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Construction work of the first solar photovoltaic power plant in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, with an installed capacity of 34 megawatts (MWp), was launched Tuesday in the commune of Hjar Nahal, in the Tangier-Assilah prefecture. The GPM1 solar power, developed by the Green Power Morocco Company for an overall investment of about 370 million dirhams […]
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, presented his most sincere condolences to Morocco, following the death on Tuesday of a Moroccan soldier belonging to the contingent of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), deployed in the Republic Democratic Party of Congo part of MONUSCO. A statement by UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN Secretary-General “expresses his […]
Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves has affirmed that his country supports a peaceful solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue within the framework of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. The Costa Rican president said in an interview with MAP that “his country calls for a peaceful and diplomatic solution so that there is territorial integrity for all […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Wednesday at at cabinet’s meeting to extend the state of health emergency until September 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]
Libya authorities in charge of the country’s oil production indicated Tuesday oil production has increased 1.025 million barrels per day after a three-month decline owing to a wave of closures of oil fields and ports, Libya Observer reports. Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Ben Qadara, and the Minister of Oil and Gas, […]
Morocco is celebrating this week the 23rd anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI, an occasion to zoom on the achievements made by the country under a forward-looking King whose vision is putting the kingdom on track of modernity. When the current king succeeded to his father in 1999, Morocco had a GDP of […]
UM6P Ventures, the venture-capital arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, has become a shareholder of U.S. Akorn Technology, a Silicon Valley start-up and innovator in edible food coatings. In a press release issued Monday, UM6P Ventures said it invested in Akorn Technology to reduce global food waste and extends shelf life. “UM6P Ventures’ investments are […]
Morocco and Israel agreed Tuesday to step up their legal and judicial cooperation as partnership between the two countries is gaining momentum following the normalization of their relations in 2020 within the frame of the US-brokered Abraham accords. The agreement was signed in Rabat by Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi and his Israeli peer Gideon […]
The number of bank cards increased in Morocco by 4.1 pc in 2021, compared to the previous year, reaching 17.9 million, says Morocco’s Central Bank in its latest report, noting that 88 pc of these cards were used for cash withdrawal. Over 5.4 million payment accounts were opened last year against 2.6 million transaction accounts […]
When Algeria halted its biggest gas pipeline with Spain in late 2021, decision-makers in Madrid knew that Algiers’ reliability as an energy supplier was called into question. In a series of self-defeating measures, Algeria has announced a technical problem in the small Medgaz pipeline, effectively halting all exports to Spain and further pushing the country […]