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The Moroccan Energy Investment Company (SIE) has launched a new initiative to select industrial companies for energy audits, advancing the country’s industrial energy transition and efficiency targets. The program aims to help manufacturing companies identify energy-saving opportunities while promoting both efficiency measures and renewable energy solutions. All audits will adhere to Moroccan standards NM ISO […]
The Tunisian Organization of Young Doctors has announced plans for stage a nationwide strike and protest march on May 2, in response to the breakdown of negotiations with the Ministry of Health. Talks held on Monday, April 28, reportedly failed to yield any meaningful outcomes, despite ministry officials acknowledging the legitimacy of the doctors’ grievances. […]
The Moroccan-Spanish joint military commission held its 11th meeting at the General Staff headquarters of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Rabat to deepen dialogue and strengthen military cooperation between the two countries’ armies. Members of the commission reviewed results of the 2024/2025 program and discussed activities planned for 2026. They lauded the progress achieved […]
In a notable development signaling Libya’s return to the international economic stage, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) has formalized a partnership with the World Bank through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Washington, D.C. The agreement, focused on rebuilding institutional frameworks and accelerating reform efforts, marks a key turning point after years […]
The Moroccan women’s national futsal team secured a spot in the final of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations on Monday evening and clinched qualification for the 2025 Futsal Women’s World Cup to be held in the Philippines, as the representative of the African continent. This latest achievement for Moroccan football came after the “Atlas […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the foreign ministers of the three countries forming the Alliance of Sahel States, namely the head of Diplomacy of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré; the Foreign Minister of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop; and the top diplomat of Niger Bakary Yaou Sangaré. This audience […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed thanks to Morocco for its support in helping restore electricity to parts of Spain following a massive power outage. Power was restored in some northern and southern regions “thanks to interconnections with France and Morocco,” Sanchez said in a televised address, adding: “We are grateful to both countries […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, new ambassadors to head Morocco’s diplomatic missions in several countries, to whom the Monarch presented their appointment dahirs (royal decrees). The new ambassadors to African countries who were handed their appointment Dahirs include Othman El Ferdaous, former Minister of Culture and former secretary […]
Airbus, the world’s biggest plane-maker, confirmed this Monday the acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems industrial assets dedicated to its commercial aircraft programs including the Casablanca production site. Under terms of the agreement signed between the two parties, Airbus will take ownership of the facilities that produce fuselage sections, wings, and other components. The deal includes the […]
Morocco is the guest of honor at the 11th Entrepreneurs Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the 9th Investment Seminar, held in Haikou, capital of China’s Hainan province. In a videoed address at the opening of the Conference Monday, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, welcomed Morocco’s designation as guest of […]