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Moroccans accounted for 8% of the 1,177,232 citizenships granted across European Union countries in 2024, ranking as the second largest group of new citizens after Syrians, according to Eurostat. Data published in the EU statistics office’s 2026 edition of Demography of Europe showed Syrians made up the largest share of naturalizations last year, with 110,083 […]
Morocco aims to make the kingdom a “natural destination” for investment by its diaspora, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch said, as the country seeks to channel remittances into productive projects to support economic growth. Speaking at the opening of a national forum on investment and Moroccans living abroad, Akhannouch said the country wants to […]
The Moroccan League for the Protection of Children (LMPE) held on Thursday in Rabat its Ordinary General Assembly that was devoted to the presentation and approval of the LMPE’s moral and financial report, the Auditor’s report for the 2025 financial year, as well as the 2026-2027 action program. President of the league, Princess Lalla Zineb […]
The High-Level Segment of the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in the Francophone Environment, held on Wednesday in Rabat, adopted a Declaration commending the leading role played by Morocco as a major actor in international peace and security. The Conference also praised Morocco’s efforts in mediation, preventive diplomacy, and the promotion of dialogue for the […]
Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc is boosting transatlantic flight capacity ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Company has added 32 special flights between Casablanca and major American host cities as Moroccan fans are expected to travel to the USA to support the Atlas Lions. The additional flights, offering more than 8,800 additional […]
Morocco has opened a new headquarters for its national police force, the DGSN, a vast complex in the capital designed to centralize operations, boost coordination and support the modernization of policing, officials said. The site, built on 20 hectares in Rabat’s Riad district, brings together all directorates and entities of the General Directorate for National […]
Head of the Algerian army, General Saïd Chengriha, spoke before a hall of uniformed officers last week, praising what he described as Algeria’s steady economic progress and national resilience. His speech came right after new EU statistics showed Algerians had become the largest group of irregular migrants in the bloc, with Spanish authorities also reporting […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message of royal recognition to Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of the National Security and Territorial Surveillance, in response to a loyalty message conveyed to the Monarch by Hammouchi, on behalf of the national police family, on the occasion of the DGSN’s 70th founding anniversary. In his message, the King […]
In implementation of the High Instructions of the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the FAR Social Works, chaired on Saturday a meeting of the Board of Directors of the FAR Social Works at the headquarters of the FAR General Staff. The […]
The Lalla Asmaa Foundation is organizing Saturday at the library of Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health (UM6SS) the first edition of the national robotics competition “Parking au Top,” an unprecedented event bringing together nearly 200 middle school, high school, and university students from different regions of the Kingdom around an ambitious technological and […]