First Independent Mena Newspaper
After a King’s speech identified the mismatch between training and education as one of the factors worsening unemployment, Loubna Tricha has been tasked with revamping the country’s vocational training to make it release graduates with skills that fit into job market needs. Loubna Tricha, who has worked with the senior management of Morocco’s state-owned phophates […]
As has been speculated, Morocco has officially restored military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 years for 12 months. A draft law has been approved by the ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI in Rabat Monday. It stipulates the mandatory character of the service, which was lifted in 2006. “The bill […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco stressed the need for a new strategy to promote youth employment by putting young people at the heart of the new development model. In a speech on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People, the Monarch called for an integrated youth strategy […]
Morocco has renewed its commitment to the dynamics launched by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in cooperation with his personal envoy for the Sahara, making it clear that this commitment is based on the same frame of reference set out earlier. “Morocco has been confidently and responsibly engaged in the dynamic action launched by the […]
King Mohammed VI has appointed Mohamed Benchaaboun as Minister of Economy and Finance in replacement of Mohamed Boussaid who had been sacked on August 1. The royal office announced in a statement that the King received Benchaaboun on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat and appointed him Minister of Economy and Finance. The King […]
The 900MW wind farm that will be built by Brookstone’s Soluna firm in the southern province of Dakhla for about $2.4 billion is a trailblazing project that has been met with acclaim in Morocco, notably among the population of the southern provinces, much to the chagrin of pro-separatist organizations funded by Algeria. The project will […]
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Laamiri, armored squadron commander of the Royal Armed Forces is on a visit to the US to explore cooperation prospects on armor capabilities and exchange of information concerning training and support. In Idaho, Gen Laamiri met Commanding General Brig. Gen. Michael J. Garshak, adjutant general, Idaho National Guard, US military outlet, Defense […]
Morocco has urged the Europol for closer cooperation to monitor radicalized youth in Europe, head of Morocco’s counterterrorism agency (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said. Morocco has established a strategy to protect its large diaspora in Europe from the threat of extremism, he said in an interview with Spanish news agency EFE, urging Europol to give Moroccan […]
The trade and financial war currently unfolding between the U.S. and Turkey is opening new opportunities and risks for the Moroccan economy, which has signed free trade agreements with both countries. With Turkey facing a currency crisis, President Donald Trump last week doubled tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to offset the effects of […]
Emmerson company, which specializes in natural resources exploration and production, is developing the Khemisset Potash Project, in Northern Morocco. The project has a large JORC Resource Estimate and significant exploration potential with an accelerated development pathway targeting a low capex, high margin mine, says the company’s management. Khemisset is ideally located to benefit from the […]