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Veolia to build world’s second largest desalination plant in Morocco

Morocco picked French firm Veolia to build the largest desalination plant in Africa and the world’s second largest, as the country seeks to address water-stress challenges. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in that connection between Morocco’s interior ministry and Veolia, on the sidelines of the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco at […]

Counter-terrorism: Morocco Busts Jihadist Cell, Arrests 15

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled a terrorist cell in an operation that resulted in the arrest of 15 individuals with suspected links to IS (Daesh), the Interior Ministry said. The individuals were arrested in the cities of Casablanca, Fez, Tangier, Marrakesh and Agadir where they were plotting attacks and recruiting would-be Jihadists, […]

Russia’s fisheries agency chief discusses cooperation with Morocco in Laayoune, Boujdour

Head of Russia’s fisheries agency Saturday carried on his tour of the major cities of the Sahara with a visit to Boujdour. After a trip to Laayoune, Thursday, Mikhail Tarassov went to Boujdour on Saturday where he visited the city’s port and its industrial zone, mainly dedicated to fishing-related activities. The Russian official met with […]