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In a case that rights advocates say reflects the Algerian authorities’ escalating hostility toward Morocco, an Algerian court has sentenced a young football fan to two years in prison for wearing the Moroccan national team’s jersey at a domestic match. The verdict was the latest episode of Algeria’s regime anti-Morocco posture. Algeria has unilaterally cut […]
Morocco’s multi-mission frigate Mohammed VI has joined French and European naval units in ORION 26, a major high-intensity combat preparation exercise led by France, the French embassy in Rabat said. The Moroccan FREMM warship spent around two weeks integrated into the escort of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, operating first in the Mediterranean […]
Morocco has been identified among countries where installed steel production capacity exceeds domestic demand, according to the latest monitoring bulletin from the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. The classification comes as the worldwide gap between production capacity and actual consumption reached 179.6 million tons in the third quarter of 2025 — a 1.4 percent […]
Bolivia has announced the suspension of its recognition of the pseudo-SADR and affirmed its will to contribute constructively to international efforts aimed at achieving a realistic, pragmatic and lasting political solution to the Sahara issue. The announcement came in a statement issued Monday, following phone talks between Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo and his Moroccan […]
Indian defense company MKU, a global leader in advanced ballistic protection and optronic systems, is considering setting up a plant in Morocco, building on the success-story of Tata Advanced Systems which is producing in the Kingdom armoured combat vehicle WhAP 8×8 for the Moroccan Royal army. According to India’s diplomatic mission in Rabat, MKU’s entry […]
The High Representative of the European Union reaffirmed the alignment of the 27 Member States with UN Security Council Resolution 2797 and confirmed that Morocco’s autonomy plan constitutes the basis for negotiations within the exclusive framework of the United Nations. This came in an official written reply, dated February 20, 2026, to a question from […]
FIFA has expressed strong admiration for Morocco’s national youth talent development program and is considering adopting it as a training model for other African countries, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced. The endorsement follows two working visits by FIFA delegations to evaluate the program’s structure and results firsthand. During their visits, FIFA representatives toured […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Nador West Med (NWM) – Bétoya Industrial & Logistic Zone (BILZ) – signed a €2.1 million grant agreement last week in Rabat to support the development of the NWM complex as an attractive, dynamic, and sustainable economic zone in Morocco. The grant will finance a Technical […]
Five days into Ramadan, Morocco’s consumer markets are reporting steady supplies of essential goods as public authorities and economic operators coordinate to meet the seasonal surge in demand while containing price pressures. From wholesale markets to neighborhood shops, the supply chain is functioning smoothly across the country. The contrast between modern retail and traditional commerce […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to use turrets made by Elbit Systems to equip its Indian-designed WhAP 8×8 armored personnel carriers, according to reporting from Le Desk. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) will upgrade the vehicles, manufactured in Morocco in partnership with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), from their standard 30 mm cannon configuration […]