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Tanger Med Port sacks its director general after ‘conflict of interest’ reports

Idriss Aarabi has replaced Hassan Abkari as director general of the Mediterranean’s largest port, after the latter featured in media articles citing a conflict of interest. Abkari was cited in multiple stories, including in Barlamane news outlet, which published documents accusing him of setting up a port counselling company in Valencia, Spain. The move was […]

Morocco and the U.S: a transatlantic alliance to address MENA’S challenges and opportunities

In a tragic yet entirely unexpected way, it is immediately post a dramatic event in the Maghreb- the unfortunate assassination of U.S. ambassador in Libya- that Morocco and the United States have renewed vows on their long standing shared journey by signing a Strategic Pact in Washington two weeks ago. While many observers view this […]

Haiti eager to learn from Morocco’s expertize in agriculture; fertilizers purchase agreement in the pipeline

Haiti is eager to benefit from Morocco’s agricultural expertize and is mulling plans to buy fertilizers from the North African country. According to local media Haiti Libre, these cooperation prospects were reviewed at a recent meeting in Rome between Minister of Agriculture Jobert C. Angrand and Morocco’s ambassador to Italy Hassan Abouyoub, who is a […]