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The United States has reiterated its unwavering recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara and support for Morocco’s serious, credible, and realistic Autonomy Proposal as the only basis for a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution. The American supportive comes in a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who offered his warmest […]
Morocco’s National Institute for Agricultural Research, known as INRA, registered eight new plant varieties in 2025 and published more than 400 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals, according to INRA latest annual activity report, which highlights a year of significant scientific advances. “Agricultural research appears more than ever as a strategic lever to support the […]
Morocco’s women national football team defeated its Algerian counterpart 1-0 in a Group A match on the 2nd day of 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, played Thursday evening at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The sole goal of the fixture was scored by Sanaa Mssoudy (84′), enabling hosts Morocco to strengthen […]
A revised set of foreign exchange rules effective since early 2026 has reshaped what Moroccan travelers, businesses and students can take abroad, introducing new caps, mandatory paperwork and repatriation deadlines under the General Instruction on Foreign Exchange Operations, or IGOC, reports leseco.ma news outlet. For business travel, allocations are now indexed to corporate tax paid, […]
Passengers passing through Moroccan airports are spending markedly less time at border control in 2026. In the first half of the year, average passport control time at departure stood at 3.6 minutes, down 24 percent from the same period in 2025, while arrival processing fell to 9.6 minutes, a 22 percent improvement, according to the […]
Newly appointed France coach Zinédine Zidane said he hopes jailed French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes can return home, thrusting a politically sensitive Algeria-related case into the spotlight. At his introductory news conference as French coach, Zidane was asked about Gleizes, a French freelance sports journalist who was sentenced in Algeria to seven years in prison […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Prince Moulay Ahmed, chaired a reception Thursday afternoon at the M’diq-Fnideq Prefecture Square (city of M’diq), on the 27th anniversary of the Monarch’s accession to the Throne. At the outset of the ceremony, the King saluted the Moroccan flag while the […]
The newly elected leadership of Libya’s High Council of State has held its first meeting in Tripoli, focusing on strengthening coordination, advancing political consultations and supporting efforts towards national elections. The meeting, held on 30 July 2026, was chaired by Council President Dr Mohamed Takala and attended by First Deputy Speaker Naji Mukhtar, Second Deputy […]
NG9 Holding, the UAE-based investment group, and Dar Alsalam Sport Management Company, the UAE subsidiary of Morocco’s Dar Al Salam Group, have agreed to explore joint investment opportunities in Morocco. The targeted sectors include tourism, hospitality, sports, real estate investment, and marine asset and facility management, marinas, the companies said in a joint statement. The […]
Morocco has sharply expanded its footprint in Germany’s palm date market, despite being one of the world’s largest importers of the fruit, according to Eastfruit news platform. Between July 2025 and May 2026, Germany imported 714 tons of Moroccan medjool dates worth more than €4.2 million. This figure is 22 times higher than the total […]