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Morocco, Israel kick off direct flights after resumption of ties

The first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, marking the launch of non-stop flights between Morocco and Israel since they both agreed to resume diplomatic ties last December in a US-brokered deal. An Israir flight with about 100 passengers from Tel Aviv arrived in Marrakech Sunday noon, while another […]

S&P raises Morocco’s rating to ‘BBB-/A-3’ with stable outlook

The Standard & Poors agency has raised Morocco’s sovereign credit rating from ‘BB+/B’ to ‘BBB-/A-3’ with stable outlook thanks to the resilience shown by the country’s economy in the face of consecutive economic shocks, including the one triggered by the instability in global trade because of U.S. trade tariffs. Economic growth prospects are solid, with […]

Intelligence Failure to Blame for Catalonia Terrorist Attack

In the wake of the terrorist attacks that shook Barcelona and Finland, several media outlets and self-proclaimed pundits took the easy way of putting the blame on Morocco, the country of origin of most of the radicalized youth, instead of lambasting the European laxism and intelligence failure. The desperate attempts at pushing the name of […]