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Director-General of Morocco’s national police & domestic intelligence agency Abdellatif Hammouchi received on Wednesday visiting British Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren. They discussed the challenges of illegal immigration, transnational organized crime and cooperation to ensure safety & security of large-scale events and major foot-ball competitions. Morocco will host Interpol’s 93rd General Assembly in Marrakech in 2025, […]
Morocco has launched a reconstruction plan in flood hit areas worth 2.5 billion dirhams ($260 million), the government said. The plan will be funded by the Moroccan fund for addressing natural disasters, the head of the government office said. The funds include financial aid to help rebuild 1,121 houses, including 269 homes that have been […]
Morocco topped the list of African countries where workers earn the highest salaries, according to a survey by Nigerian media the Vanguard. Morocco came first on the list “with an average salary of $2,031 due to its diversified economy, strong sectors like tourism, textiles, and mining, and strategic investments in infrastructure,” the media said. The […]
The automotive sector continues to top Morocco’s exports in the first eight months this year at 10.3 billion dollars, up 7.6%, Morocco’s foreign exchange agency said. Morocco is home to two production plants by Renault and Stellantis and has an ecosystem of parts producers as it has also attracted Chinese EV battery manufacturers. Despite consecutive […]
Morocco’s tourist receipt grew 20% in August to a record 17 billion dirhams or $1.75 billion, underscoring a strong recovery of the sector, the tourism ministry said. In the first eight months this year, travel receipts increased 7% to 76 billion dirhams ($7.8 bln), it said in a statement. “These results confirm the unprecedented momentum […]
The judiciary has started examining the cases of 152 people accused of inciting to illegal migration, with 53 already receiving jail sentences varying from 3 months to 10 months. On September 15, some 3000 would-be migrants attempted to cross into the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta in response to calls for mass crossings on social media. […]
The U.S. government has reiterated its unwavering support to the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “serious, credible and realistic”. The supportive stand was voiced Tuesday by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller in a press release issued following the meeting held in Washington between Moroccan […]
Moroccan-British military cooperation prospects were at the center of separate meetings held Tuesday in Rabat by Vice Admiral Edward Graham Ahlgren with minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid. Talks between Loudyi and the Royal […]
Morocco’s Foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Tuesday in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on strategic partnership set between the two countries, various regional and international issues. In brief statements made before their meeting, Secretary Blinken said: “Morocco is an essential partner to the United States, and I greatly value the relationship between our […]
King Mohammed VI has expressed his eagerness to promote and expand the close and promising relations existing between Morocco and China that he described as “model” relations. This came in a message of congratulations that the Monarch addressed to President Xi Jinping on China’s National Day. In his message, the King highlighted the “excellent level” […]