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COVID-19: State of health emergency extended in Morocco until January 31, 2023

The Moroccan Government decided at the cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday to extend the state of health emergency until January 31, 2023, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]

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Auto Industry: €50 Mln earmarked for 1st Moroccan car brand for local market

“Neo” is the first Moroccan car brand to be produced for local market with a €50 million investment which will be used for the building of a factory for this project. The announcement has been made by the Minister of Industry & Trade, Ryad Mezzour. He told Saudi newspaper Asharq that the plant is expected […]

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Morocco: Military Service enables young draftees to get skills & dose of patriotism

The registration of young eligible conscripts for 2023 started Wednesday in Morocco and will close on February 25. The 12-month compulsory military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 has been reinstated in 2019 after it was abandoned in 2006. In 2019, 133,820 young male/female Moroccans registered for the service and 178,166 volunteered […]

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Morocco: E-visa for nationals of four more countries as of Jan. 10, 2023

Nationals of Jordan, India, Guatemala and Azerbaijan will benefit from the electronic visa (e-visa) to visit Morocco from January 10, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Wednesday in a statement. This decision is part of the efforts made by the Kingdom, on the national and international levels, aiming at the digitization of public […]

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Morocco conditions direct flight to participate in U23 cup of nations in Algeria

Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) told the Confederation of African Football that the national team could boycott the Africa U23 Cup of Nations if the national team is not allowed to have a direct flight to Algeria. Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan flights adding to borders which it has kept closed since […]

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Recent rainfall bodes well for Morocco’s farming output

Moroccan farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after recent rainfall that dissipated the prospect of extreme drought and helped improve dam filling rates. Moroccan dams are on average 34% full on December 28 after the filling rate dropped to near 20% leading to a halt of irrigation in many key agricultural regions. Rainfall is […]

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Leading European clubs covet Atlas Lion stars after World Cup

Many leading European clubs from different premier leagues are racing to add Atlas Lion stars that marked Morocco’s unparalleled run in Qatar World Cup. One of the revelations of the tournament was Azzedine Ounahi who mastered the midfield with skillful tackles commanding performances. He is now poised to leave his team Angers which languished in […]

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KfW provides Morocco over €52 Mln for new drinking water projects

Germany’s Development Bank (KfW) will provide Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) additional €52.6 million including €3.1 million grant for drinking water projects to be carried out in the North African Kingdom. The new funding and grant agreements were signed Tuesday by ONEE Chief Abderrahim El Hafidi and KfW Director Water & […]

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Morocco-Azerbaijan: Deputy FM highlights excellent level of bilateral cooperation

Visiting Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Fariz Rzayev, emphasized, Tuesday in Rabat, the excellent level of cooperation between Morocco and his country despite the geographical distance, highlighting ways to strengthen bilateral relations. At a conference at the headquarters of the presidency of the Mohammed V (UM5) University, held under the theme “Azerbaijan post-conflict-vision”, the Azerbaijani official […]

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Morocco’s Mohammed VI Football Academy, a factory for champions (RFI)

The outstanding performance of the Moroccan footal team in Qatar 2022 world cup is still reverbating across the globe. In this connection, Radio France Internationale (RFI) aired Monday a reporting on Morocco’s Mohammed VI Football Academy that it labeled a factory for champions. With its 18 hectares of ultra-modern infrastructure, five soccer fields, a medical […]