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Morocco announces end of ‘Omicron’ wave

The Moroccan Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced, Tuesday, the end of the “Omicron” wave, after two consecutive weeks of green level and the beginning of the post-wave phase or the third inter-period. Meanwhile, l’Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA), said on Tuesday that tests on arrival at airports in the Kingdom are no longer […]

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Egypt’s Senate Speaker calls for boosting cooperation with Morocco

Speaker of Egypt’s Senate Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razek has called for enhancing further cooperation ties with Morocco through support measures propping up partnership between the two countries. He made the remarks following his meeting Tuesday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Speaker of the Egyptian Senate is visiting Morocco to take part in the 11th […]

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Automotive industry: Turkish Martur Fompak injects over $35 million in new factory in Tangier

Turkish automotive supplier Martur Fompak International inaugurated an industrial plant on Tuesday, March 1 in Tangier Automotive City.   Built over 38,487 m², the plant required an investment of more than $35.6 million (340 million dirhams) and will allow the creation of 1,150 jobs.   Located in one of Morocco’s biggest industrial zones, the factory […]

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Over 2000 Moroccans leave war-torn Ukraine

By March 1 at noon,  over 2000 Moroccans, mostly students, managed to leave the Ukrainian territory to neighboring countries, Moroccan foreign ministry said. Most crossings took place in Poland, followed by Romania, Slovakia and Hungary as Morocco dislocated its embassy and consular staff to Lviv, about 70 kilometers south of the Polish border. Prior to […]

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Morocco & Shandong look forward to strengthening economic partnership

Morocco and the Chinese province of Shandong are exploring joint business opportunities in the sectors of construction, car industry, machinery and manufacturing, mining, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and chemical industry. Shandong is one of the major industrial and agricultural provinces in China. Representatives of more than 80 Chinese companies attended a meeting held Monday within the […]

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Gas exploration: British firm Chariot wins a new license for the Rissana offshore zone

The Rissana offshore zone, located in the immediate vicinity of that of Lixus, off Larache, where large gas reserves were discovered last January, has been awarded to the British company Chariot. The Africa focused transitional energy company Chariot announced this Monday February 28 that it has been formally awarded the Rissana Offshore Licence for gas […]

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Ukraine: Morocco to repatriate Mauritanian students aboard RAM special flights

Morocco will reserve seats for Mauritanian students on flights scheduled by Royal Air Maroc to evacuate Moroccans living in Ukraine, the Mauritanian Foreign Ministry announced this Monday, February 28. Mauritanian students established in Ukraine will be able to board special flights to be operated by RAM to repatriate Moroccan nationals from March 2. The Mauritanian […]

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Rabat to host exhibition on Prophet’s Seerah (ICESCO)

The Moroccan capital city Rabat, designated as the cultural capital of the Islamic world for the year 2022, will host an exhibition and museum dedicated to the Prophet’s Seerah (behavior & conduct) and Islamic civilization, announced the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). Preparations for the event, co-organized by the ICESCO, the Islamic […]

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Palestine: Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency, Al Liqaa Center Support Interfaith Dialogues

The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and “Al Liqaa” Center for Religious, Heritage and Cultural Studies in Palestine signed, on Saturday in Al-Quds, a partnership and cooperation framework agreement aimed at supporting religious and cultural dialogues. The agreement, which aims to encourage religious and cultural exchanges in the Holy Land between different peoples and […]

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Ukraine: RAM to operate special flights to repatriate stranded Moroccans

Morocco’s carrier Royal Air Maroc will service special flights to repatriate the Moroccans stranded in Ukraine. In coordination with Moroccan authorities, the national company will operate these flights from neighboring countries of Ukraine, whose air space has been closed, at “exceptional” fares “The company will schedule flights at exceptional prices from countries bordering Ukraine,” said […]