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U.S. State Department has approved new weapons sales to Morocco worth over $174 million, showing U.S. strong support to a major ally and strategic partner, described as an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa. The announcement was made Friday by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency in a press release. The […]
Members of a delegation from the Chilean Parliament have praised the socio-economic achievements and the development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region in different fields. During the visit to the region, the Chilean delegation, led by the Speaker of Chile’s Chamber of Deputies, Karol Cariola, and the Vice-President of the Chilean Senate, Matias Walker, expressed […]
The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, which investigates the most sensitive and high-profile cases in the U.S., indicted three international drug traffickers, who had been arrested in April by Morocco’s National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ) in Marrakech, for their links to criminal networks of international trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine, […]
In anticipation of resuming the direct Casablanca-Beijing route on January 20, 2025, Morocco’s carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) inked 16 agreements with leading Chinese travel agencies, specializing in Morocco as a destination, during a ceremony held in Beijing. The agreements were initialed by RAM’s MENA & Asia Director Abderrahman Brahimi and RAM’s representative in China […]
Casablanca municipality announced on Friday its new membership at the global network C40 Cities, a collective of nearly 100 cities committed to climate action. The municipality stated in a press release that Casablanca has become the 14th African and first North African city to join the network. Casablanca’s membership was approved at the C40 Steering […]
Mauritania will work together with Morocco to advance royal projects aiming to boost connectivity including the Atlantic initiative to offer landlocked Sahel states access to the Atlantic and a gas pipeline project that will connect Nigeria to Morocco benefiting 13 west African states. This came in a royal office statement following talks between King Mohammed […]
Managing the water stress crisis, developing the transportation and mobility system, and adhering to the digital transition process are among the challenges and risks that must be tackled because they hinder development efforts in the Kingdom’s regions, King Mohammed VI said. “Needless to say, water stress is a challenge for all stakeholders, regions and local […]
Morocco is planning to build a new Mogador resort, near Essaouira, for a total investment on $230 million. The new resort will be funded by a consortium of investors, including Samih Sawiri, Hussain Al Nowais, and Hossam El Shaer, who committed to fund 50% of the investment, the head of the government office said in […]
Libya’s House of Representatives and the High State Council agreed to work together to take the necessary steps to form a national unity government and organize fair elections to end the institutional division in the country. This came in a statement following a consultative meeting between the two institutions held in Morocco’s Bouznika. The two […]
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a program worth $250 to help Morocco increase the resilience of its agri-food system to climate change and strengthen food safety and quality. “Overall, the Program is expected to benefit 1.36 million people, including almost 120,000 farmers and over one million consumers, with improved food safety and nutrition […]