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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu praised security cooperation with Morocco, saying joint efforts had produced “unprecedented operational successes” against terrorist groups, organised crime and drug trafficking and that the two countries were working towards a comprehensive security agreement. Speaking after the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, Lecornu said cooperation between French and Moroccan security, […]
France and Morocco signed a series of cooperation agreements spanning energy, infrastructure, finance, education, culture, postal services, defence and water management, as the two countries sought to deepen economic integration following renewed diplomatic relations. The agreements were signed during the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, where French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the two […]
Morocco and France have signed this Thursday in Rabat a Technical Arrangement and a Memorandum on cooperation in the field of defense industry, the National Defense Administration said in a statement. The deals were signed by Minister in Charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and the French Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans, Catherine […]
Morocco and the United States held lately in Washington a high-level counterterrorism meeting to discuss ways of strengthening Moroccan-American strategic partnership in the fight against terrorism. The two countries have reaffirmed their ongoing commitment to enhancing counterterrorism cooperation, said the U.S. embassy in Rabat in a statement posted on its Facebook page. They agreed to […]
Morocco’s southern provinces are establishing themselves as one of the Kingdom’s fastest-growing investment destinations, underpinned by large-scale infrastructure programs, an increasingly favorable regulatory environment and a strategic geographic position that offers investors direct access to West African markets. These findings are at the heart of the “Doing Business — Investing in Morocco’s Southern Provinces” guide, […]
Moroccans emerged as the largest group among foreign workers in Spain, with 422,347 now registered with the Spanish Social Security system, according to official data. The figure places Moroccans ahead of Romanians (353,974), Colombians (316,460), Venezuelans (239,892), and Italians (223,500), underscoring the depth of the Moroccan community’s integration into the Spanish labor market. The milestone […]
Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has launched a major infrastructure program to reinforce and secure the drinking water supply of Khouribga and the surrounding area. The total investment across all project components amounts to 365 million dirhams. The launch ceremony was presided over by ONEE Director General Tariq Hamane and Khouribga […]
Morocco’s mining sector is entering a phase of significant expansion and value-chain deepening, driven by surging demand for critical minerals and the strategic ambition to move up from raw concentrate production to higher-value processed materials. In a detailed review published by Medias24, two sites have already redefined the national landscape in 2025 and are setting […]
Morocco’s economy expanded by 4.8 percent in year-on-year terms in the second quarter of 2026, an acceleration from the 4.6 percent recorded in the first quarter, according to the High Commission for Planning’s most recent economic conditions note. The growth was achieved despite a challenging international environment characterized by the continuation of the Iran conflict, […]
A Spanish intelligence report has credited close coordination between Moroccan and Spanish security services with repeatedly preventing terrorist networks from carrying out attacks in the Spanish-controlled enclave of Ceuta, according to details published by the Moroccan daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. The report found that Moroccan services played a central role in unraveling the links […]