WB Loans Morocco $200 mln to Spur Small Agri-food Industries

The World Bank and Morocco signed a loan agreement worth $200 million in support of the second pillar of the Green Morocco Plan, particularly in the areas of promoting citrus and olive oil industries. The loan, signed by the World Bank and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, targets small and medium sized producers of […]

Morocco to set up permanent committee to manage natural hazards after deadly flood

Morocco vowed to set up a natural hazard management committee and an early warning system to protect citizens against floods after torrential rains took the lives of seven football fans in a village in the southern province of Taroudant. On Wednesday afternoon, seven people died in a flash flood that took them by surprise while […]

Spanish judiciary orders probe into fraudulent entry of Polisario chief to Spain

The scandal of the entry of Polisario leader into Spain under a false identity continues to spill ink in Spain after a judge in Saragossa ordered a probe to determine the civilian and military hierarchy that allowed the plane carrying the separatist leader to land in a military base, Spanish media reported. A crisis between […]