Defense Industry: Rabat & Madrid Explore Partnership Opportunities

Moroccan Minister Delegate in Charge of National Administration of Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi conferred Tuesday in Rabat with secretary of State for Defense, Angel Olivares Ramirez on cooperation prospects between the two countries in the defense industry. The two officials reviewed partnership opportunities in shipbuilding, aeronautics and armored vehicles’ manufacturing. They hailed the momentum gained by […]

Sofitel Agadir to close business end of June

Sofitel Royal Bay in the Moroccan southern Atlantic coastal city of Agadir will cease operating on June 30 as the lease contract comes to an end, Aujourd’hui.ma reports. Sofitel Agadir Royal Bay’s owner, ABS Holding, and the facility operator RISMA agreed not to extend the contract, which took effect in 2004, over the obsolescence of […]

Morocco: Coronavirus fears spark surge in demand for nonperishable food

Though Moroccan authorities are assuring the public that there is no need to panic over the coronavirus pandemic and that the supply of goods is largely sufficient and covers up 6 to 8 months, shoppers continue to rush to supermarkets and convenience stores to buy nonperishable food, hand sanitizers, cleaning supplies… Either in Casablanca, Rabat, […]