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Morocco’s Trade Unions Pushing for Reopening of “SAMIR” Refinery

Morocco’s trade unions have called again for the reopening of Saudi-owned “Samir” refinery which stopped operations in 2015 due to mounting debts exceeding $4.4 billion. The facility has remained closed while enduring prolonged legal, financial, and international arbitration battles over its debts. The Unions’ call comes after Morocco’s parliament rejected a proposal in June to […]

King Mohammed VI thanks GCC’sleaders for their strong support to Moroccanness of Sahara

King Mohammed VI has sent messages of thanks and gratitude to the heads of state of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for their clear support for the Moroccan identity of the Sahara. This came in separate messages to King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia; the King of Bahrain Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa; […]

On Morocco’s increasing role in global food security

There is no exaggeration in saying that Morocco will play an increasingly important role in the world’s food security as the country sits on the globe’s largest phosphates deposits, key to the fertilizers’ industry. Modern agriculture has become more than ever dependent on phosphorus derived from phosphate rock, a non-renewable resource. Morocco as the country […]