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King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to Moroccan boxer Widad Bertal, who was crowned world champion in the 52-54 kg category at the Serbia 2025 Women’s World Boxing Championships. In the message, the King extends his warmest congratulations to the world champion for this achievement, recognizing it as a testament to her […]
The International Monetary Fund greenlighted on Tuesday the release of $496 million for Morocco under a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) to help the north African country address climate challenges. The new funding brings the total disbursement of the IMF under the RSF to about $1.24 billion. The IMF had approved a $1.32 billion loan […]
Several Sahrawi civil society activists have denounced human rights violations and the systematic repression of dissenting voices by the polisario in the Tindouf camps, southwest Algeria. Taking the floor during the 58th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, under agenda item 3 of the general debate, the Sahrawi activists called on the […]
Moroccan Minister of digital transition and administration reform Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni has conferred in Washington with American officials on cooperation prospects in digital transformation and artificial intelligence on the sidelines of Global Digital Summit taking place at the World Bank Headquarters (March 17-20). On Monday, the minister was received at the State Department by […]
Two key sources of Morocco’s inflow of hard currency, remittances from Moroccans abroad and tourism receipts are heading towards another record in 2026 at 123 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) and 125 billion dirhams ($13 bln) respectively, the central bank said. This improvement would help offset the deepening trade deficit due to higher imports of equipment […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi disclosed that the country is losing approximately $800 million per month in revenue from the Suez Canal due to the ongoing regional tensions. He made this announcement during the annual Iftar banquet hosted by the Armed Forces. El-Sisi reflected on the challenges faced by Egypt over the past 15 years, highlighting […]
With a landslide majority vote, the Peruvian government passed a motion urging the country’s government to back Morocco’s autonomy initiative, which has gathered momentum in recent years rallying global powers as well as African and Arab support. The motion urged the Peruvian foreign ministry to act globally in favor of this initiative to find a […]
Sudanese officials have recovered 11 bodies from a well in Khartoum’s Fayhaa neighborhood, days after military forces expelled paramilitary fighters from the area. The grim discovery includes the remains of men, women, and children, according to civil defense authorities. Colonel Abdul-Rahanan Mohamed Hassan, leading the civil defense recovery operation, confirmed the search began after residents […]
Morocco, with its strong tax policies and investment in strategic infrastructures, can help to drive and speed up economic integration in Africa, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa In a tweet posted following the meeting held Monday in Addis Ababa between ECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete and Morocco’s Industry & Trade Minister […]
Morocco’s central bank has decided to lower key rate by 25 bps to 2.25 % to ensure price stability and support the country’s economic activity with the anticipated inflation evolution. The decision was made by the Board of Bank Al-Maghrib during its meeting held Tuesday in Rabat of 2025. The Bank experts decided to cut […]