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The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla will host the Forum of International Investors on September 18-19, to consolidate economic relations, promote the region’s economy and make its potential and investment opportunities known to foreign business community. The forum, themed “The Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, future growth hub for international companies,” aims to promote business networking between […]
Customs officials at the Tanger Med Port have foiled, Monday, a trafficking attempt of over 66,000 Euros, without prior declaration to the relevant financial institutions. “Customs officials at the Tanger Med Port seized 66,350 euros and three bank checks, worth a total of 300,000 Dirhams, in possession of a Moroccan expatriate on a vehicle registered […]
Several experts wonder whether Moroccan banks and businesses operating in Tunisia will leave or halt operations in response to President Kais Saied’s premeditated, hostile and unjustified provocative action against Morocco. It is inconceivable that Moroccan financial and services companies, which employ thousands of people in Tunisia, will continue making business as usual amid a serious […]
An international drug trafficking operation has been foiled by the Casablanca judicial police Sunday evening and 3 tons and 168 kilograms of Chira have been seized. The intervention was carried out in close coordination with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). During a security operation conducted in the suburbs of Casablanca, an individual involved […]
Policemen in Tangier on Sunday arrested an ISIS-affiliated individual for his involvement in an attempted voluntary manslaughter, as part of a terrorist project to seriously undermine public order. The 36-year-old suspect attempted to murder an individual under the pretext that the victim did not respect the precepts of Islam, revealed a statement released by National […]
One of the few viable alternatives to Russian fertilizer is Morocco, which already accounts for 40% of Europe’s imports of phosphate, said Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe. Hansen made the remarks to European press as the global battle for fertilizer, a vital commodity for food production, has emerged as one of the by-products […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will pay a visit to Morocco in late October, after wrapping up a visit to Algiers in which no major investment agreement was signed. Macron made the statement while talking to a group of festival goers at Touquet Music Beach. Macron last visited Morocco in November 2018 to inaugurate […]
Japan dealt a blow to the Tunisian President Kais Saied who unilaterally invited the head of the Algeria-sponsored Polisario separatists to Japan-Africa development summit TICAD. The Japanese foreign minister made it clear the separatist entity had no place in TICAD and its presence does not mean Japan recognizes it. “Before concluding my speech I would […]
Morocco has decided to boycott the North African Karate Championship, scheduled to be held in Tunis September 7 to 11. The decision to cancel the participation of Moroccan athletes in the championship was announced by the Royal Moroccan Federation of Karate and associated disciplines in a press release, without giving the reasons behind the decision. […]
Voices were raised in Tunisia to denounce the decision of Kaïs Saïed to invite the leader of the Polisario to TICAD8. The move, described by Morocco as “hostile” and “unprecedented”, has aroused the indignation of several personalities in the Tunisian political landscape who denounce a “dangerous reversal” on the diplomatic level, to the detriment of […]