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The 8th Hassan II Great World Water Prize will be held on May 18, 2024 in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme “Water resource security for food sovereignty and shared prosperity,” the Ministry of Equipment and Water said. Created in 2002 and awarded for the first time at the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, […]
Morocco announced a tender for the development of Noor Midelt III, a 400MW solar plant part of a complex that is designed to be the largest in the world. Once completed the Noor Midelt project would have 1600 MW installed capacity, conducive to Morocco’s goals to generate 52% of its electricity from renewable sources. Morocco […]
Huayou, a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles battery materials, would invest 200 billion dirhams or $20 bln in a plant in Morocco’s region of Laayoune Sakia El Hamra in the Sahara, the regional investment center announced. A delegation of the Chinese group visited the region where officials introduced competitive attractions to help the company export […]
Morocco has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt sanctions against those responsible for diverting humanitarian aid. This call was made by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Kadiri, during a public debate on famine and conflict-induced food insecurity, chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, whose country […]
Morocco has warned against the terrorism-separatism nexus before the 44th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly currently held in Jakarta saying this nexus threatens the territorial integrity of States. The alarm was sounded by Rachid Talbi Alami, Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, which is participating in this conference in its capacity as an observer member of […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a written message to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The message focuses on ways to strengthen and develop bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries, reports the Qatari News Agency, QNA. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar, received the […]
Morocco’s fruits and berries export revenues have grown significantly reaching $7.1 billion in cumulated volume over 2018-2022, ‘East Fruit’ reported. In 2022 alone, export of fruits and berries totaled $1.7 billion, the media also noted. Moroccan fruits and berries during the same period were available on the markets of 122 countries, with Spain, France, the […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is spending his holiday with his family in Morocco in a trip that revealed the scale of hostility to anything Moroccan among some Spanish opposition parties. Sanchez has been in Morocco since last week and spent a few days in Marrakech where the media shared his pictures, sightseeing the centuries-old […]
Morocco shone with its impressive participation in the 9th edition of the Francophone Games, gleaning 58 medals won, including 23 gold. by Moroccan sportsmen and women during competitions which took place from July 28 to August 6 in Kinshasa, Congo. This exceptional performance in the event which took place from July 28 to August 6 […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a written message to his brother Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The message focuses on the strong bilateral relations between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, and on ways of strengthening and consolidating […]