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Tough times ahead for Maroc Telecom after losing case to Inwi

Morocco’s largest telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, is expected to take a blow in terms of its profitability at the Casablanca stock exchange after losing a case brought by its competitor Wana Corporate. Maroc Telecom said it will appeal the decision by a commercial court in Casablanca ordering the operator to pay Wana corporate, known by […]

Business Finance

180 million Africans to benefit from World Bank’s $2.5B program to boost inclusive digitalization

The World Bank has launched a new $2.48 billion program that aims to improve internet adoption rates and infrastructure coverage gaps for more than 180 million people across eastern and southern Africa. The Inclusive Digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa (IDEA) Program, launched recently, will focus on tackling common digital challenges including low internet coverage […]

Europe Headlines International Morocco

Morocco plays key role in promoting East-West dialogue, peace & stability – Spanish think-tank

Morocco, with its “long history of intercultural coexistence,” and outstanding international presence plays a key role in promoting East-West dialogue as well as peace and stability, stressed the Spanish Institute for Governance and Applied Economics Coordenadas. “Morocco’s commitment to moderation and religious tolerance made it a key partner for countries in both regions in the […]

Africa Headlines International

Military-ruled Sahel states create confederation, rule out return to ECOWAS

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced the creation of a confederation that will bring the three nations under one institutional umbrella, in a decision that signals a no-return to the West African regional bloc, the ECOWAS. The leaders of the three countries announced the confederation decision at a summit in Niamey, accusing ECOWAS of taking […]

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Binter Airline Resumes Essaouira-Gran Canaria Air Route

Airline Company Binter on Saturday resumed direct flights between Essaouira-Mogador International Airport (ESU) and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), marking its second consecutive year of summer links between the two destinations. Flights of the Spanish-regional airline will operate every Saturday until mid-September, with a 22% increase in capacity compared to the previous year. After a flight […]

Culture Headlines Morocco

Morocco vibrates to constellation of summer festivals

The summer season kicked off in Morocco with a panoply of summer music festivals that offer different tastes of an authentic north African Kingdom open to the rest of the World. In the capital of lights, Rabat, at least 2.5 million music lovers attended the concerts in 6 stages during nine days of the festival […]

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Royal Atlantic Initiative takes center stage at “Morocco Today Forum” in Dakhla

The key features of the Royal Initiative for the Atlantic took center stage at the 7th edition of the international conference “Morocco Today Forum” (MTF), organized on Friday, July 5 in Dakhla, under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI. The “Morocco Today Forum” was held under the theme: “Vision of a King: The Atlantic […]

Energy Europe Headlines International Morocco

Morocco, France to cooperate in green hydrogen research

Morocco’s research institute in renewable energies (IRSEN) and France’s SATT Paris-Saclay, which promotes technology transfer, in addition to the French Development Agency (AFD) signed in Rabat this week an agreement to support Franco-Moroccan applied research projects in the field of green hydrogen. Under this agreement, the AFD has donated €800,000 to this partnership that aims […]

Asia Headlines International Morocco

Thai army rescues 12 Moroccans held by ‘call-center gangs’ in Myanmar

The army of Thailand managed to rescue 12 Moroccans who were trapped by gangs that lured them into well-paid jobs in Myanmar casinos before holding them hostage for months. The operation was conducted in collaboration with the Moroccan embassy in Thailand, Thai media The Nation reported. The liberated Moroccans are part of a larger group […]

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Libya-bound drones disguised as wind Turbines seized by Italy

The China-made drone parts seized by Italian authorities were disguised as wind turbines in order to be shipped to Libya, in violation of a UN embargo, news agencies reported. Earlier this month, Italian customs found Chinese drone components in six containers at the Port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy. The components were hidden among […]