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Essaouira picked to host UNESCO’s 2026 Creative Cities Conference

The Moroccan Atlantic city of Essaouira will host the 2026 Annual Conference of the Creative Cities Network of the UNESCO, becoming thus the first city in Africa and the Arab world to host the Network’s annual conference. The UNESCO said in a press release that this decision to hold the Annual Conference’s 18th session in […]

US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism hails the Moroccan King’s ‘Vision of Peace’

The US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Elan Carr, hailed King Mohammed VI’s “vision of peace” as part of the progress toward peace in the Middle East. Speaking at a virtual meeting marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on combating Antisemitism and Islamophobia with the Mimouna Association, Carr explained […]

Industry takes lion’s share in Morocco’s government investment plan for 2023

The Moroccan government has approved 76.7 billion dirhams, or 7.67 billion dollars in investment projects, of which the industrial sector took the largest chunk. The government geared 53.6 billion dirhams to industry, that is 70% of the total investments planned this year, followed by desalination with 14% and renewable energies with 4%. In total 21 […]