Morocco-economic sectors

Moroccans rank second among new EU citizens in 2024

Moroccans accounted for 8% of the 1,177,232 citizenships granted across European Union countries in 2024, ranking as the second largest group of new citizens after Syrians, according to Eurostat. Data published in the EU statistics office’s 2026 edition of Demography of Europe showed Syrians made up the largest share of naturalizations last year, with 110,083 […]

Moroccan Lower House Speaker Welcomes UN Secretary General’s Report on Sahara

Speaker of the Lower House of the Moroccan Parliament, Habib El Malki, welcomed the draft report submitted by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Security Council calling for an immediate retreat of the Polisario militias from the buffer strip and warning of the degrading humanitarian conditions prevailing in Tindouf. “Antonio Guterres expressed concerns […]

Mali Rebels Deny Foreign Aid in Conflict with Government Forces

Recent clashes in northern Mali have thrust the country’s complex political landscape into the spotlight. The Tuareg rebel alliance claims to have inflicted significant losses on Mali’s army and Wagner mercenaries near the Algerian border, reportedly killing 84 Wagner personnel and 47 Malian soldiers. However, the rebel spokesperson firmly denies receiving any external assistance, including […]