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Only 6,000 Moroccan companies export today. That figure, cited at the opening of the second edition of the CGEM’s Carrefour de la TPME held in Casablanca on Tuesday under the theme “Oser l’export” (Daring to Export), encapsulated the central challenge of an event that brought together cabinet members, business leaders, and institutional actors to address […]
The African Network of Open Parliaments, a framework for the exchange of experiences between parliaments of “Open Government Partnership (OGP)” member countries and those seeking to join it, was set up on Wednesday at the headquarters of Morocco’s House of Representatives. The African Open Parliaments Network is meant to be a continental framework for inter-parliamentary […]
Morocco’s approach in the fight against terrorism and extremism was highlighted in Vienna before the 23rd regional meeting of heads of intelligence and security services. The approach was detailed by Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is participating in the regional meeting, alongside security and intelligence officials from the […]
Morocco’s public finances entered the second quarter of 2026 in considerably better shape than a year earlier, driven by robust first-quarter tax receipts that have allowed the Treasury to reduce its reliance on the domestic bond market and to approach its funding strategy from a position of relative comfort. According to an analysis published by […]
Morocco’s National Human Rights Council has released a new illustrated story collection aimed at equipping children and teenagers with the tools to navigate the digital world more safely, unveiled at its Rights Pavilion at the International Publishing and Book Fair in Rabat, known as SIEL 2026. The fair, which runs from May 1 to 10 […]
Morocco pleaded, Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, for adopting an approach based on “leadership by example” for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, approved in Marrakech in 2018. As part of its participation in the second International Migration Review Forum, held May 5 – 8, […]
The 5th edition of the Toulouse-Tarfaya Air Rally will take place from May 14 to 23, with 17 aircraft set to depart from the Toulouse-Lasbordes airfield, organizers announced Wednesday. This year’s rally features a record number of participants for a 10-day, 6,000 km journey retracing the trail of the novella The Little Prince by Antoine […]
Morocco has chosen The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, as its base camp for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The announcement has been made by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill during a meeting held Tuesday with Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Youssef Amrani and FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee CEO Alex […]
Morocco is planning to scale up its strategic fuel storage reserve capacity by more than 1.5 million cubic metres by 2030 to counter major disruptions in global oil and gas supply amid the Middle East conflict. The announcement has been made by Minister of Energy Transition Leila Benali at the Parliament. She said $600 million […]
Royal Air Maroc is set to welcome its first Boeing 737 MAX 9 on May 30, 2026, as the national carrier accelerates a fleet expansion program that will bring it to levels unprecedented in its history, Le360 news platform reports, quoting a reliable source. The aircraft, registered CN-RHQ and freshly off Boeing’s assembly line, forms […]