Water wasting now punishable in Casablanca as climate change bites

The mayorship of Casablanca issued directives punishing the acts of wasting water in the city of 5 million inhabitants as the country faces an acute water shortage due to climate change and successive droughts. Casablanca authorities banned the use of drinking water for irrigating green spaces as well as cleaning of vehicles and streets as […]

Towards the creation of a Moroccan-Mauritanian parliamentary economic forum

The Speaker of the upper house of the Moroccan parliament, Naama Mayara, stressed from Nouakchott that the promotion of trade is a real avenue for strengthening distinguished relations between Morocco and Mauritania and suggested he setting up of a parliamentary economic forum. The proposal was made during a meeting Sunday with parliamentary groups at the […]

Morocco set to become regional air defense industry hub

Three aerospace companies, Sabca Maroc, Belgium’s Sabena- an offshore of Blueberry Group- and the US Lockhead Martin will open the first maintenance plant dedicated to Moroccan military aircrafts, which is also poised to serve as a maintenance hub for friendly countries in the region operating airplanes such as C130. Morocco is building on its position […]