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Agricultural sciences and new technologies offer an “enormous potential” to Morocco for the development of the farming sector, said, Thursday in New York, permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale. “Today, these sciences and technologies are helping to increase the production of small and medium farmers as well as helping to produce more […]
GE Renewable Energy has been picked up to supply 40 onshore wind turbines for the 200 MW Aftissat onshore wind farm extension in southern Morocco. The project is expected to be operational in 2023 and aims to support industrial companies under power purchase agreements, in line with Morocco’s goal to install 52 pc of renewable […]
Moroccan insurance and real-estate company Holmarcom seeks to buy stakes held by Paris-based Credit Agricole in its Moroccan branch Credit du Maroc. In a statement, Holmarcom said it has started negotiations but added that there is no “uncertainty”. The deal, if completed, will bolster Holmarcom standing as one of leading insurance companies in the country […]
Morocco has cut the curfew two hours asking citizens to go home at 23:00 instead of 21:00 as the pandemic situation improves in the country. The easing of restrictions to contain Covid-19 came after Morocco inoculated most jabs in Africa. It now has administered 22.6 million jabs of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines in […]
Millions of pupils and students of public & private schools, vocational training centres and universities will return to in-person schooling in Morocco this October 1st after bringing down Covid-19 infections thanks to King Mohammed VI swift response and wise actions taken to counter the pandemic and mitigate its impacts. Over 19 million people have been […]
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice annulled the agricultural and fisheries deals that covered all Morocco’s territories and waters in a verdict that sidelined with the Polisario separatist claims putting Moroccan-EU cooperation to another test. Both Morocco and the European council and the EU commission are attached to the agriculture and fisheries […]
Moroccan Research Institute for Solar Energy & New Energies (IRESEN) has partnered with the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) to advance the Kingdom’s green transition. Under the agreement sealed Wednesday, the two parties pledged to strengthen their cooperation in the promotion of investments in green hydrogen, renewable energy, smart electricity networks, energy efficiency, […]
Morocco’s security services seized on Tuesday in the city of Casablanca 26,600 psychotropic tablets smuggled in from the North of the country. The police have identified the main suspect responsible for this major smuggling operation and launched a nationwide manhunt for his arrest and accomplices. This drug-busting operation is part of ongoing efforts made by […]
Following the ruling of the European court of Justice challenging Morocco-EU farm & fisheries deals, Rabat and the European bloc issued on Wednesday a joint statement, affirming that they will continue their bilateral cooperation and will stand united in defending the legality of their partnership agreements. “We remain fully mobilized to continue cooperation between the […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the kingdom’s national carrier, has emerged as the first airline in the North African region over regional and continent giant EgyptAir. World Airline Awards organized by United Kingdom-based aviation consultancy firm Skytrax named RAM the fourth best airline on the African continent. The continental ranking is dominated by iconic Ethiopian Airlines […]