Morocco spurs industrial investments worth $1.1 billion to cut trade deficit

Morocco launched 52 investment projects worth 1.1 billion dollars with a capacity to employ up to 12.583 people in a bid to narrow its budget deficit. The projects are designed to cover goods that Morocco imports and will cut by 820 million dollars Moroccan imports. Part of its industrial acceleration plan, the new projects will […]

Morocco: Kuwaiti, French nationals on international arrest warrant arrested in Casablanca, Marrakech

Elements of the Moroccan national security services at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca arrested, this Wednesday, a Kuwaiti national on an international arrest warrant issued by Kuwaiti judicial authorities, a security source said. The wanted Kuwaiti was apprehended upon landing in the airport, after a check against the database of the International Criminal Police […]

King Mohammed VI appoints Chakib Benmoussa head of new development model committee

King Mohammed VI appointed Chakib Benmoussa head of the new ad-hoc committee for the development model, an advisory body that is tasked with making proposals and suggestions to improve the development reforms and increase their effectiveness.   Chakib Benmoussa served as interior minister from 2006 to 2010 and head of the social economic and environmental […]