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Spain's PM heads to Morocco to reap benefits of mended ties

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is traveling to Rabat along with 12 ministers before a meeting with Moroccan government officials

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Morocco: Solution to Libyan Crisis Only Possible Through Int’l Support, Elections

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Monday that resolving the Libyan crisis cannot be achieved without international support through the United Nations. Bourita held talks in Rabat with Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily. Following the talks, he told a press conference that…

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Real Madrid expected to continue European dominance of Club World Cup

Rabat (AFP) - One of the last Club World Cups in its current format begins on Wednesday in Morocco, where Real Madrid will be favourites to continue Europe's dominance of the much-maligned FIFA competition.

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Morocco's Amazigh speakers fear indigenous language fading

When Hassna Amzil's parents speak their original language of Amazigh, she struggles to follow as part of a generation whose families moved from Morocco's mountains to its Arabic-speaking major cities and now regret their lost roots.

Reuters

France to Boost 'Exceptional Partnership' with Morocco

France denied any crisis with Morocco, stressing that the partnership between the two countries is "exceptional." The spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry, Anne-Claire Legendre, assured on Thursday that the country is "not in crisis" with Morocco, following criticism in Morocco of the European country's approach towards Rabat. "On the…

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US Says it Supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Sahara

The US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Michele Sison, reiterated on Wednesday Washington’s support to the Moroccan autonomy plan as a serious, credible and realistic solution to the dispute over the Sahara. “The United States continues to consider the autonomy plan presented by Morocco as serious, credible…

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Saudi Arabia, Morocco Sign Counter-Terrorism Agreement

Head of Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) Abdellatif Hammouchi received in Rabat on Tuesday Saudi deputy chief of the Presidency of State Security Minister Abdullah bin Fahd bin Saleh al-Owais. Hammouchi and al-Owais signed a cooperation counter-terrorism agreement between the DGST and Presidency of State Security. The deal…

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Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament

Rabat (AFP) - Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom.

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Football row brings bitter Algeria-Morocco rivalry to forefront

Moroccan national team withdrew from this month’s Algeria-hosted African Nations Championship.

Al Jazeera

Morocco-Algeria spat spills into football with African cup no-show

Rabat (AFP) - The decades-long rivalry between North African neighbours Morocco and Algeria has spilled onto the football pitch, leaving the Moroccan team out of the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

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Spain court hears Rabat case over reporter's spyware claim

Madrid (AFP) - Morocco on Friday called on a Madrid court to exonerate the kingdom of repeated claims by a Spanish journalist that it was responsible for bugging his phone with Pegasus spyware.

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Morocco team await Algerian green light to fly in for CHAN

Rabat (AFP) - Morocco's football team was waiting at Rabat airport Friday for a green light to take off for Algeria, the kingdom's arch-rival which is hosting the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

AFP

EU top diplomat, in Morocco, vows 'zero tolerance' for graft

Rabat (AFP) - The European Union's top diplomat vowed "zero tolerance" for graft on Thursday as he visited Morocco, which has been linked to an influence-trafficking scandal rocking the European Parliament.

AFP

Moroccan director wants 'healthy' debate on gay rights

Rabat (AFP) - Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke "a healthy, much-needed debate" around LGBTQ rights and challenge taboos in the conservative country.

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Saudi Libraries Commission Takes Part in Islamic Manuscripts Expo in Rabat

The Saudi Libraries Commission has organized the Islamic Manuscripts and Species Exposition in cooperation with the National Committee for Education, Culture and Science and King Abdulaziz Public Library, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday. The event coincided with the meeting of the 43rd Consultative and Executive Council, an affiliate of…

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After World Cup run, Morocco shoots at diplomatic gains

Rabat (AFP) - Morocco is hoping its unprecedented World Cup exploits can help it win friends and influence people, especially among an Arab public opposed to its 2020 rapprochement with Israel.

Al Jazeera

Morocco’s Atlas Lions receive hero’s welcome on return home

The national team made history in this year’s FIFA World Cup after beating elite teams Belgium, Portugal and Spain.

AFP

Morocco World Cup team arrives home to heroes' welcome

Rabat (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital on Tuesday to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African squad ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup.

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Jubilant Morocco Welcomes Home History-Making World Cup Team

Tens of thousands of jubilant Moroccans welcomed their national football team home Tuesday after the players exceeded the North African nation's wildest expectations and finished fourth at the World Cup in Qatar. Fans packed squares and lined up along avenues and streets in and around Rabat, lighting flares, waving flags,…

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No need for blows in martial arts row

Khmer traditional martial arts, or "Kun Lbokator", was among this year's 22 new inscriptions to Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (ICH), as announced at the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was convened from Nov 28 to Dec 3…

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Morocco’s World Cup Success Boosts Academy that Gave Players a Start

At a football academy near Rabat, 100 young Moroccans hope to emulate the success of alumni who took the national team to a World Cup semi-final and will play in a third-place game on Saturday. Morocco spent $13 million to build the Mohammed VI Football Academy in 2010 when the…

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Moroccan, French FMs Declare End to ‘Visa Crisis’

Morocco and France announced on Friday the resumption of normal consular activity between them. “We will work to revive cooperation mechanisms between our countries,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said at a joint press conference with his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, in Rabat. “We've taken measures with our Moroccan partners…

Reuters

France announces it will end visa restrictions with Morocco

France will end visa restrictions for Moroccan nationals, the foreign minister said on Friday, in a sign of warmer relations between the two countries after more than a year of tensions between Paris and Rabat.

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Morocco King Congratulates Macron, Hails Performance of Moroccan Football Team

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron following Wednesday’s 2022 World Cup semi-finals match between France and Morocco. Mohammed congratulated Macron for France's triumph which has put the team into the World Cup final. The call came on the eve of the visit of…

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Morocco press hails team as World Cup dream ends just shy of final

Rabat (AFP) - Moroccan media hailed the national football team on Thursday as the country digested its defeat to France on the doorstep of the World Cup final, ending a history-making run.

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