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Morocco’s blue economy is a significant national asset of the country, with a diversified structure. The sector contributed 3.8 percent of GDP and supports about 495,000 full-time equivalent jobs, or 4.6 percent of national employment, says the World Bank in a report on the Kingdom’s blue economy contribution to growth and jobs. Aquaculture is Morocco’s […]
King Mohammed VI has congratulated the members of the national futsal team on winning their fourth CAF Futsal AFCON title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final match played Wednesday in Rabat. In his message of congratulations, the King expressed pride over the victory of the national futsal team at the Futsal Africa Cup of […]
Morocco ranked third among African countries for recorded cyber-threat events in 2025, behind Nigeria and South Africa, Le360 reports, citing a Mastercard report. Its Cyber Insights platform logged nearly 7,300 events targeting Moroccan organizations over the year, or 10.6% of the 69,236 recorded across the continent, roughly one every eight minutes. Morocco averaged 612 events […]
Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency, which operates under the Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI, provided, on Wednesday, emergency aid to the Arab Orthodox Charitable Shelter Association for the Sick and Disabled. The assistance will enable the association, located in the Al-Eizariya neighborhood (east Al-Quds), to continue its humanitarian mission on behalf of 46 residents […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has stressed the importance of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, describing it as a major driver of energy security across Africa. During an interactive dialogue held lately by the UN Second Committee (Economic-Financial Committee) in New York, ECA Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete said the project, estimated to […]
China has shipped 30,000 tons of liquid ammonia to Morocco from the eastern city of Nanjing, opening a new route as the kingdom seeks to secure fertilizer supplies, 7news Morocco reports. The Chinese embassy in Morocco announced the cargo in a post on X. Ammonia supplies the nitrogen needed for fertilizers. Morocco is one of […]
Morocco won their fourth African futsal title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final of CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations-2026 played Wednesday in Rabat. The hosts, who had lifted the trophy in 2016, 2020 and 2024, delivered a commanding performance in front of their home supporters to retain their crown. Moroccan Othmane Elidrissi opened […]
The government’s program seeks to diversify Morocco’s water supply while tightening control over demand, Le360 reports. The program says emergency projects, desalination and water transfers have strengthened the country’s resilience, but demand management has lagged and wastewater reuse is advancing slowly. To secure supply, the government relies on three levers: more small and hill dams […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, co-chaired Wednesday in New York, in his capacity as Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), the 9th annual consultative meeting between the PBC and the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC), alongside the current Chair of the PSC, Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Permanent Representative of […]
A Moroccan C-130 cargo aircraft, carrying military vehicles and supplies, landed on Monday at Liberia’s Roberts International Airport, according to local press reports. This first shipment of the Moroccan military equipment is destined for the training of the special forces of the Liberian Army. A second plane laden with more Moroccan military equipment is expected […]