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Spanish far-right Vox party urged an increase of military spending by 2% to be able to stay at pace with Morocco. In a memorandum to the Spanish congress, the fourth largest political party in Spain said bolstering the defense budget would help Spain keep up with the increasing armament of Morocco, which it described as […]
The coronavirus outbreak has taken a dangerous turn in Morocco with fears that the fight against the virus may lead to restoring a general lockdown after a surge in cases. Eight big cities have already been closed to traffic to prevent mobility, which more than doubles during the Eid holidays as people travel to the […]
The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has selected UK company Biwater to design and construct a new wastewater treatment plant in the southern coastal town of Tarfaya. Biwater has carried similar projects in other Moroccan cities, including Tamuda Bay, Khenifra, Aourir and Boukhalef. The new project “is part of the country’s efforts […]
Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has expressed his country’s appreciation for Morocco’s contribution to regional and international efforts seeking to find a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Libya. Di Maio welcomed Morocco’s role during a phone call with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on Saturday, August 1. The two officials’ talks […]
The Algerian regime made a volt-face concerning the coronavirus outbreak ending weeks of denial and asking forurgent help to contain the virus in the Polisario-run camps. Algeria has abdicated its sovereignty, giving a part of its territories and leaving thousands of Sahraouis under the mercy of a totalitarian separatist militia, which unrelentingly crack down on […]
The economy of the occupied enclave of Ceuta contracted 40% after Morocco closed its borders, said right-wing governor Juan Vivas. The governor, known for hostile stands against Morocco, called on the EU to adopt reciprocal stands against the North African Kingdom. Morocco has closed its borders with Spain to avert a surge in coronavirus especially […]
The Royal Navy coast guard assisted between Wednesday (July 29) and Saturday (August 1) 183 would-be immigrants, including 12 women and two minors, all of them sub-Saharans, a military source said Saturday. The would-be immigrants were in difficulty on board makeshift boats in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The Sub-Saharans, some of whom were in […]
The EU deemed Morocco a safe country to fly to in view of its efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Morocco maintained its status following a regular two-week review of the list from which the US, Serbia and Montenegro were chalked off earlier this month. Algeria was the latest country the EU scrapped from the […]
Fewer job opportunities meant that many people had to seek jobs at Morocco’s large informal economy leaving many young people in vulnerable conditions, the central bank said in its annual report. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the scale of the underground economy, which showed that 5 million households, representing more than half the Moroccan population, […]
King Mohammed VI said Morocco will inject 120 billion dirhams (12.8 billion dollars) as a post-coronavirus crisis stimulus package to offer incentives and come up with solidarity measures to support businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. The package represents 11% of Morocco’s GDP, “a proportion that will place Morocco at the forefront of the most […]