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Diplomatic attention is focused on the UN Security Council in New York, where members are set to vote later this month on a new resolution concerning the Sahara dispute. The text, drafted by the United States as penholder, is expected to advance a final settlement based on Morocco’s expanded autonomy plan under its sovereignty. A […]
State-owned Royal Air Maroc (RAM) closed last year with record profits exceeding 2 billion Moroccan dirhams (about $212 million), up nearly 154% year-on-year, even as it sharply increased investments to expand its fleet. Revenues rose 8% to 21.5 billion dirhams, according to a state companies report attached to Morocco’s 2027 budget bill. The results came […]
Morocco aims to produce more than 1.8 billion cubic meters of desalinated water per year by 2031, according to the presentation note of the 2027 Finance Bill. The ambitious goal aligns with the New Development Model, which prioritizes conventional water resources for inland areas while meeting coastal demand through desalination. Stations in Agadir, Jorf Lasfar, […]
Casablanca will host the second edition of EVS Mobility Expo Morocco from 27 to 29 October 2026. The trade show, devoted to electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and new transport technologies, will be held at the Foire internationale de Casablanca under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics. Organized by MIE Group, it will […]
A United States-backed draft UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara issue is poised to reshape the decades-old conflict, effectively sidelining the Polisario Front while elevating alternative peaceful Sahrawi voices committed to a negotiated political solution based on Morocco’s autonomy plan. According to an analysis of the draft- also called zero draft-, the text eliminates […]
Morocco’s government presented its 2027 draft Finance Bill, providing for a series of measures to boost purchasing power, chief among which exempting 87% of employees who earn monthly salaries less than 10,000 dirhams from the income tax. The draft budget is the first under Head of Government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, whose government coalition focuses […]
A high-level delegation from Somalia visited Dakhla on Friday to learn about the development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region and explore prospects for economic cooperation and investment between the two countries. The visit forms part of Somalia’s Economic Promotion Week in Morocco, held from October 19 to 24, to showcase the country’s economic potential […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency has organized free medical campaigns over the past three days in several villages and localities across the Al-Quds Governorate, focusing on women’s health and early disease detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed in October. The campaigns benefited residents of Al-Jadira, Al-Jib, Bir Nabala, Beit Hanina […]
Rabat-Salé Airport has introduced self-service baggage drop kiosks as part of a gradual rollout of the technology across Morocco’s airports, Airports of Morocco (formerly ONDA) announced Friday. Six kiosks have been installed at Terminal 2 for Ryanair passengers, following the system’s initial launch with Royal Air Maroc at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport. The system allows […]
The Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of Africa (UCESA) and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union (AU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday in Rabat, aimed at strengthening their cooperation and coordination. Initialed by the current president of UCESA and of the Economic, Social […]