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The Mauritanian Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy and Chariot, the Africa focused transitional energy group, announced that the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the large green hydrogen project “Project Nour” in Mauritania has been completed and a Framework Agreement has been signed, mapping out the next phases of development. The PFS confirms that Mauritania is […]
The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Rabat, Simon Martin, has reiterated his country’s firm support for Morocco’s efforts, through the autonomy plan, to find a solution to the Sahara conflict, artificially created by the military regime of Algiers. “By supporting United Nations resolutions for 15 years, Great Britain has recognized Morocco’s serious and credible […]
The kingdom of Morocco will deploy to Qatar, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a team of cybersecurity experts at the request of the Gulf country for the global event taking place across November and December, local media reported. The news surfaced after the visit Abdellatif Hammouchi, the head of Morocco’s General Directorate for […]
Turkey and the UAE vowed to leave aside their differences and work for stability in Libya where both countries back opposing sides and governments. This came during a meeting last Friday in Ankara between the two countries’ foreign ministers, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Abdullah bin Zayed. Turkish-Emirati relations have entered a new stage, the Turkish official […]
The OCP group announced that it has obtained the Government’s greenlight for the creation in Spain of a company dedicated to the production and marketing of organic fertilizers as well as to research and development in this field. The announcement was made after the publication in the Official Gazette of a decree allowing the Group […]
Several civil society activists and African diplomats have stressed, Saturday in Dakhla, the relevance of the autonomy plan presented by Morocco to end the artificial conflict over the Sahara. This came during an international meeting on Morocco’s autonomy plan, which was organized by the France-based Sahrawi Association of Solidarity for the Autonomy and Sustainable Development […]
Morocco and Bahrain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the sector of renewable energy, through exchange of expertise, technology transfer, capacity building and the consolidation of public and private investment in the sector. Under the deal that will support the implementation of several initiatives related to renewable energy, […]
Franco-Moroccan young man, Faouzi Annajah, has stunned the world as he became the first manufacturer of a car running on hydrogen, the currently much sought-after energy resource. The 29-year-old entrepreneur has unveiled NamX; a SUV car prototype, with the help of several partners including Italian and world renowned design house Pininfarina. The inauguration took place […]
The International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) on Saturday awarded the feature film ‘The Blue Caftan’ by Maryam Touzani the prize for the best film in “Un Certain Regard” selection, a few hours before this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or prize announcement. This is the first time that Morocco wins this international award in Cannes. Projected […]
The terrorist threat is becoming more aggressive in Africa, with the rise of new groups sowing chaos, said Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita at the African Union Extraordinary Summit which opened Saturday in Malabo to discuss terror threats and military coups in the Continent. Terrorism is evolving towards a nexus between terrorism, separatism and criminality, […]