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Moroccan manufacturers are approaching the second quarter of 2025 with renewed optimism, anticipating production increases across key sectors including automotive, chemicals, food processing, and non-metallic mineral products, according to the latest economic survey of the High Commission for Planning. The positive outlook emerges despite persistent challenges, with 37% of manufacturing companies reporting first-quarter difficulties obtaining […]
Several NGOs from Algeria, Arab world, Europe, and Africa have called on the Algerian authorities to stop alarming arbitrary mass expulsions of sub-Saharan migrants and violation of their basic human rights. Following the deterioration of relations between Algeria and sub-Saharan African migrants have become the target of widespread racist and incitement campaigns in Algeria, said […]
On high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Wednesday at the Royal College of Higher Military Education (CREMS) in Kénitra, the graduation ceremony of the 25th class of the Higher Defense Course and the 59th […]
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc has outlined transformative growth plans targeting a quadrupling of its fleet to 200 aircraft by 2037, positioning itself as a major global aviation player while preparing to serve as the official airline for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Transport Minister Abdessamad Kayouh revealed the expansion strategy during question time […]
French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin has thanked Moroccan authorities for capturing a man wanted in France for kidnappings and attempted abductions targeting cryptocurrency bosses and their families in recent months. The suspect was arrested Wednesday in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier. He is a native of Le Chesnay west of Paris. He is accused […]
Morocco has secured seventh place among the most-searched summer destinations by American travelers on Google, according to luxury travel platform Kinglike Concierge, reflecting the kingdom’s growing appeal to tourists seeking exotic cultural experiences and diverse landscapes. The study reveals Morocco’s increasing attraction for U.S. travelers alongside established destinations like Italy, Indonesia, and the Netherlands. American […]
A Tunisian criminal court specializing in terrorism has handed down on Tuesday a 37-year prison sentence to a young man convicted in absentia, following a complaint lodged by a sitting female Member of Parliament. The charges stem from a series of Facebook posts made by the defendant, which were deemed inflammatory and threatening. The posts […]
King Mohammed VI has assured the newly-elected president of the African Development Bank, Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, that Morocco shall spare no effort in supporting him in achieving his objectives and backing all the strategic initiatives he would launch to support all regional and international member States in financing their infrastructure projects and achieving development […]
Algeria’s vehement reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan in Western Sahara has done more than express diplomatic discontent. It laid bare Algiers’ transformation from a behind-the-scenes sponsor and host of the Polisario militias to the undisguised principal actor in the decades-old territorial dispute. In a statement laced with indignation, Algeria’s foreign […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Liberia have been elected to serve two-year terms as of the United Nations Security Council, beginning January 2026. The two African nations secured overwhelming support in Tuesday’s (3 June) vote, with the DRC receiving 183 votes and Liberia 181 out of 193 UN member states. They will replace […]