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US Congress Honors Historic Morocco Partnership at Rare Capitol Gala

The United States Congress hosted a gala Tuesday evening celebrating the strategic partnership between Morocco and America, rooted in Washington’s oldest continuous diplomatic bond worldwide. The Kennedy Caucus Room, a rare venue for foreign partner tributes, adopted distinctly Moroccan tones as senior political figures gathered to honor the relationship. Organized through Project Legacy Morocco initiative, […]

Morocco’s ONCF to buy 168 trains from France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem

Morocco’s ONCF has chosen France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF, and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem as manufacturers of its tender to buy 168 trains, including high-speed, intercity and urban trains. The new trains will help ONCF renew its existing fleet and accommodate for traffic growth, the rail operator said in a statement. It also added that the […]

Algeria: Crisis Worsening, Fueling Social Anger & Raising Fears of Implosion

The social and economic situation is getting worse in Algeria despite the government’s efforts to contain the crisis, exacerbated by chronic corruption and falling revenue from oil and gas. Deeply concerned over the shrinking of its hard currency reserves needed for the purchase of products manufactured abroad, the Algerian authorities decided to curb import but […]