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Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
Special Representative of the US State Department for City and State Diplomacy, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, highlighted the importance of decentralized cooperation as a complement that strengthens the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, welcoming in this regard the contribution of the United States Conference of Mayors, whose President Andrew Ginther led a delegation […]
United Airlines launches New York-Marrakech flight US carrier United Airlines launched on Friday a direct flight from New York to Marrakech, a first by an American airline to Morocco and North Africa. Patrick Quayle, the US company’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Network and Alliances, and several United Airlines executives, and 35 travel consultants from […]
The first-ever Global Conference on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), held in Rabat Oct.22-24, highlighted the potential of AI in advancing the peaceful uses of chemistry, enhancing verification capabilities, and strengthening chemical safety and security. A joint press release issued by Morocco’s National Authority for […]
The African Union suspended the participation of Sudan in all its activities until constitutional order is restored with the installation of a civilian-led transition government. The decision was taken by the AU’s supreme decision-making body the Security and Peace Council as war dragged on in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary force RSF. “While […]
The Moroccan government reviewed the legal framework governing the allocation of land plots to green hydrogen projects, part of a “Morocco Offer” to investors. Morocco had identified 300,000 hectares in its southern provinces to be allocated to green hydrogen projects, as it seeks to tap into available sun and wind to develop a green hydrogen […]
The IMF warned that the ongoing infighting in Sudan could undermine the wider region’s economy, citing the Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. These countries are already fragile as they receive waves of Sudanese refugees fleeing infighting and famine, the IMF’s deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP. A famine was […]
Maroc Telecom reported a soaring debt to 23 billion dirhams, up 32.1% as a result of the compensation it was asked to pay to its competitor Inwi for violating fair competition rules. In July, a commercial court in Casablanca upheld a first instance verdict that found Maroc Telecom guilty of violating free competition rules and […]
Marrakesh will host for the second consecutive year the Awards ceremony of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Dec.16. These Awards recognize exceptional performances in both club and national competitions, culminating in the prestigious titles of CAF African Player of the Year in both men’s and women’s categories. Moroccan football stars Achraf Hakimi (Paris […]
Morocco became the second largest supplier of frozen fish to the Russian market with 2200 tons in the first ten months this year, Russian official data showed. Out of the 10,000 tons of fish imported by Russia, Vietnam came first with 2500 tons. Russia and Morocco also consider renewing a fisheries deal that […]