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Morocco’s largest private electricity producer, Taqa Maroc, has launched a renewable energy subsidiary to take care of its solar projects, Moroccan media said. UAE firm Taqa Maroc is listed on the Casablanca stock exchange and has reported a first quarter revenue of 4.09 billion dirhams, up 53.9% from last year as coal prices drop. It […]
U.S. State Department special envoy to Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt has hailed Morocco’s religious tolerance and deeply rooted cultural and historical co-existence. She made the remarks during a visit to the Moroccan city of Essaouira wherein she met Royal advisor André Azoulay, civil society representatives, students and religious figures at Bayt Dakira (House of Memory), […]
Portugal has reaffirmed its strong backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the Moroccan initiative as a serious and realistic solution in line with resolutions of the UN and the Security Council. The supportive stand comes in the Joint Declaration issued following the 14th Portuguese-Moroccan High-Level Meeting, […]
After suffering pressure from the army, the Algerian under 17-year-old football team lost 3-0 to Morocco which made it to the semi-finals and to the World Cup while showing empathy and sportsmanship on the pitch after their victory. The Algerian under-aged footballers have suffered enormous pressure by a military junta that portrayed the match as […]
Morocco reinforces its firefighting capacities with the reception of a 6th Canadair water bomber, while two others will be delivered soon, defense news portal FAR Maroc said. Hit by the worst drought in decades and the hottest year in over four decades, Morocco fought 500 wildfires that affected over 22,000 hectares last year. This year, […]
Moroccan private clinic operator Oncorad raised 45 million dollars via private equity funds France’s Stoa and Morocco’s CDG Invest as part of an effort to fund its expansion plan, it said. Oncorad plans to have 30 clinics by 2026 as it sees a pressing need to fill in shortages in private hospitals especially in remote […]
The Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune has welcomed U.S. Hollywood as its newest sister city in a ceremony held Wednesday in the capital of Moroccan Sahara. Mayor of Hollywood city, Fl. Josh Levy and Head of Laayoune municipal council, Moulay Hamdi Ould Errachid, have inked the twinning agreement confirming the American recognition of the Moroccanness […]
Morocco booked a place at the U17 FIFA World Cup finals after defeating on Wednesday in Constantine hosts Algeria 3-0 in the quarter finals of U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). With their stunning victory in a fully packed stadium over Algeria, the Atlas Cubs make it to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of […]
The Republic of Cabo Verde has reaffirmed its steadfast support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and the Moroccan autonomy plan offering a realistic solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The support stand comes in a joint press release issued Tuesday in Rabat following the 2nd meeting of the Morocco-Cape Verde cooperation commission held under co-chairmanship of […]
King Mohammed VI directed the government to speed up water security projects with the increase of the budget allocated to a water supply program to 143 billion dirhams ($ 14 bln). This came in a Royal palace statement following a briefing during which water minister Nizar Baraka gave the broadlines on the progress of the […]