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Morocco’s oil and gas imports stood at 29.394 billion dirhams by July 2016 compared to 41.947 billion dirhams the same period last year, which is a significant 30% drop, Morocco’s exchange office said in its latest statistics. Yet, despite the drop in oil prices, Morocco’s commercial deficit deepened 7.5% as imports continue to exceed exports. […]
The operation led by Moroccan security services in the southernmost tip of the Kingdom is a police operation conducted in coordination with the UN and Mauritania to curb smuggling and cross-border illegal commercial activities. Expert in regional issues Abderrahmane Mekkaoui told Le360.ma website that the polisario’s allegations of Morocco mobilizing its army to violate the […]
Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host next Sept.8th an international conference on climate change in the Mediterranean ahead of COP22 scheduled in Marrakech Nov.7-18, 2016. Organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean, the conference on “Climate Action in the Mediterranean” will discuss climate change adaptation, mitigation and climate […]
Morocco mobilizes its security forces along with customs services in a clampdown on smugglers in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. A statement issued by Dakhla regional authorities said that the operation started on August 14 in Guerarat on the borders with Mauritania with the aim of clearing the region […]
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) arrested Tuesday morning four members of a terrorist cell that was planning terror acts in metropolis Casablanca. A statement from the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of the four individuals whose terrorist cell was active between Casablanca and Kenitra, some 40 Km north of Rabat. According to the […]
The Global Innovation Index 2016 has been released, with Morocco climbing six places from 78th (2014) to 72th in a ranking of 128 surveyed countries. The report, published by the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has swiftly become a widely used metric for assessing the state of innovation in various countries. In gaining […]
Morocco is interested in strengthening its military capabilities with Russian weapons through the purchase of the SU-34 tactical bombers and the Amur-class 1650 diesel electric submarines, local media reported. The Russian warplanes, particularly the export version of the Su-34 bomber has grabbed the attention of Morocco after its performance in the operation in Syria. So […]
After a sharp drop in tourist arrivals last June which coincided with the holy month of Ramadan, the tourism sector in Agadir is showing signs of recovery thanks to significant rise in national, Russian and Algerian tourists. Much to the delight of tourism professionals, most hotels in Morocco’s second tourist destination were fully booked in […]
US President’s special envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State (IS) group will visit Morocco early next week to update Moroccan authorities on the coalition’s actions to weed out the terrorist group, the US State Department said on Wednesday. “Morocco is a strong partner in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphates company (known by its French acronym OCP) will invest 2 billion dirhams in a water desalination plant in the Atlantic city of El Jadida. Part of the OCP’s environmental strategy, the new plant will have a capacity of 75 million cubic meters per year as of 2020, its projected date of completion, […]