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The year 2019 has wrapped up with promises of landmark reforms to be carried out in 2020, a year before 2021 elections. In 2019, King Mohammed VI urged the implementation of decentralization, a new development model and an efficient government. It was also a year to celebrate Morocco’s improvement in the doing business index, its […]
The US Navy was planning to participate in the African Sea Lion 2020, with its amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) now redirected to the Middle East. Amid escalating tensions between the USA and Iran, the Pentagon has canceled the joint American-Moroccan marine exercise, African Sea Lion 2020, that was due to start on January […]
Morocco has made of improving its business climate and attracting large scale investments a choice in its economic development policy. 2019 was a year to celebrate outstanding performances by giant manufacturers in their sectors of activity, confirming the attractiveness of Morocco to local and foreign investors. OCP Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer, OCP, will celebrate […]
Representatives of Arab anti-corruption bodies will meet in Rabat Jan.7-8 to share experiences and discuss national strategies to fight the scourge of corruption, which affects businesses, foreign investment inflows, economic growth and social justice. The third session of the States Parties to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention is hosted by Morocco’s National Authority for probity, prevention […]
Morocco’s national railway operator ONCF has received lately the first of 30 Prima M4 locomotives being manufactured by the French Alstom company under a €130 million deal concluded in 2018 between the two sides. The Prima M4 locomotives have a nominal power of 5.5 MW. The maximum running speed is 160km/h. Being electric, the M4 […]
African Lion, the annual Moroccan-US military exercise, will take place in March 2020 with the participation of 2500 US soldiers, Moroccan media reported. The games, which also bring together soldiers from other countries, are meant to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of participating armies tactics, techniques and procedures. Besides Morocco and the US, soldiers from […]
The vigilance of Laayoune police elements allowed the arrest of an individual with a suitcase full of euro banknotes. This individual, in an irregular situation in Morocco, is allegedly involved in illicit currency transfer. The national of a neighboring African country was arrested in the city of Laâyoune, reported this Thursday local Al Akhbar daily, […]
Morocco’s first sugar refinery Cosumar announced that production in its new refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, will start in March this year. The refinery in Yanbu is scheduled to start operating in March 2020, Cosumar group CEO Mohamed Fikrat told Reuters. The Yanbu refinery, with a nominal capacity of 850,000 tons of high quality white […]
Moroccan authorities thwarted on Thursday an illegal migration attempt in the Saharan city of Tan-tan where they captured 13 persons (including 10 from Sub-Sahara and three from Morocco) who were preparing their risky high-sea crossing toward Europe. The combing operation carried out by the local security forces led to the discovery and seizure of two […]
Morocco is on a list of twenty-two of the United States’ allies that will be delivered Raytheon’s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The major US defense contractor, Raytheon, said in a Press release that the US Air Force, Navy and 22 foreign allies tapped the company with a $768 million contract for its AMRAAM. […]