UN Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate michele coninsx

IHG to Open Luxury Hotel in Morocco in 2026

As Morocco’s tourism and travel industry are booming, IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced plans to launch a luxury hotel in Morocco in Q4 2026. IHG said it signed a franchise agreement with Sirayane Hospitality, a local hospitality investor and operator, to develop Kimpton Marrakech, a 67-key luxury […]

Spain arrests suspected ISIS supporter in joint operation with Morocco’s DGST

Spanish authorities have arrested a suspected supporter of the terrorist group ISIS in Córdoba, southern Spain, in a counterterrorism operation carried out in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspect was identified through close intelligence-sharing between the Civil Guard and the DGST, with investigators citing his “intense activity” on social media […]

Workshop in Rabat on LIBOR Reform & Morocco’s New Money Market Benchmark

Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development organized on Wednesday in Rabat a workshop on London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) reform and the new money market benchmark in the North African country. Participants in the workshop discussed the implications of changes in the benchmark indexes used on the international […]