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Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has been among the airlines that canceled its scheduled flight from Casablanca to Doha, as well as the return Doha–Casablanca service, after Qatar closed its airspace amid rapidly deteriorating regional security conditions. A Qatar Airways flight scheduled to depart Casablanca at 15:30 on Saturday was also canceled due to the closure, […]
Morocco is reshaping the way it views and manages its artisanal sector — moving decisively from treating it as a social support mechanism toward positioning it as a genuine driver of national economic wealth and export growth. The sector’s current scale is already impressive. Artisanal activity contributes approximately seven percent of Morocco’s GDP and employs […]
Finland has expressed supports to the Autonomy Plan for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty as “one of the most feasible solutions” to the regional dispute. This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué adopted in Rabat this Sunday following a meeting between Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, who is on an official visit […]
A Panamanian-flagged merchant ship was shipwrecked on Saturday off the coast of Laayoune, the Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics said in a press release. This incident occurred following a report of water ingress while the commercial vessel “DURA BULK” was en route to the port of Laayoune carrying a cargo of bulk clinker, the […]
Morocco and Egypt have emerged as the primary African recipients of European Investment Bank financing in 2025, as the EU’s financial arm deployed a record €3.1 billion across the continent through its international development branch, EIB Global — representing one third of the institution’s total disbursements outside the European Union. The investment drive, aligned with […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture is accelerating its labeling agenda, with several emblematic local specialties — including olive oils, honey, and dried fruit — set to receive Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in the coming months. The push is being driven through technical assistance launched by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture for the Fès-Meknès area. Among […]
On Saturday, King Mohammed VI held phone calls with several Gulf leaders following Iranian attacks on the sovereignty of those countries, the Royal Office said in a statement. The King thus held several phone conversations with his Gulf brothers, namely Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates; King Hamad bin […]
Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms Iran’s missile attacks that violated the integrity and security of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. These attacks are “blatant violation” of the national sovereignty and security of these Brotherly Arab countries and threaten stability of the region, said Moroccan foreign ministry in a press release […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Prince Moulay Ahmed, visited on Saturday the tomb of his Grand father, the late King Mohammed V to pay his respects. This visit marked the commemoration of the 67th anniversary of the death of the Father of […]
Morocco and Portugal have agreed to step up cooperation and exchange experiences in personal information protection, a sensitive and critical issue in the current challenging digital world with the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The agreement was inked lately in Lisbon by Heads of Morocco’s National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) and […]