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Morocco has reached a new milestone in Norway’s fresh berry market, reclaiming its position as leading supplier of raspberries and blackberries and surpassing, for the first time, half of the country’s total imports in the category. Between July 2025 and June 2026, Norway imported 707 tons of fresh raspberries and blackberries from Morocco, worth more […]
Moroccan diagnostics company Gigalab is preparing to expand across Africa, betting on manufacturing capabilities it has built at home to meet the needs of health systems across the continent. In a special Forbes Africa edition dedicated to the Kingdom, founder and CEO Karim Zaher laid out a strategy combining local production with continental expansion, positioning […]
King Mohammed VI has extended his deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to President of Colombia Gabriel de la Espriella following a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit this South America country. In his message of condolences, the Moroccan Sovereign has said that he is saddened by Colombia earthquake tragedy and expressed the Kingdom’s full solidarity and […]
Tunisia’s trade deficit widened to 14.96 billion Tunisian dinars by the end of July 2026, compared with 11.90 billion dinars during the same period in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The increase was largely driven by the energy trade deficit, which rose to 7.95 billion dinars from 6.04 billion dinars a year […]
Libya’s High Council of State has formed a Committee to develop a comprehensive package of financial and economic reforms in coordination with the House of Representatives and the Central Bank of Libya. The decision was taken on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, during a meeting of the Council’s Presidency Office chaired by Mohammed Takala. The committee […]
Libya’s oil export revenues reached $15.234 billion in the first six months of 2026, exceeding the Government’s target of $13.985 billion by nearly 9%, according to data published by the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Crude oil production stood at about 246 million barrels during the period, slightly below the target of 252 million barrels. […]
Morocco’s Interior Ministry said it has detained several people suspected of inciting illegal mass border crossings into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, following the circulation of social media posts calling for such attempts around August 15. In a statement by its spokesperson, the ministry said it had monitored messages of unknown origin on […]
In the wake of Spain’s self-inflicted migration crisis, analyses underpinned by Moroccophobia spawned in Spanish media. Some suggested Spain should consider cutting or threatening to cut electricity flows through the submarine cables to Morocco as leverage. Such proposals ignore the mutual benefits of the interconnection and risk exposing deeper economic interdependence, energy experts and bilateral […]
UN Secretary-General has announced the appointment of Pakistani Maj. General Jawad Ahmed as new Force Commander of the MINURSO in replacement of Maj. General Md Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh, who completed his assignment on 2 August 2026. In a press release, the UN says General Ahmed brings to this position over 35 years of leadership […]
The Royal Moroccan Air Force has started modernizing its military transport fleet in the United States to boost the Kingdom’s tactical airlift, logistical support, and operational readiness. A 2nd Moroccan C-130H aircraft has arrived lately at the L3Harris Technologies facility at Waco Airport in Texas for upgrade. L3Harris Technologies had won a contract to upgrade […]