Despite challenges posed by the pandemic to international trade, Moroccan ports handled 92.5 million tons in 2020, that is a 5.1% rise compared to a year earlier, the national ports agency said. Imports rose 4.4% to 56.1 million tons due notably to a rise in cereal purchases by 33.4%, sugar (+8.9%), animal feed (+3.4%), coal […]
Two Moroccan projects are vying for the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The ‘’Casa-Port New Railway Station’’ and the ‘’Guelmim School of Technology’’ are among the 19 projects shortlisted by the master jury from amongst 348 projects nominated for the $1 million prize. The selected projects are now undergoing rigorous investigations by on-site reviewers […]
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Vice-President of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has called for sanctions on Algeria for its purchase of Russian weapons, in violation of the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanction Act” and expressed great concern with regard to the ongoing defense procurement between Algeria and Russia. This came in a letter that […]
