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  • U.S. Relations With Morocco

    Morocco was one of the first countries to recognize the newly independent United States, opening its ports to American ships by decree of Sultan Mohammed III in 1777. Morocco formally recognized the United States by signing a treaty of peace and friendship in 1786, a document that remains the longest unbroken relationship in U.S. history. Full diplomatic relations began in 1905. Morocco entered into the status of a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, and normal diplomatic relations resumed after U.S. recognition of Moroccan independence in 1956. The two countries have a long history of working together bilaterally and regionally.

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    Tags : Morocco, USA,

  • Morocco and the Coronavirus Pandemic Shock

    Fitch Ratings downgraded Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-’ on 23 October 2020, making Morocco the latest sovereign to lose investment-grade status. However, while the ratings of several sovereigns that lost investment grade have continued to deteriorate, Fitch believes Morocco will be able to avoid this and this is reflected in the Stable Outlook. Sharp GDP Fall, Weaker External Finances The downgrade reflected the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Morocco’s economy and public and external finances. This report provides an overview of the effect of the pandemic on the country’s key credit metrics.

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    Tags : Morocco, coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic,

  • Wheat Initiative welcomes Morocco

    The Wheat Initiative Secretariat is pleased to announce that Morocco´s National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) has been inducted as the newest member of the Wheat Initiative. Last February the Wheat Initiative Secretariat and members of the Scientific Board…

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    Tags : Morocco, wheat initiative,

  • Morocco’s Planned Reforms for Undergraduate Education Stir Broad Opposition

    A plan by the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education that would, among other things, bump up the number of years required to earn a bachelor’s degree from three to four years has stirred up opposition among both students and professors. The plan was supposed to be…

    Read more from the source : Al Fanar Media

     

     

     

    Tags : Morocco, enseignement 1er cycle,

  • THE STATUS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN MOROCCO

    Morocco’s Constitution addresses the issue of women’s rights. Article 19 of the 2011 Constitution states, “The man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character.” This is a general guarantee of…

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    Tags : Morocco, women, rights,

  • UAE to become first Arab state to open consulate in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara

    The United Arab Emirates is set to become the first Arab state to open a consulate in the disputed Morocco-controlled Western Sahara region, Rabat said on Tuesday. The consulate will be opened in Laayoune, the largest city in the Western Sahara, which has been under the control of Morocco since the end of Spanish colonial rule in 1974. The Algerian-backed Polisario Front has been unsuccessfully pressing for the region’s independence, while United Nations efforts to broker a settlement between Rabat and Polisario have repeatedly failed.

    Read more from the source : Middle East Eye

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Morocco, EAU, Western Sahara, consulate,

  • Insights from Morocco into how smartphones support migration

    For undocumented migrants and refugees, accurate information is vital. Because of this, smartphones – mobile phones that perform many of the functions of a computer, like accessing the internet – have become an important tool. They give migrants access to applications…

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    Tags : Morocco, migration, smartphone,

  • MOROCCO: EXTRADITED FROM DENMARK, SAID MANSOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM

    A Moroccan court on 19 October 2020 sentenced to death Said Mansour for his involvement in the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca. Living in Denmark since 1984, the 59-year-old man was stripped of his Danish nationality and then extradited to Morocco, where he…

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    Tags : Morocco, Terrorism, Said Mansour,

  • Moroccan Western Sahara: A Dagger in Morocco’s Back

    The Western Sahara territorial conflict is an artificial issue. It has been such since its inception in the 1970s during the Cold War era and here is why: The vast territory called Western Sahara had been under Spanish occupation…

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    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Polisario, 

  • Hidden Gems of Northern Morocco with Art Historian Dr. Keelan Overton

    The enduring fascination of Morocco lies in its history as a crossroads of civilization that was influenced by the Romans, then the Arabs, more recently by French and Spanish colonialists, and enriched by links with tribal Africa. For centuries, travelers have been drawn to…

    Read more from the source : Santa Barbara Museum of Art

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Morocco, Art,