Three regions dominate Morocco’s GDP with 60%

The regions of Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier have created 60% of Morocco’s GDP in 2020, with five other regions contributing by 33%, the high commission for planning said. Morocco’s GDP dropped to $115 billion in 2020 under the double impact of the pandemic and drought. The three leading economic regions are also demographically dense compared […]

Morocco’s King presides over swearing-in ceremony of officers graduating from military schools, names class after “Sultan Ahmed Al-Mansour Al-Dhahabi”

King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of officers who graduated from the major military and paramilitary institutes and schools, as well as officers from the ranks. During the […]

Africa, Middle East crises high on agenda at G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy

As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are also high on the agenda during the three days of talks. The continuing escalation of tensions in the Middle East — between Israel and Iran, the war in Gaza, and […]