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Moroccan Tourism businesses sigh a breath of relief at opening of international traffic

Morocco has opened its airports to international passenger traffic with most of tourism emitting countries giving a brim of hope for tourism professionals who have borne the brunt of Covid-19 travel bans. After a tough 2020 year in which tourism revenues fell by 53.8% to 36.3 billion dirhams ($3.8 billion), travel receipts further dropped by […]

Moroccan CGEM, Chinese CCPIT sign MoU to strengthen economic & trade ties

The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) signed Monday, through videoconference, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen economic and trade relations between Morocco and China, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under this agreement, initialed by CGEM president Chakib Alj, and […]

Occupied Ceuta at Heart of NATO-Russia Row over Warship Refuelling

The Moroccan Spanish-occupied city of Sebta (internationally known as Ceuta) was at the heart of a row after NATO voiced concerns over the refuelling of Russian warships in the city’s port, on the strait of Gibraltar. A group of warships including Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, are reportedly refuelling at sea off Ceuta’s […]