IMF welcomes Morocco's intention to purchase part of the PLL arrangement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the Moroccan authorities intend to purchase soon part of the amount purchased under the PLL arrangement. «Directors noted that the decision to draw on the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) arrangement in April 2020 has helped ease external financing pressures and to maintain official reserves at an adequate level», IMF wrote in a statement. To the agency, «this may make post-program

Justice and Development Party at the forefront of normalization between Morocco and Israel

While it never stopped denouncing normalization with Israel, the PJD saw itself playing the leading role in this agreement. How will the signing of the agreement by Saadeddine El Othmani be perceived by members of the Islamist party ?

Exchange of fire between the Moroccan and Mauritanian army in the Sahara

The Mauritanian army announced on Tuesday an exchange of fire with the Moroccan army on the northern border of Mauritania. In a press release, relayed by the private news agency Al Akhbar, the Mauritanian army explained that one of its patrols came under fire on Tuesday, while pursuing a group of traffickers in the border area near Inal, in northern Mauritania. It added that it «immediately opened an investigation to determine the source» of the shots, which did not cause any

In the presence of the King, Morocco, Israel and the United States sign a joint declaration

On Tuesday, Saadeddine El Othmani, Jared Kushner and Israel's Meir Ben Shabbat signed, in front of King Mohammed VI, a joint declaration between the three states. A legal framework that regulates relations between Rabat, Tel Aviv and Washington DC.

«Rabat does not recognize Spain's sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla», Moroccan diplomat says

The Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister unveiled, Tuesday, details about summoning Morocco’s ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich. According to Arancha Gonzalez, the Moroccan diplomat told Cristina Gallach, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that Rabat does not recognize Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, adding that the Kingdom’s position in this regard has not changed. Morocco still considers the two cities to be «occupied». Gonzalez confirmed, during

Covid-19 : 2,646 new infections in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca and Tangier

2,646 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 420,648. 2,791 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 382,925. 30 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,030. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 5 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 5 in Marrakech-Safi, 3 in

US-Israeli delegation led by Jared Kushner and Meir Ben-Shabbat arrives in Rabat

The US-Israeli delegation, led by White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Israel's National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, arrived Tuesday afternoon in Rabat, taking the first direct flight linking Tel Aviv to the Moroccan capital. At the Rabat airport, the United States Ambassador to Morocco David Fischer welcomed the delegation, expected to seal the Moroccan-Israeli deal brokered by the Trump administration. Said delegation, which also includes Assistant to the

Will Italy and Portugal be the first EU countries to open consulates in the Sahara ?

Throughout this year, a number of countries have opened diplomatic representations in the Sahara, mainly in Dakhla and Laayoune. According to El Espanol, countries from the European Union are also ready to follow suit, namely Italy and Portugal. According to the same source, negotiations with Rome would be underway. Morocco and Italy signed, on November 1, in Rabat a declaration of multidimensional strategic partnership.  Meetings between Nasser Bourita and Luigi Di Maio are

RAM boosts its domestic flights program connecting Casablanca to Zagora, Ouarzazate and Errachidia

Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced that it will resume the Casablanca-Zagora line, with two flights a week and will increase the number of frequencies on three different lines. Ouarzazate will be linked to Casablanca, with five flights a week. Errachidia will be linked to the same city with four flights a week. As for the Casablanca-Dakhla line, the number of flights will reach 3 per day during the end of the year period. «The national company has

«History is being written before our eyes», Israel’s National Security Advisor says prior visit to Rabat

The first direct flight linking Tel Aviv to Rabat took off, Tuesday, carrying White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Israel's National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat. The US-Israeli delegation is expected to land in Rabat to sign a series of agreements and the first documents of the Moroccan-Israeli normalization deal, which the two country has announced earlier in December, Jerusalem Post reported. «The state we have lived in for the last 75 years, where Jews and Muslims have