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Brig. General Jacob Middleton, Commanding General of U.S. Space Forces Africa, has visited Rabat for his first official engagement with Morocco’s Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi. The visit underscored the strong U.S.-Morocco partnership and highlighted opportunities for future cooperation in space and defense, said Wednesday the U.S. embassy on […]
Moroccan Khadija Bendam was appointed as president of the International Nuclear Society Council (INSC) during its General Assembly held in Vienna as part of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). With this election, Bendam becomes the first woman to hold this prestigious position within the INSC, marking a historic milestone […]
Nador’s police launched an investigation on Wednesday following the discovery of 76,841 ecstasy-type psychotropic pills hidden inside a cargo vehicle that had arrived from a European port. The seizure, carried out by National Police and Customs officers at the city’s port, prompted the Regional Judicial Police Brigade to open a probe under the supervision of […]
Morocco has promised to deliver the best and most exciting tournament in the history of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, sponsored by TotalEnergies, will run from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, with matches staged across six cities: Rabat, Casablanca, Fès, Tangier, Marrakech, and […]
Canadian mining Company Aya Gold & Silver has announced the discovery of a new gold site at Asirem Zone, west of the Boumadine Main Trend in Morocco, highlighting the zone’s emergence as a promising new target. “The discovery and new gold zone at Asirem, west of Boumadine’s Main Trend confirms that Boumadine is evolving into […]
Morocco’s domestic tax revenues rose by an unprecedented 21% year-on-year by the end of August, signaling a remarkable fiscal performance ahead of the presentation of the draft Finance Bill for the upcoming legislative session, scheduled before October 20. The surge reflects a dynamic tax environment, with the country’s three main levies (corporate income tax (IS), […]
Morocco’s draft 2026 budget projects an economic growth rate of 4.5%, a figure that outpaces the global average of 3% and far exceeds the European Union’s sluggish 1%. On paper, the outlook appears promising. In reality, however, the growth target masks deeper structural issues. “A 4.5% growth rate is insufficient to absorb the growing ranks […]
Morocco is taking part in the 66th edition of UNITAS, the world’s longest-running multinational naval exercise, hosted this year by the United States. The drills, which run from September 15 to October 6, are being held across several strategic locations on the U.S. East Coast, including Mayport (Florida), Norfolk (Virginia), and Camp Lejeune (North Carolina), […]
Moroccan music enchanted the public during a concert organized Tuesday in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC in a bid to celebrate dialogue and coexistence through art and musical performance. Morocco joined renowned artists from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and the Sultanate of Oman […]
After more than sixty years of constitutional ambiguity, Morocco has finally adopted a legal framework regulating the right to strike. The organic law, published in the Official Bulletin on March 24, 2025, will take effect next week, according to L’Economiste. Although the Constitution guaranteed this right as early as 1962, no application text existed until […]