First Independent Mena Newspaper
the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) of the World Bank rejected most of the claims of Corral Morocco Holding, owned by Saudi billionaire Al Amoudi in a case filed against the Moroccan government over the shut-down of Samir refinery. The arbitration institution ordered Morocco to pay just 6% of the total 2.7 […]
Six consecutive years of drought left Morocco’s agricultural dams at a critical filling rate, prompting a halt of irrigation in key farming areas. This year’s cereals harvest is expected to drop 43% to 3.12 million tons only, due to a lack of rainfall that induced a reduction in the cultivated area. Rainfall was down 34% […]
Morocco has donated Niger nine high voltage generators to support the West African country efforts to improve electricity access and services to homes and businesses for better economic growth and development. According to press reports, the 22.5 megawatt generators were received by Niger’s Energy minister, Pr. Amadou Haoua. The Moroccan donation, which reflects the strong […]
King Mohammed VI expressed solidarity and empathy with former US president Donald Trump who survived an assassination attempt while on a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a message to Trump, the King wishes Trump prompt recovery so that he can “continue to serve your great nation.” On the same occasion, the King strongly condemned political […]
Morocco and France are driven by a shared commitment to enrich their deep bonds of friendship in a spirit of dialogue, trust, and mutual respect, said King Mohammed VI in a message of congratulations to President Emmanuel Macron on his country’s National Day. “Thanks to the shared determination that drives us, Morocco and France will, […]
Five Moroccan ministers attended the French National Day function at the residence of ambassador Christophe Lecourtier in Rabat. The attendance was interpreted as a positive sign in the development of French-Moroccan ties following France’s snap elections. Generally, only one or a few members of the Moroccan government attend national days held by different embassies in […]
Three Moroccan hotels in the country’s main tourist hub Marrakech were voted in a ranking by Travel and Leisure magazine among the world’s best 100. Hotel Selman in Marrakech was ranked fifth, while Mammounia took the 18th position followed by Mansour Marrakech 55th, following a vote by the magazine’s readers for the World’s Best Awards. […]
The Arab Parliament commended the leading role and sustained efforts of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, in defending the Palestinian cause. This came in a resolution on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories issued by the Arab Parliament during its 5th session held in Cairo Saturday. The Arab Parliament also […]
The coherence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also depends on the south, wherefrom the need to strengthen and enhance the political dialogue between NATO and its Southern partners, said Morocco’s ambassador to Washington Youssef Amrani. The Moroccan diplomat made the remarks during his participation in a “NATO Public Forum” held on the sidelines of […]
Morocco has received 7.4 million tourists in the first six months this year, up 14%, a pace that let the tourism minister express optimism to attain the 17.5 million tourists ahead of the 2026 target. The performance of the tourism sector up to June this year was 38% higher compared with the same period in […]