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Morocco: WB Supports Casablanca Development Plan with $100 Additional Funding

The World Bank has approved a $100 million additional financing for the Casablanca Municipal Support Program. The amount adds to the initial program of $200 million originally approved in 2017. The program supports the city’s financial and institutional strengthening under the Greater Casablanca Development Plan (Plan de Développement du Grand Casablanca, PDGC) with the aim […]

Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Syria Killed in Armed Attack

Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Syria, Mohamed Alaeddine Kiyali, has been killed in an attack by armed men. The consul and another passenger, a Syrian judge, Mahmoud Bebi, were both injured on Tuesday when armed groups opened fire at a car transporting them in the province of Aleppo, northern Syria, pro-government al-Ekbaria TV reported. The two […]

President Macron says he will visit Morocco in October

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will pay a visit to Morocco in late October, after wrapping up a visit to Algiers in which no major investment agreement was signed. Macron made the statement while talking to a group of festival goers at Touquet Music Beach. Macron last visited Morocco in November 2018 to inaugurate […]