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Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi has announced that the government will soon present a series of draft laws targeting money laundering, illicit enrichment, conflicts of interest and corruption, a move welcomed by lawmakers from both the majority and the opposition. Speaking during question time in the House of Representatives, Ouahbi said the bills would be introduced […]
Stellantis is preparing the commercial launch of two Fiat models built at its Kénitra plant, the Fastback and the Grizzly, Aujourd’hui le Maroc reports. The announcement comes three months after a July 2026 ceremony marked the start of production on the new Smart Car platform, which the paper describes as reviving Fiat models a little […]
KVI, the Singapore company founded by Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami, has announced a fast-charging advance, Le Matin reports. The firm says it took a battery cell from 10% to 70% in 3 minutes 42 seconds, with the temperature staying below 50°C, and from 0% to 100% in seven minutes. The paper stresses a key caveat. […]
Morocco is planning to establish a Biosafety Level-3 (BSL-3) diagnostic facility capable of supporting its long-term animal health surveillance and disease response efforts. The project brings together Morocco’s National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA), UK Pirbright Institute, Bioprevail and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to shape the next stage of development of ONSSA’s […]
Morocco’s date palm sector is set for a record harvest of 177,000 tonnes in the 2026-2027 agricultural campaign, an 11% increase from the previous year, injecting more than 3 billion dirhams in added value into the national economy. The surge is driven by improved weather conditions and the progressive entry into production of modern farms. […]
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched on Saturday operations of the container terminal “East” at Nador West Med port. This terminal is the first of the industrial-port complex, which mobilized $ 5.5 billion of public and private investment. Prince Moulay El Hassan has launched on this occasion the first unloading operation of a container from […]
In a sharply worded op-ed published on 29 October 2026, the Franco-Algerian writer and intellectual Boualem Sansal argues that Morocco has decisively outpaced Algeria in the long-running contest for regional leadership and influence across Africa. The OP-ed published by le350, frames the rivalry between the two North African neighbors as an ongoing “match without a […]
The 25 new F-16C/D Block 72 fighter jets, which will be delivered to Morocco, will be equipped with Viper Shield (AN/ALQ-254(V)1), an advanced, all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite developed by L3Harris Technologies in partnership with Lockheed Martin, according to press reports. Morocco will receive the next-generation F-16 fighter jets which maximize survivability and mission success […]
Less than two years after its return to the South American market, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has reached a new milestone with the launch, on Thursday, of its fifth weekly direct flight between São Paulo and Casablanca. The national carrier is planning daily flights from the Brazilian metropolis by 2028 and to launch a new […]
Korean company SEOIL Corporation, specializing in manufacturing drinking straws, inaugurated on Thursday a factory at the LOGINTEK industrial and logistics zone in Settat province, central Morocco. The new industrial facility, the group’s first in Africa and the ninth worldwide, reflects foreign investors’ trust in Morocco’s industry potential and its attractiveness as a strategic platform connecting […]