Abdallah Morsi

U.S. lauds Morocco’s counter-terror strategy

The U.S. State Department has commended Morocco’s counter-terrorism (CT) efforts which have enabled the North African Kingdom to mitigate the risk of terrorism by promoting economic and human development in addition to countering radicalization. In its annual country reports on terrorism released Thursday, the State Department said Morocco continued its comprehensive strategy that includes vigilant […]

Covid-19: Morocco suspends air links with France, Spain

Moroccan authorities have decided to temporarily suspend air links to and from France and Spain, extending thus the list of countries with which air links have been banned, in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.   The suspension of air links with the two European countries comes into effect as of Tuesday March 30, […]

Morocco’s GDP per capita more than doubles in twenty years

Morocco’s gross domestic product per capita more than doubled in the last two decades of the reign of King Mohammed VI who made of fighting poverty a priority. The GDP per capita grew from 1460 dollars twenty years ago to about 3090 dollars currently, according to World Bank figures. Poverty rate dropped to 4% of […]