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Morocco has co-organized with the United Nations and the UN Alliance of Civilizations a global conference on intercultural dialogue and tolerance on the sidelines of 81st UNGA. The Conference, held Thursday, sought to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech and promoting social cohesion. The conference, attended by the UN Secretary-General, […]
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines the strait as an international transit passage. This grants all ships and aircraft the legal right to freely navigate through international straits, meaning that coastal States cannot treat waterways as a permission-based corridor or levy tolls for simple passage. The management of straits is […]
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at BB+ with a Stable Outlook, citing the Kingdom’s sound macroeconomic policies, adequate external liquidity buffers and strong support from official creditors. The affirmation also reflects a relatively favorable debt profile, according to the rating agency. Fitch expects the central government fiscal deficit to widen to […]
Morocco has denounced in the strongest terms the criminal attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias against the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The condemnation was expressed Thursday in New York by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting held under the theme: “Safe seas, shared security: Protecting freedom […]
Morocco’s economy continues to expand, but that growth is translating into fewer new jobs, according to an analysis by Medias24. The employment-growth elasticity — how much employment responds to changes in real GDP — stood at just 0.18 over 2007-2025, excluding the exceptional shock of 2020 and the 2021 rebound. The decline has been sharpest […]
A new 500-million-dirham logistics and industrial project is set to be built in Ouled Saleh, south of Casablanca, after the Moroccan government approved the creation of a company to develop and manage it. The new entity, to be called Société Marocaine des Installations Logistiques de la Région de Casablanca-Settat, will provide space for logistics firms […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to acquire additional Israeli-made defense systems, including the short-to-medium range LORA missiles, which could be used by the HIMARS artillery systems the Kingdom is buying from the United States. Since the normalization of relations in 2020, Israel has become an increasingly important supplier of air defense, unmanned systems, precision fires and […]
Amnesty International has called on Algeria’s authorities to immediately establish an official moratorium as a first step towards fully abolishing the death penalty. The Organization call comes after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered last month the Minister of Justice to amend the Penal Code to “reintroduce” the death penalty for intentionally starting or instigating fires. […]
In the wake of the July 2026 migrant crossings into occupied Ceuta, Spanish political forces, particularly the Partido Popular and Vox, have intensified efforts to drag a purely bilateral issue with Morocco, into the European Parliament and frame it as an EU-wide “hybrid attack.” This calculated move aims less at solving migration pressures than at […]
Secretary general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has expressed admiration for role played by Moroccan diplomacy under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, both within the United Nations and on the international scene, describing this role as active, elegant and determined. The admiration was voiced by the UN Chief during a meeting he held […]