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Israeli Prime Minister Recognizes Western Sahara As Part Of Morocco

Netanyahu's Promise to Morocco Leads to Recognition of Western Sahara

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Invites Israeli PM Netanyahu For First-ever Visit

Morocco invites Israeli PM Netanyahu for historic visit after recognition of Western Sahara sovereignty

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Rabat: Israel To Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara

Israel will officially recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region

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Knesset Speaker Backs Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara

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Fairmont La Marina, Rabat Salé: glamour unlocked in Morocco’s overlooked capital

The latest opening from Fairmont Hotels brings luxury travel to a whole new region in Morocco. Samantha Herbert checks in to explore the hidden delights of Rabat

Evening Standard

Israel Signs Transport Accords With Morocco

Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and her Moroccan counterpart Mohamed Abdeljalil signed three agreements in Rabat

Zenger

Avinash Sable finishes 10th in 3000m steeplechase at Rabat Diamond League

RABAT (Morrocco): National record holder Avinash Sable failed to live up to expectations as he finished 10th in the 3000m steeplechase event at the second leg of the prestigious Diamond League meeting series here.

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Abdellah Taïa is Morocco's first openly gay writer – his work reimagines being Muslim, queer and African

Abdellah Taïa was born in 1973 in Rabat, Morocco. He currently lives in Paris. He is the first writer from north Africa – and in fact the Arab world – to openly declare that he is gay. In 2006, he came out in a highly publicised article in the Moroccan…

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Diamond League Rabat schedule, start times and results

Everything you need to know ahead of the second event of the season

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Marrakech Declared Islamic World's Capital of Culture in 2024

Rabat is the Culture Capital of the Islamic World for 2024, announced ICESCO Director General Salim al-Malik. The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) announced the closing ceremony of its year-long program of activities, including artistic and cultural events and celebrations, such as the International Museum and Exhibition…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CIA Director Visits Morocco to Assess Security Threats of Terrorist Organizations

Morocco's Director General of Territory Surveillance (DGST) Abdellatif Hammouchi met on Friday with Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns at his office in Rabat. The meeting focused on assessing the security situation and the associated risks at the regional levels and reviewed the security threats and…

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Spain Court Dismisses Morocco Case Against Journalist

A Madrid court has dismissed a case brought by Morocco against a Spanish journalist who had accused Rabat of bugging his phone with Pegasus spyware. The ruling, seen by AFP on Thursday, acquitted 68-year-old Ignacio Cembrero, dismissing Rabat's claim he had engaged in "an act of bragging" about being the…

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US Congress Delegation Praises Rabat-Washington Solid Partnership

Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita received Tuesday a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. “The conversation focused on the development of bilateral relations in the framework of mutual respect, constructive dialogue, and strengthening sectoral cooperation,” a statement from Morocco’s foreign ministry said. The pair also discussed “regional…

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Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff: Morocco Is a Major Partner to Washington

Morocco is a major partner and ally of the US and a stable country in a continent and region in search of stability, said Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mark Milley during a visit to Rabat on Sunday. The US views Morocco as a partner…

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Rabat, Brussels, Tel Aviv to Sign Document to Consolidate Cooperation

Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita said that Rabat, the European Commission, and Israel are preparing a document that they will sign to consolidate the tripartite cooperation and the regional dimension of their relations. Morocco and the European Union seek to develop security cooperation in migration as well as engage…

Reuters

Morocco says removal from financial watchlist will help ratings

The Financial Action Task Force's decision on Friday to remove Morocco from its "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny will help Rabat's position in talks with international financial institutions, the Moroccan government said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco, Netherlands Discuss Migration, People Smuggling

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit met in Rabat with State Secretary for Justice and Security of the Netherlands Eric Van der Burg, during which they discussed migration issues and means of cooperation in this regard. The two officials discussed different mechanisms to improve cooperation, including the exchange of expertise, information,…

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Saudi Al-Hilal FC Second in FIFA Club World Cup

Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco after losing 5-3 to the Spanish Real Madrid in the final match Saturday. Brazilian Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 13th minute with his…

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Spain, Morocco Discuss Submarine Tunnel Project

The submarine tunnel project linking Morocco and Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar is back on the table of discussions between the two countries on the sidelines of the 12th Moroccan-Spanish high-level meeting in Rabat. The two countries aimed to strengthen their partnership, but the project faced several obstacles that…

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Morocco, Spain Sign Over 20 Agreements, Kicking off New Phase in Relations

Rabat and Madrid started a new era of relations, with the signing of more than 20 agreements, including facilitating Spanish investments in Morocco, establishing partnerships in the fields of education, culture, water desalination, and rail transport, and agreeing to ensure the passage of people and goods through customs, land and…

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Spain, Morocco seek reset of testy relationship at Rabat summit

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the two countries agreed on a commitment of ‘mutual respect’.

Reuters

Spain to recruit Moroccan truck drivers to fill labour shortages

Spain will train and employ a group of Moroccan truck drivers as a way to channel migration into Europe's transport sector affected by an acute labour shortage, a senior Spanish government source told Reuters during a summit in Rabat.

Reuters

TIMELINE-Spain and Morocco's rocky diplomatic relations

Spain and Morocco's first bilateral summit in eight years on Thursday sees the countries seek to strengthen economic ties and build on a diplomatic truce reached last year after disputes over migration and territory.

Reuters

Spain, Morocco forge economic ties as Western Sahara policy reversal eases tensions

Spain and Morocco will hold their first bilateral summit in eight years on Thursday as they seek to strengthen economic ties and build on a diplomatic truce reached last year after disputes over migration and territory.

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Spain’s PM Heads to Morocco at Head of Large Delegation

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez traveled to Rabat on Wednesday along with 11 ministers for a meeting with Moroccan government officials. The visit comes 10 months after Sánchez went to meet Moroccan King Mohammed VI and put an end to a diplomatic crisis that had erupted in 2021 regarding Morocco's…

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