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More than 900 stakeholders in the global phosphate ecosystem from 40 countries are gathered in Benguerir, 70km north of Marrakech, to discuss how to use disruptive technologies to change the phosphate industry. In other words, what artificial intelligence, advanced virtual reality, the Internet of Things, drones, etc. can concretely bring in terms of innovations […]
The reward of 5 million dollars offered by the US to catch a former Polisario member and IS leader in Sahel vindicates once more Morocco’s fears of Polisario-run Tindouf camps becoming a target of recruitment by terrorist groups. Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, who is wanted by the US authorities with a generous price tag, is […]
S&P Global Ratings agency maintained Morocco’s ratings at BBB-/A-3 while upgrading its outlook from negative to stable. The stable outlook reflects expectation that fiscal consolidation will continue over the next few years, which will help stabilize debt. “We could raise the rating if budgetary consolidation prospects materially improve or the ongoing transition toward a more […]
The city of Marrakech will play host February next year for a Formula E race, previously planned to take place in Hong Kong, as the Chinese city has been rocked by months-long anti-Beijing protest. A council meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports held in Germany late last week chose the Moroccan city to replace […]
Moderate Islamist party Ennahdha has won Sunday legislative elections according to exit polls. Polling firm, Sigma Conseil projects the party to garner 17.5 percent of Sunday’s vote, translating into 40 seats in the 217-member parliament. The polling agency places Heart of Tunisia party, a newly political movement of detained run-off candidate Nabil Karoui, second with […]
Lesotho has pledged to “actively support the UN-led political process” for the resolution of the Sahara issue and observe “positive neutrality” in all sub-regional, regional and international meetings. In a statement issued Friday by the Lesotho ministry of Foreign Affairs, the authorities of this English speaking African country announced their decision to “suspend all declarations […]
The US authorities announced on Friday a $5 million reward for information leading to the location, the identification, the arrest or conviction of Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, an ex-member of the Algeria-backed polisario separatist front and current chief of ISIS in Great Sahara (ISIS-GS) that killed four Green Berets in a 2017 ambush in Niger. […]
Morocco’s Progress and Socialism party (PPS) has officially left the government after its central committee approved a decision by the political bureau to quit the Islamist-led coalition government. Secretary General of the party, Nabil Benabdallah, said the decision comes after a series of irreconcilable political disagreements with the PJD, adding that his party requested answers […]
The number of malware-related incidents downloaded from the Internet in Morocco reached between April and June 2019, more than 5.06 million, according to Kaspersky’s quarterly bulletin on cyber security in Morocco. A total of 30.7 percent of “Kaspersky Security Network” users were killed during this period of Web-based threats, the report notes, noting that Morocco […]
The party of presidential hopeful, currently in prison on money laundering charges, has pledged to sue people behind the revelation that the businessman signed a $1 million-deal with a Canada-based lobbying firm to promote his candidacy. In a statement, Heart of Tunisia debunked Dickens & Maddison’s alleged lobby contract with Nabil Karoui. “There […]