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The United States is supporting a major green hydrogen project in Moroccan Sahara with a $5.7 million grant to finance feasibility study to advance a $4.5 billion green ammonia production facility in Laayoune. The American grant has been awarded by U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to ORNX—an international consortium comprising U.S.-based Ortus Climate Mitigation […]
The one of the largest container ships in the world, made a landmark call this Week at the TC2 container terminal of Tanger Med Port, underscoring the facility’s growing strategic importance in global shipping networks. Operating on the flagship French Asia Line (FAL 3), which connects major Asian and European ports, the LNG-powered vessel will […]
Morocco’s electricity system registered a fresh historic high in July, with peak demand reaching 8,400 megawatts (MW), according to figures presented by the national electricity and drinking water utility ONEE at its ninth board session. The new peak surpasses the previous record of 7,990 MW set in 2025, marking an increase of 410 MW in […]
Tunisia’s decision to summon France’s ambassador over critical coverage on French public television is the latest reflection of the scale of the Algerianization of Tunisia’s foreign policy, a process that was launched by President Kais Saied, who turned his country into an Algerian proxy. A Tunisian foreign ministry’s statement accused French public broadcasters of spreading […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces will hold aerial displays and exhibition parachute jumps on July 30 and 31, as part of the celebrations marking the 27th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne of his glorious ancestors, according to a statement from the general staff of the Royal Armed Forces. The King is also […]
Morocco’s agri-food exports continued their upward trajectory in 2025, reaching 86.2 billion dirhams, up from roughly 62 billion dirhams in 2020, a 38 percent increase over five years, according to a statement issued after the board meeting of Morocco Foodex, the body overseeing export control and coordination, chaired by Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari. The […]
Morocco’s Health Ministry has submitted four new draft implementing texts of the Medicines and Pharmacy Code to a week-long public consultation on the government’s general secretariat portal, comprising three draft decrees and one draft ministerial order aimed at modernizing the regulatory framework. The texts are designed to help Morocco reach maturity level 3 of the […]
Türkiye has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting peace efforts, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction in Sudan following talks between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Hakan Fidan and Mohieddin Salem in Ankara on Tuesday, July 28. Fidan said Türkiye would continue to back efforts to end the conflict, meet the humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people […]
Mauritania’s Coalition of the Democratic Opposition (COD) has approved the appointment of Moussa Fall as president of the Commission responsible for overseeing the country’s national dialogue. The coalition announced its decision on Tuesday, July 28, saying it had mandated its president, Noureddine Ould Mohamedou, to formally communicate the approval to the Minister Secretary General of […]
U.S. San Francisco Chronicle has hailed the rail travel experience on Morocco’s high-speed train “Al Boraq”, the first and only high-speed railway in Africa. Al Boraq is run by Morocco’s national rail company, ONCF. It cuts journey times by half between tangier in the North and Casablanca, said the American newspaper in a story authored […]