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Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has inaugurated this week a new bureau in Nador, its second in Morocco after that of Tangiers. This expansion in the North African kingdom falls in the frame of the Marhaba 2024 operation, meant to facilitate Moroccan expatriates’ journey for holidaying in their mother country. “Following extensive renovation […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has attached utmost priority to sustainable water management in the context of recurrent drought and adverse climate change impact. Morocco, already one of the most water-stressed globally, has seen a sharp decline in rainfall, impacting water reserves, leading to a depletion of groundwater and undermining the agricultural […]
The United Arab Emirates and Morocco have finalized the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will usher in a new era of mutually beneficial trade and investment ties between the two countries, reported the UAE news agency WAM. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, and Morocco’s […]
King Mohammed VI has always supported the Palestinian cause and Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle to establish their independent State with Al-Quds Asharif as its capital – a State living in peace and security alongside the State of Israel. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, the Monarch, Chairman of the Al Quds […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €120 million financing to support Morocco’s Governance and Climate Change Resilience Support Program (GCRRP) – Phase 1. The main objective of this program is to implement reforms guaranteed to boost Moroccan economy and consolidate its resilience to exogenous factors including climate […]
Morocco and China have discussed at a meeting in Beijing earlier this week their cooperation in nuclear safety, in a step towards bolstering international nuclear safety standards. The meeting brought together the Director General of the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR), Saïd Mouline, and Chinese Vice-Minister of Ecology and Environment […]
Several high-level meetings on the strategic Nigeria-Morocco African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project were held in Rabat this July 15-19, with the participation of all the countries involved in the project and representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA), Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and […]
Morocco forecasts economic growth to rise to 4.6% in 2025, based on current assumptions, Economy and Finance Minister, Nadia Fettah, said in Rabat on Thursday. The official, who was presenting the 2024 Budget execution, the 2025 finance bill framework and the three-year budget plan for 2025-2027 at a joint meeting of the finance committees of […]
In the last five years, Moroccan diplomacy, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, won increasing support from global powers for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahra territory. The US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in 2020- as part of a trilateral deal involving the resumption of ties with Israel- […]
Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch attended, on Thursday, the summit for Sport and Sustainable Development in Paris. This event is being held on the sidelines of the Olympic Games to officially kick off on Friday evening. The summit brought together some 500 participants, including heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, athletes, […]