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King Mohammed VI, chairman of Al-Qods Committee, has been invited by President Donald Trump to join as a Founding Member the Peace Council that Trump is planning to launch as an initiative to “contribute to peace efforts in the Middle East”, said the Moroccan foreign affairs ministry in a statement released Monday. The Monarch has […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to the Moroccan national football team, runners-up of the Africa Cup of Nations (Morocco 2025). In this message, the King expresses his warmest congratulations to the players, coaches and technical, medical and administrative staff, as well as to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation officials for the honorable […]
Diesel and gasoline imports totaled 1.91 million tons valued at 12.73 billion dirhams during the third quarter of 2025, according to Competition Council reporting. Compared to Q3 2024, imported volumes increased 12.4% from 1.7 million tons, while value registered a slight 1.3% decline from 12.9 billion dirhams. Diesel continued dominating these flows, representing 88% of […]
The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Masoud Suleiman, has identified the expansion of domestic fuel production as a strategic lever for revitalizing Libya’s economy, warning that ageing refinery designs, obsolete technologies and weak output have widened the gap between local supply and demand. He said Libya’s five basic refineries have a combined capacity of […]
Morocco advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night with a commanding 2–0 victory over Cameroon. After 90 minutes of intense play, Morocco won the match with goals in either half of the quarterfinal match at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. The Atlas Lions thus continue their African […]
Morocco and Switzerland are gearing up to deploy the “Solar Rooftop 500” program, a joint cooperation initiative aiming to install 500 MW of new, grid connected rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial sectors by 2030. This is the first mitigation project in North Africa and Middle East Region under Article 6.2 […]
Morocco’s National Electricity Regulatory Authority expanded its mandate in December 2024, extending beyond electricity sector regulation to encompass strategic sectors including hydrogen, as the kingdom advances its green hydrogen industry development leveraging renewable energy resources and strategic geographic positioning. Positioned with substantial renewable resources, particularly solar and wind, strategic geography at Europe’s doorstep, vast territory […]
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism took effect January 1, 2026, targeting six sectors including steel, aluminum, cement, nitrogen fertilizers, hydrogen, and electricity. Exporting companies must now declare and potentially compensate CO₂ emissions linked to their products, with Brussels aiming to ensure competitive fairness for European industries while incentivizing trading partners’ ecological transition. Companies […]
Egypt has announced on Thursday, January 1, the successful drilling of two new oil and gas production wells in the Western Desert as part of a broader strategy to scale up domestic energy output. The Dorra-36 and West Yasmine-3 wells, completed by Agiba Petroleum Company, have shown strong early performance, with combined expected production of […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water energized a new 400-kilovolt double-circuit transmission line connecting Sidi Bennour to Laâwamer, reinforcing the kingdom’s electrical infrastructure capacity and regional energy distribution. Spanning 98 kilometers, the very high voltage line forms part of ONEE’s investment program strengthening and securing Morocco’s national electricity transmission network. The infrastructure aims […]