Morocco’s Economy Grows 4.8% in Q2 2026 Despite Global Headwinds, with More to Come

Morocco’s economy expanded by 4.8 percent in year-on-year terms in the second quarter of 2026, an acceleration from the 4.6 percent recorded in the first quarter, according to the High Commission for Planning’s most recent economic conditions note. The growth was achieved despite a challenging international environment characterized by the continuation of the Iran conflict, […]

Morocco-Germany: Growing terrorist threat challenges discussed in Rabat

The assessment of the security situation at the regional level and the challenges arising from the growing terrorist threat were at the focus of a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat between Director General of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Thomas Haldenwang, who […]

UN Expresses ‘Deep Shock’ at Scale of Executions in Egypt

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed its “deep shock” after 20 people were reported to have been executed in Egypt since last week. The OHCHR also raised concerns that due process and fair trial guarantees did not appear to have been followed. The UN statement cited the case of […]