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Marrakech has reinforced its position as Morocco’s premier tourist destination, recording 5,058,516 overnight stays in classified tourist accommodation establishments during the first half of 2025, representing a 6% increase from 4,762,507 stays in the same period last year, according to the Tourism Observatory. The city’s occupancy rate reached 71% compared to 68% the previous year, […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture has completed a nationwide livestock census revealing a total of 32,832,573 head of cattle across the kingdom. The census was conducted between June 26 and August 11, 2025, as part of royal directives to reconstruct national herds following years of drought. The census documented 23,158,248 sheep (including 16,348,449 females), 7,474,172 goats […]
The World Trade Organization has highlighted Morocco’s significant contributions to the multilateral trading system in two major reports published this month, recognizing the kingdom’s active participation and positive influence since the historic 1994 Marrakech Agreement that established the organization. Morocco’s 2024 trade policy review earned praise from the WTO for the country’s dynamic engagement in […]
The Sahara conflict, which has been locked in a stalemate for five-decades due to Algeria’s stubbornness, is finally edging closer to its final stage driven by the growing international recognition of Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the territory under its sovereignty. According to “Africa Intelligence” news platform, the Autonomy plan is on the table of […]
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received, Monday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, the Palestinian children from Al-Quds who are taking part in the summer camp organized by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency. The Crown Prince presided over a function hosted by King Mohammed VI, in honor of the Palestinian children, who presented a souvenir gift […]
U.S. congressmen Joe Wilson (Republican) and Jimmy Panetta (Democrat) have introduced in June a legislation designating Algeria-backed Polisario militias a foreign terrorist organization. On August 24, the 90-day deadline stipulated by H.R. 4119: “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” expired, setting in motion the legal process for branding the Polisario separatist group as a Foreign Terrorist […]
Morocco has emerged as Spain’s leading natural gas export destination, receiving 858 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the first half of 2025, representing 35.5% of total Spanish gas exports and signaling a fundamental shift in Mediterranean energy dynamics. The North African kingdom’s dominant position, ahead of France which imported only 354 GWh or 14.6% of Spanish exports, […]
The annual pilgrimage to Cheikh Ahmad al-Tijani’s Mausoleum in Morocco’s spiritual capital Fez has evolved from an elite religious practice into a mass spiritual movement drawing thousands of Senegalese faithful, transcending traditional Sufi boundaries and strengthening centuries-old diplomatic ties between the two nations. The Ziarra, formalized after World War II but rooted in traditions dating […]
British financial technology powerhouse Revolut is positioning itself to disrupt Morocco’s traditional banking sector, with regulatory approval applications submitted to Bank Al-Maghrib signaling imminent market entry into North Africa’s growing digital economy. The London-based neobank, valued at approximately 41 billion euros with nearly 60 million global customers, has appointed its first Morocco country director and […]
Morocco faces mounting pressure on its grain import bill as global wheat stocks are projected to fall to their lowest levels in nearly a decade, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts released this August 2025. The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report reveals that global wheat reserves could drop to […]