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Morocco and South Korea have discussed ways of strengthening strategic partnership in military and shipbuilding industries during a video-conference meeting held lately on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). According to press reports, Seoul is seeking to position its companies in Morocco naval programs, while Rabat is interested in developing its nascent military industry through partnerships, […]
Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]
The fifth edition of the Toulouse-Tarfaya Aerial Rally made its emblematic stopover at Tarfaya on Sunday, as 17 light aircraft carrying 43 participants from France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom completed one of the most evocative legs of a route that retraces the historic path of the French Aéropostale across the Iberian Peninsula and […]
Morocco is rapidly establishing itself as the Mediterranean’s fastest-growing aerospace manufacturing hub, drawing sustained investment from global industry leaders seeking cost efficiency, supply chain resilience and proximity to European markets. Already Africa’s top aerospace manufacturing hub, the North African kingdom has transformed its aerospace sector over the past two decades into a key pillar of […]
Midparc, the 128-hectare aeronautical industrial park at Nouaceur near Casablanca, is approaching saturation and planning an extension, its CEO Hamid Benbrahim El Andaloussi told Le360 in a detailed interview published Sunday. The park, inaugurated by King Mohammed VI on September 30, 2013, today hosts approximately thirty companies including Airbus with two factories, Safran, Pratt & […]
Morocco has adopted a landmark new regulatory framework governing the status and training pathway of students in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry. The regulatory text published in the Official Gazette of May 4, 2026, represents the most significant revision of the medical training framework since the current system was established, and is directly tied to the […]
The Secretary General of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, Mohammed Ben Ali Koman, affirmed on Sunday in Rabat that Morocco’s pioneering initiative establishing Open Days for the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) constitutes a “source of inspiration” and a model to follow for establishing a modern vision of security action. Speaking at the 7th […]
Morocco has cemented its position as North Africa’s leading corporate force, with its companies dominating regional rankings and highlighting the country’s growing economic strength. According to African Business, Moroccan firms now account for the overwhelming majority of the region’s largest listed companies. The latest data shows that eight of the nine biggest listed companies in […]
Morocco took part in the latest large-scale regional security operation “RAMZ”, coordinated by Interpol in the MENA region. This operation, first of its kind in the region, has led to the arrest of 201 persons, identification of 3,867 victims and confiscation of 53 servers used in cybercriminal activities. The Interpol operation aimed to investigate and […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message of royal recognition to Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of the National Security and Territorial Surveillance, in response to a loyalty message conveyed to the Monarch by Hammouchi, on behalf of the national police family, on the occasion of the DGSN’s 70th founding anniversary. In his message, the King […]