Morocco is a member of the United Nations and belongs to the African Union,Arab League,Arab Maghreb Union (UMA),Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),the Non-Aligned Movement and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). Morocco's relationships vary greatly between African,Arab,United States,United Kingdom,Australia,and Western states. Morocco has had strong ties with the West in order to gain economic and political benefits. France and Spain remain the primary trade partners,as well as the primary creditors and foreign investors in Morocco. From the total foreign investments in Morocco,the European Union invests approximately 73.5%,whereas the Arab world invests only 19.3%. As of 2009,many countries from the Persian Gulf and Maghreb regions are also becoming more involved in large-scale development projects in Morocco.
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg,opposite Salé,the city's main commuter town.
The Universitédu Québec àMontréal(UQAM;English:University of Quebec in Montreal;French pronunciation:[ynivɛʁsitedykebɛkamɔ̃ʁeal]), is a French-language public research university based in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Universitédu Québec system.
Mohammed VI is King of Morocco. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty,he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999,upon the death of his father,King Hassan II.
Hassan II was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999.
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University,commonly known as Panthéon-Assas or Paris 2,is a university in Paris,often described as the top law school of France. It is considered the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris,the second-oldest faculty of Law in the world,founded in the 12th century.
Al Akhawayn University is an independent,public,not-for-profit,coeducational university in Ifrane,Morocco,70 km (43 mi) from the imperial city of Fez,in the Middle Atlas Mountains. The medium of instruction is the English language.
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux,also known as Sciences Po Bordeaux,is a French grande école located on the university campus of Pessac,Bordeaux. It is attached to the University of Bordeaux. Established in 1948,Sciences Po Bordeaux is one of the ten Institutes of Political Studies in France.
Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP),also known as Maghreb Agence Presse,is the government-owned official news agency of the Kingdom of Morocco.
The National Union of Sahrawi Women is the women's wing of the Polisario Front. It was created in 1974,and claims to have 10,000 members,divided between the Sahrawi refugee camps,the Liberated territories,the Moroccan-occupied part of Western Sahara and the Sahrawi diaspora.
Toulouse Capitole University is a public university in Toulouse,France. It is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse,in southwestern France. The university,presided by Hugues Kenfack,focuses on social sciences,law,political science,economics and administration. An active member of the federal University of Toulouse,it became an experimental public institution on January 1,2023.
The Parliament of Morocco is the bicameral legislature located in Rabat,the capital of Morocco.
La Fémis is a French grande école and the film and television school of PSL Research University.
Sports in Morocco refers to the sports played in the Kingdom of Morocco. As of 2007,Moroccan society participated in many sports,including handball,football,golf,tennis,basketball,and athletics. Hicham El Guerrouj,a retired middle distance runner for Morocco,won two gold medals for Morocco at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Algeria is represented in Morocco by its embassy in Rabat;Algeria also has consulates in Rabat,Casablanca and Oujda. Morocco is represented in Algeria by an embassy in Algiers;it also has consulates in Algiers,Oran and Sidi Bel Abbès. Relations between the two North African states have been marred by several crises since their independence,particularly the 1963 Sand War,the Western Sahara War of 1975–1991,the closing of the Algeria–Morocco border in 1994,an ongoing disagreement over the political status of Western Sahara and the signing of the Israel–Morocco normalization agreement in 2020.
There are a number of languages in Morocco. De jure,the two official languages are Standard Arabic and Standard Moroccan Berber. Moroccan Arabic is by far the primary spoken vernacular and lingua franca,whereas Berber languages serve as vernaculars for significant portions of the country. The languages of prestige in Morocco are Arabic in its Classical and Modern Standard Forms and sometimes French,the latter of which serves as a second language for approximately 33% of Moroccans. According to a 2000–2002 survey done by Moha Ennaji,author of Multilingualism,Cultural Identity,and Education in Morocco,"there is a general agreement that Standard Arabic,Moroccan Arabic,and Berber are the national languages." Ennaji also concluded "This survey confirms the idea that multilingualism in Morocco is a vivid sociolinguistic phenomenon,which is favored by many people."
Mehdi Ben Barka was a Moroccan nationalist,Arab socialist,politician,revolutionary,anti-imperialist,head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference. An opponent of French Imperialism and King Hassan II,he was "disappeared" in Paris in 1965.
The State of Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco formally established diplomatic relations in 2020,when both sides signed the Israel–Morocco normalization agreement in light of the Abraham Accords. While official ties had previously not existed due to the Arab–Israeli conflict,the two countries maintained a secretive bilateral relationship on a number of fronts following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. For many years,Moroccan king Hassan II facilitated a relationship with Israeli authorities,and these ties are considered to have been instrumental in stabilizing Morocco and striking down possible anti-monarchy threats within the country. The Israeli passport is accepted for entry into Morocco,with a visa granted on arrival. With the bilateral normalization agreement in December 2020,Morocco officially recognized Israeli statehood. Almost three years later,in July 2023,Israel officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Asmae El Moudir is a Moroccan film director,screenwriter and producer.
Neo Motors is a Moroccan automobile manufacturing startup headquartered in Aïn El Aouda near Rabat,Morocco. Founded in May 2018 by Nassim Belkhayat and Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid,a prototype SUV was unveiled in May 2023 during a showcase to King Mohammed VI. Neo Motors is the first homegrown automobile company in Morocco. The company began delivering their first models in December 2023.
