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Algeria is once more in national mourning after deadly wildfires claimed at least 12 lives and injured dozens this week. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of mourning, with flags at half-mast and public festivities cancelled. The latest toll – five dead in Jijel, four in Béjaïa and three in Tizi Ouzou – is believed […]
The competitive Morocco’s automotive industry eco-system is expanding and gaining momentum with a new Chinese plant specializing in spare parts manufacturing. Sanlian Forging has set up a subsidiary in Tangier and invested about $ 19.5 million in the new facility that will produce precision-forged automotive parts and electrical and electronic equipment for vehicles. Morocco is […]
Morocco has strengthened its leading position in the UK’s growing market for fresh raspberries, according to new analysis of trade data issued by EastFruit news platform. From July 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported around 18,400 tonnes of raspberries valued at approximately £132.7 Million from Morocco, showed HM Revenue & Customs data. The North […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy intercepted on Saturday, some 185 km southwest of Dakhla, a pirogue carrying 201 would-be irregular migrants attempting to reach the Canary Islands. The rescued individuals, who included women and minors, were brought back safe and sound to the fishing village of Roc-Chico (190 km southwest of Dakhla), according to a statement from […]
Morocco’s ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mustapha Mansouri has voiced the Kingdom’s firm commitment to supporting the Palestinian people and strengthening their resilience. In his address made Thursday in Jeddah at the 23rd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Member States, the ambassador said the Moroccan commitment […]
Morocco and Jordan signed an extradition agreement, strengthening judicial and legal cooperation between the two kingdoms. The agreement was signed by Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi and his Jordanian counterpart, Bassam Samir Chahada Al-Talhouni, following talks focused on developing bilateral judicial collaboration, coordination, and the exchange of expertise. The convention establishes a clear legal framework, […]
Moroccan police and domestic intelligence agency, DGSN and DGST respectively, denied their systems have been hacked in a claimed data leak by pro-Algerian group Jabarout. The two institutions categorically denied, in a joint statement, any breach of its computer systems following the release by the hacker group of personal data allegedly belonging to around 70,000 […]
Unlike Morocco’s other historic medinas, old Casablanca’s Anfa quarter carries a less visible historical footprint, largely overshadowed by the modern city built across from it under the Protectorate’s master plan, writer Mostafa Nissabouri states in an essay published by Le360 news outlet. Where other Moroccan medinas retain abundant traces of the past, Anfa’s old town, […]
Wheat imports will resume in Morocco in the coming days after a joint decision by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture introduced a rebate system for millers importing soft wheat between September 16 and December 31, 2026, according to a circular from the National interprofessional Cereals and Legumes Office, ONICL, […]
Predator Oil & Gas reported £1.52 million ($2.06 million) in net petroleum revenue for the first half of 2026 as the company prepares to begin drilling at its MOU-6 well in Morocco. The Jersey-based oil and gas company said it sold 52,130 barrels of oil between January and June from its producing fields in Trinidad, […]