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UK Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal
(MENAFN) The United Kingdom has officially supported Morocco’s initiative to grant limited self-governance to Western Sahara, concluding decades of its neutral stance on one of North Africa’s longest-running territorial conflicts. During a visit...

Kenya Inaugurates First Embassy in Morocco
(MENAFN) Kenya officially inaugurated its first embassy in Morocco on Monday, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations and signaling a significant strengthening of bilateral ties alongside a major policy shift on the Western Sahara issue. The...

Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield addresss National Council of Provinces Africa Day public lecture
Since the start of the preferential trade under African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 January 2024, South Africa’s preferential exports have steadily increased. The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr...

Jordanian publishing firms partakes in Rabat International Publishing and Book Fair
(MENAFN) Jordanian publishing companies are partaken in the Rabat International Book Fair, is progress at the moment in in Morocco-Rabat and continuing until the 28th of April. This active involvement offers a significant space for stepping up...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Africa's Travel Indaba
Programme Director; Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Province, Honourable Thamsanqa Ntuli and Councillor Cyril Xaba, Mayor of eThekwini our gracious hosts; Minister of Tourism in South Africa, Honourable Patricia de Lille and Deputy Minister of Tourism,...

Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán delivered press statements
AZERBAIJAN, May 20 - From Mohammed VI, King of Morocco His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Your Excellency, dear Brother. It is with great pleasure that I extend to you my sincerest congratulations on the...

"Tea for Harmony - Yaji Cultural Salon" and "Jiangxi Day" Promotion Event Held in Morocco
NANCHANG, China, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Tea for Harmony - Yaji Cultural Salon" and the "Unique Landscape in Jiangxi - Jiangxi Day in Morocco" promotion event were held on May 9 in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. More than 120 guests...

Riad Tizwa to Become Morocco’s First Verified Bamboo Badge Hotel with the Tuu Eco Stay Awards
Riad Tizwa, one of Morocco’s most environmentally conscious hotels, is proud to announce its official participation in the Tuu Eco Stay Awards program. MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, May 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Riad Tizwa, one of Morocco’s most...

Minister Patricia de Lille: Meetings Africa trade floor opening speech
Note to editors: The following speech was delivered this morning, 25 February 2025, at the Meetings Africa 2025 trade floor opening ceremony at the Sandton Convention Centre. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu MEC of Economic Development in...

Western Cape Government on hosting 2nd Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership (MCAP)
The Western Cape Government is honoured to host the 2nd Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership (MCAP) annual convening. MCAP is an international alliance of subnational governments with a Mediterranean climate covering five continents. Apart...

Minister Patricia de Lille opens 2025 edition of Meetings Africa, 25 Feb
On Tuesday 25 February 2025, Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, together with tourism and business events sector leaders will officially open the 2025 edition of Meetings Africa. Meetings Africa is a proudly Pan-African gathering that...

Morocco Strategic Minerals Closes Private Placement for a total amount of $1,000,0000
NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES MONTRÉAL, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation. (TSXV: MCC) ("Morocco Strategic Minerals" or the "Corporation") is pleased...

Aya Gold & Silver Secures US$25 Million Credit Facility from EBRD to Support Growth in Morocco
MONTREAL, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has received final internal approval by the Board of Directors of the European Bank for...

Transforming Futures: CompTIA allies with Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration to develop professional certification programs in the digital fields
Marrakech, Morocco, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CompTIA and the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform of the Kingdom of Morocco have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate digital skills development across the country....

Trump’s domestic political support craters at the 100-day mark before his Middle East trip
President Donald Trump reached the 100-day mark in his second term this week seeing a sharp drop in his domestic political standing. His approval rating at this point in his presidency is the lowest of any other president in at least the last...

The Kingdom Photography Award of Saudi Arabia Celebrates National Storytelling
Two photography exhibitions at Hayy Jameel highlight winners of Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Photography Award and explore culture, nature, and identity JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, May 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Saudi Arabia’s Visual Arts Commission has...

First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa
AZERBAIJAN, May 5 - 05 May 2025, 17:05 On May 5, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and her daughter Leyla Aliyeva met with Princess Lalla Hasnaa of the Kingdom of Morocco, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan. During...

ICE Arrests Worst of the Worst Over the Weekend, Including Man Who Threatened to Bomb a U.S. Representative’s Office
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens—including gang members, child rapists, drunk drivers - and one man convicted of threatened use of an explosive...

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU deepens police co-operation with Egypt ― Libyan authorities escalate crackdown on humanitarian organisations ― NGO accuses Moroccan authorities of ‘forced disappearances’ ― EU announces financial support for Palestinian Authori…
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has signed a working agreement with Egypt. Libyan authorities have suspended the operation of ten humanitarian NGOs after accusing them of facilitating the “resettlement” of...

Sylvain Côté named Vice President, International Development and Projects Lead at EXP
MONTREAL, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EXP, a global engineering, architectural, design and consulting firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Sylvain Côté, Eng., MGC, to Vice President, International Development and Projects Lead....