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King Mohammed VI has affirmed that Morocco has succeeded in consolidating its international status as a responsible and reliable partner committed to fulfilling its obligations, stressing that the Kingdom expects the same commitment from its partners. In a speech he delivered Friday before the two Chambers of Parliament at the opening of 1st Session of […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ahmed, chaired this Friday the opening of the 1st session of 1st Legislative Year of 12th Legislature. The Monarch delivered on the occasion a speech focused on several challenges still facing the kingdom, including full implementation of the de-concentration […]
Morocco and the U.S. are exploring new avenues for cooperation in agricultural research and innovation, with a focus on conservation agriculture, genetic improvement and the development of solutions adapted to Morocco’s agroclimatic conditions. These prospects were discussed this Friday in Rabat during a meeting between the Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), […]
President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino highlighted on Thursday in Cape Verde the progress made by Morocco in football infrastructure, citing the Kingdom as one of the African countries where projects have been carried out as part of efforts to promote football on the continent. The remarks were made during […]
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighborhood, Javier Colomina, has conferred lthis week in Rabat with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, and the Royal Armed Forces. Talks focused on NATO-Morocco relations, regional security, and cooperation prospects, building on the strong foundations established over the past three […]
Listed companies on the Casablanca Stock Exchange posted strong first-half 2026 results, with aggregate turnover rising 10.6% to 196 billion dirhams from 177.3 billion a year earlier, according to an analytical report by brokerage and research firm M.S.IN released in early October. Overall net profits grew 7.4% to 29.4 billion dirhams, up 2.04 billion dirhams […]
Morocco’s state-controlled phosphate giant OCP Group has said it has not yet taken any decision on a dividend for the 2026 financial year, following a first-half net loss driven largely by soaring sulfur costs. Reuters cited a company response following reports by leDesk saying OCP may skip distributing dividends for this financial year after first […]
Morocco is advancing the development of two specialized industrial zones for the defense sector totaling 675 hectares, as the Kingdom accelerates efforts to reduce reliance on foreign arms imports and establish a domestic military-industrial base. The Société de gestion des zones industrielles de défense (SGZID) presented details of the platforms on October 7 at the […]
Royal Air Maroc will begin installing Starlink high-speed internet on 41 of its aircraft starting in early 2027, offering the service free of charge to members of its Safar Flyer loyalty program as part of a broader modernization of its fleet and passenger experience. The national carrier said the rollout will be gradual to minimize […]
Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has partnered with French company Viridien, specializing in geosciences and Earth data, to boost the country’s oil-gas exploration and attract investors. The French company has pledged to deliver integrated multi-client subsurface data and analytics solutions across Morocco’s extensive and underexplored offshore and onshore sedimentary basins. ONHYM Chief, […]