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Several Moroccan destinations feature prominently in a global ranking of the world’s most instagrammable locations, published by the analytics platform PlayersTime, confirming the country’s growing status as a social media travel destination at a moment when tourism choices are increasingly shaped by visual content on Instagram and TikTok. The study analyzed more than 240 cities, […]
Mehdi Tazi and Mohamed Bachiri were elected President and Executive Vice-President of Morocco’s Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) on Thursday evening with 91.5 percent of votes cast at the federation’s elective general assembly, held in a large venue at a Casablanca hotel before the who’s-who of Morocco’s business world. Of 4,123 votes counted, 3,773 went to […]
King Mohammed VI received several foreign ambassadors on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, who handed him their credentials as their countries’ plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors to the Kingdom. The Monarch thus received three ambassadors from Asia, namely Syed Adil Gilani, Ambassador of Pakistan; Sadia Faizunnesa, Ambassador of Bangladesh; and Yuyu Sutisna, Ambassador of […]
During an official visit to Morocco, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani officially reopened Syria’s embassy in Morocco this Thursday in Rabat, after it had been closed since 2012. The head of Syrian diplomacy, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, accompanied by his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, presided over the reopening ceremony of the Syrian embassy on Thursday, […]
King Mohammed VI has vowed to continue the development of the Royal Armed Forces’ defensive capacities, and praised their immediate and proactive interventions on the ground to address the floods that affected the western and northern regions of the Kingdom last winter. This came in the Order of the Day the King, Supreme Commander and […]
The new Syrian Authorities have voiced strong support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and UNSC Resolution 2797 which endorsed the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. The supportive stand, which deals a hard blow to the Algerian regime and its Polisario puppets, comes in a joint statement issued in Rabat following the meeting […]
Libya has reaffirmed commitment to providing a safe and stable investment environment for Chinese companies to resume stalled projects and undertake new investments, particularly in the energy, housing and infrastructure sectors. The pledge was made by PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah during a dialogue session organized on Wednesday by the High Committee for Supervising Libyan-Chinese Cooperation. […]
The fourth edition of the International Chemistry Forum, organized jointly by the Federation of Chemistry and Para-Chemistry (FCP) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, opened in Rabat on May 13 under the theme “Chemistry at the Heart of Industrial Integration,” bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and international partners to assess the sector’s performance and […]
Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 5.3% in 2026, Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa said, pointing to a solid recovery driven by improved agricultural output and steady macroeconomic conditions. Speaking before parliament, Lekjaa said the projection would mark one of the strongest growth performances in recent years outside of the post-COVID rebound, underpinned by a […]
Human Rights Watch has condemned the decision of the Tunisian authorities to suspend operations of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, a longstanding refuge for human rights defenders. Founded in 1976, the league has been repeatedly targeted since its inception. Many of its leaders were arbitrarily arrested under the governments of both Habib Bourguiba and […]