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Morocco has launched construction of the International Cinema City in Ouarzazate, a major new film production hub, as the country’s audiovisual sector draws record levels of foreign investment and cements its status as a global filming destination. The project is designed as a “one-stop shop” platform covering the entire film industry value chain, from production […]
OCP Nutricrops, the fertilizer arm of Morocco’s OCP Group, has renewed its annual agreement with Bangladesh’s state-run Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) to supply phosphate-based fertilizers for the 2026-2027 crop season, the company said. Under the deal, OCP Nutricrops will deliver up to 1.3 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers, including as much as 750,000 tonnes […]
More than a third of Morocco’s working population walks to their workplace, according to a new note published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) based on data from the 2024 General Population and Housing Census. Walking accounts for 35.8 percent of commuting modes among employed active persons aged 15 and over, making it the […]
Morocco’s domestic demand grew by 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2026, a slight acceleration from the 6.4 percent recorded in the same period a year earlier, according to a note published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on the national economic situation in Q1 2026. The improvement in domestic demand contributed 6.9 […]
Mental health is emerging as one of Morocco’s most pressing and underacknowledged public health challenges, marked by a structural gap between the scale of need and the capacity of a system still in transition. Morocco counted 3,230 specialized mental health professionals in 2025, according to Health Minister Amine Tahraoui, including 593 psychiatrists and 76 child […]
On Sunday, June 29, 2026, South Sudanese students studying in Morocco under a Government scholarship program urged authorities to reform the scheme, arguing that poor academic performance should not be attributed solely to students without considering structural challenges. The appeal came in response to remarks by Higher Education Minister Madut Biar Yel regarding the performance […]
On the sidelines of the United Nations Open Source Week, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Morocco’s minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with senior United Nations officials. The discussions served to strengthen the Kingdom’s strategic partnerships in the fields of digital […]
Colombia President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has praised the congratulations message he received from King Mohammed VI following his victory in the presidential election, saying the royal message was among the major international recognitions received after the announcement of the results of the vote. In his congratulatory cable, the Moroccan Sovereign expressed the Kingdom’s willingness […]
A delegation from the American mission to Morocco has travelled lately to El Guergarate border post, located between Morocco and Mauritania. The visit sends a strong U.S. message to the Algerian regime and its Polisario militias, warning them against any attempt to undermine the Kingdom’s security and stability. In a press release, the U.S. embassy […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, the financial arm of Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI, presented various sports equipment to the African Community Association Club on Saturday in the Old City of Al-Quds, as part of its program to support community organizations, on the eve of the launch of the 2026 summer […]