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Morocco is stepping up investment in renewable energy and green hydrogen to reduce its heavy dependence on imported fuels and strengthen its role in global climate efforts, according to a report by the Stimson Center. The country currently imports more than 90% of its energy needs, leaving it vulnerable to external shocks. Morocco has raised […]
Morocco has opened a new headquarters for its national police force, the DGSN, a vast complex in the capital designed to centralize operations, boost coordination and support the modernization of policing, officials said. The site, built on 20 hectares in Rabat’s Riad district, brings together all directorates and entities of the General Directorate for National […]
Morocco’s government has announced a series of measures to tighten oversight of Eid al‑Adha livestock markets, as authorities seek to curb speculation and stabilize prices amid strong seasonal demand, the head of the government’s office said. The decision introduces regulatory steps aimed at organizing the sale of sacrificial animals and preventing practices that contribute to […]
The Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and the Inspector General of the National Police of Liberia, Gregory Coleman, signed, in Rabat this Monday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on enhancing security cooperation. The signing ceremony for this memorandum took place at the venue hosting the 7th edition of the Open […]
Morocco and South Korea have discussed ways of strengthening strategic partnership in military and shipbuilding industries during a video-conference meeting held lately on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). According to press reports, Seoul is seeking to position its companies in Morocco naval programs, while Rabat is interested in developing its nascent military industry through partnerships, […]
Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]
The fifth edition of the Toulouse-Tarfaya Aerial Rally made its emblematic stopover at Tarfaya on Sunday, as 17 light aircraft carrying 43 participants from France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom completed one of the most evocative legs of a route that retraces the historic path of the French Aéropostale across the Iberian Peninsula and […]
Morocco is rapidly establishing itself as the Mediterranean’s fastest-growing aerospace manufacturing hub, drawing sustained investment from global industry leaders seeking cost efficiency, supply chain resilience and proximity to European markets. Already Africa’s top aerospace manufacturing hub, the North African kingdom has transformed its aerospace sector over the past two decades into a key pillar of […]
Midparc, the 128-hectare aeronautical industrial park at Nouaceur near Casablanca, is approaching saturation and planning an extension, its CEO Hamid Benbrahim El Andaloussi told Le360 in a detailed interview published Sunday. The park, inaugurated by King Mohammed VI on September 30, 2013, today hosts approximately thirty companies including Airbus with two factories, Safran, Pratt & […]
Morocco has adopted a landmark new regulatory framework governing the status and training pathway of students in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry. The regulatory text published in the Official Gazette of May 4, 2026, represents the most significant revision of the medical training framework since the current system was established, and is directly tied to the […]