country by car, from the province of Almería to Barcelona. Two of them settled in Barcelona with the help of a
456 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 452,988. 1,110 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 426,006. 24 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,767. 9 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in the Oriental, 2
Brahim Ghali’s recent absence from the political scene is unexpected. The secretary general of the Polisario, visibly overwhelmed by events, has chosen to remain silent while awaiting the inauguration of Joe Biden.
Israel has appointed its former ambassador to Egypt David Goffrin as its temporary charge d’affaires in Morocco. According to Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation, Goffrin will travel to rabat soon to head the reopening of Israel’s liaison office in the Kingdom. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has not yet confirmed the appointment. Morocco and Israel have agreed to reopen liaison offices in a deal brokered by the United States. After a US-Israeli high-level delegation
895 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 452,532. 1,355 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 424,696. 34 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,743. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 5 in Souss-Massa, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 2
A high-level US delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker, on Sunday visited the premises of the future Consulate General of the United States in Dakhla. The American delegation, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita and the United States Ambassador to Morocco David Fischer, toured the future premises of the US diplomatic representation. The delegation was received by the
«Relations between Morocco and the United States are stronger than ever and that our best years are ahead of us», said Sunday in Dakhla, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker. The American diplomat recalled that «2021 marks 200 years since the United States opened its first diplomatic mission in Morocco - our oldest diplomatic facility anywhere in the world», he affirmed that today, the United States sees the Kingdom as a