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Rabat-Abu Dhabi fostered partnership, a boon for Morocco’s infrastructure sector

Relations between Morocco and the UAE are like a flowering tree planted by the forefathers of the two nations, King Hassan II and Sheikh Zayed, and watered by their sons King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. Although visits by the two leaders abound, the most recent visit by King Mohammed VI is like […]

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Morocco, UAE ink MoUs covering several areas, opening broader horizons for fruitful partnership

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan presided over the signing ceremony of multiple memoranda of understanding at the Abu Dhabi Presidential Palace on Monday. These memoranda which cover various pivotal sectors are all meant to bolster cooperation between the two nations. The […]

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King Mohammed VI, UAE President sign declaration for innovative, renewed partnership

King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates signed on Monday in Abu Dhabi, a declaration “Towards an innovative, renewed and solid partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates,” which aims to upgrade bilateral relations and cooperation to new heights. Before signing this […]

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Morocco’s Neo Motors launches its cars in the market

Morocco’s Neo Motors said it released its cars in the market making the first delivery of a first car manufacturing company with Moroccan capital. Morocco is already Africa’s top car manufacturer thanks to investments by French carmakers Renault and Peugeot. Speaking at a ceremony marking the first car deliveries, Nassim Belkhayat, Neo Motors’s CEO, said […]

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COP28: Morocco among three beneficiaries of €1 Bln Blue Mediterranean Initiative

Morocco is among the three Arab countries selected for the Blue Mediterranean Partnership which aims to support transition to a sustainable blue economy in the southern Mediterranean region. The announcement has been made by the donors and partners of the initiative at COP-28 currently held in UAE. Besides, the North African Kingdom, Egypt and Jordan […]

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H&M, Starbucks to stay in Morocco

Kuwait’s Al Shaya group which operates Swedish ready-to-wear stores H&M and US brand café chain Starbucks in the MENA region and in Europe said it maintains business in Morocco, denying news reports that it was going to phase out from the country. Last week, Maroc Hebdo weekly said the Kuwaiti group will withdraw the two […]

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Morocco’s King starts an official visit to UAE Monday, an opportunity to give new momentum to a multidimensional cooperation, a strategic partnership

King Mohammed VI will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates as of Monday. The official visit takes place at the invitation of the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyan. The announcement came in a press release published this Sunday by the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery. Morocco and […]

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COP28: Morocco gets €50 million donation from EU to promote clean energy; signs with Portugal joint declaration on electrical interconnection

Morocco, which is actively participating in the ongoing Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, got €50 million donation from European Union to promote clean energy and decarbonization in development sectors and signed a joint declaration with Portugal on electrical interconnection between the two countries. The […]

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FIFM: A Moroccan director, screenwriter wins Grand Prize, a first in the festival’s history

The Moroccan director, screenwriter, and producer, Asmae El Moudir, has won the Grand Prize of the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival, for her film The Mother of All Lies, a first time in the festival’s long history. The 96-minute Arabic-language movie thus becomes the first Moroccan film to win L’Étoile d’Or in the history of […]

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Morocco amplifies Africa’s voice at COP28

Morocco has once again championed climate action in favor of Africa, urging active solidarity with the countries of the continent as they seek to meet their own socio-economic and sustainable development goals. In an address to the UN climate summit COP28 in Dubai, King Mohammed VI reiterated Morocco’s pledge to help the African continent address […]