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The mining company Emmerson announced on Monday it signed with two Swiss agri-trading groups deals for the sale of potash and salt to be produced at its Khemisset Mine in Morocco. With Keytrade AG, Emmerson agreed to sell a minimum of 245,000 metric tons per year of Muriate of Potash (MOP) for a period of […]
Cultural life in Morocco has turned the Covid-19 page with main cities bustling with festivals bringing together artists from all corners of the world and confirming Morocco’s standing as an arts hub and an oasis of cultural openness in a region beset by insecurity and turmoil. In Marrakech, curtain fell on the 19th edition […]
“A Tale of Shemroon” by Iranian director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi won the “Golden Star” (Grand Prize) of the 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, announced the Jury of the official competition at the closing ceremony held Saturday evening. This 102-minute feature film tells the story of Iman and his younger brother Payar who […]
Fans of Morocco’s national football team have travelled en masse to Qatar and ranked among top ten buyers of tickets as the national football team prepares for its first game against Croatia on November 23. This is the sixth participation for Morocco in the FIFA world Cup with the best performance in 1986 when the […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed messages to President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. The royal message were conveyed by Minister of Economic Inclusion Younes Sekkouri. The audiences with the Gabonese Head of State in Libreville and with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa provided an […]
Participants in the 1st African Conference on Health Risk Reduction, held under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, recommended, on Friday in Marrakech at the end of the proceedings of this event, the development of an African Charter on Health Harm Reduction in Africa, based on a multi-stakeholder vision, as an essential step […]
The high-level meeting of the three African Climate Commissions has praised the leadership of King Mohammed VI and Morocco’s noteworthy support on the sidelines of the COP-27 climate change summit currently held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. In a press release issued at the end of the high-level meeting, participants recognized Morocco’s role and contributions […]
The international Exhibition and Museum of Al-Seerah al-Nabawiyya (life of the Prophet) and Islamic civilization in Rabat was inaugurated Thursday by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan. The exhibition hosted by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Rabat, is placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI. Crown Prince Moulay El […]
International financial news agency Bloomberg said it picked Marrakech to host its first conference titled “Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Africa,” in June 2023, highlighting Morocco’s climate leadership in Africa under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. Michael R. Bloomberg made the announcement on the closing day of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore. This […]
The kingdom of Morocco is among leading countries around the world with potential investment targets in relation to the size of their economies, on the first ‘normalized’ version of the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) from London-based EY. The normalized version, first of its kind of the RECAI hails the North African country’s ambitious […]