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Laayoune’s Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy signed two memoranda of understanding with American institutions on Thursday to strengthen academic cooperation between Morocco and the U.S. in medical training, scientific research and patient care. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the second Morocco-U.S. Medical Days, which bring together doctors, professors and researchers from both […]
Morocco has voted at the UN General Assembly against ending the U.S. economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba, supporter of the Algerian military regime and its Polisario terrorist separatist group. Last year, Rabat had voted for resolution calling for lifting the embargo imposed by Washington against Havana, hoping that Cuba would review its position […]
Morocco has called for building a Russian-African partnership focused on food and energy security, industrialization, and technology transfer in order to see the shared commitments turning into concrete actions responding to the priorities of the African continent. Addressing on Thursday the third Russia-Africa Summit convening in Moscow, Head of Govt. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who […]
Major General Jawwad Ahmed, the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom, was received on Thursday at the Headquarters of the Southern Zone in Agadir by Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, FAR Inspector General and Commander of the Southern Zone. During this meeting, which provided an opportunity to […]
UN Secretariat has abruptly scrapped a photographic exhibition hostile to Morocco’s territorial integrity, dealing a hard blow to the Algerian military regime, its Polisario armed militias and their supporters. The exhibition was organized by Namibia with the support of Algeria, Belize, South Africa, Timor-Leste, and Uganda, in one of the corridors of the United Nations […]
Morocco’s automotive industry has cemented its status as the country’s leading export engine, with its share of total national exports rising from 25.1% in 2015 to 34.68% by the end of August 2026. According to data from the foreign exchange regulator, automotive exports grew 191.3% over the decade, climbing from 54.7 billion dirhams in 2015 […]
Guizhou Tyre Co. Ltd (GTC) has launched in Tangier construction works of a $300 million tire plant, which will be the Chinese group’s second overseas tire manufacturing base. The ground breaking ceremony took place Wednesday at Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City, in presence of representatives of local authorities and businesses, as well as international customers […]
Morocco’s airports handled 29.3 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.74%, from the same period of last year, according to latest data issued by Moroccan National Office of Airports (ONDA). Casablanca and Marrakech accounted for nearly 60% of passenger traffic, while Europe remained Morocco’s largest international air market but routes to […]
Economy and Finance Minister Fouzi Lekjaa confirmed that the planned increase in Morocco’s minimum retirement pension will be entirely financed by the state budget, without placing any additional burden on the country’s pension funds. Speaking on the 2M TV Channel, Lekjaa said the progressive rise of the minimum pension to 3,000 dirhams per month by […]
Morocco has expressed its support for the candidacy of UAE veteran diplomat Lana Zaki Nusseibeh for the UN Secretary General post as the term of the current UN Chief António Guterres ends December 31, 2026. All six GCC states back her. If chosen, she would be the first woman and the first Gulf national to […]