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Morocco’s domestic demand grew by 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2026, a slight acceleration from the 6.4 percent recorded in the same period a year earlier, according to a note published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on the national economic situation in Q1 2026. The improvement in domestic demand contributed 6.9 […]
Mental health is emerging as one of Morocco’s most pressing and underacknowledged public health challenges, marked by a structural gap between the scale of need and the capacity of a system still in transition. Morocco counted 3,230 specialized mental health professionals in 2025, according to Health Minister Amine Tahraoui, including 593 psychiatrists and 76 child […]
Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher Al-Baour, held talks, in Tripoli on Sunday, with an Indian delegation led by the Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs for West Asia and North Africa on deepening bilateral cooperation and reactivating the Libyan-Indian Joint Committee. Discussions focused on expanding collaboration across political, […]
Sudan and China signed an agreement on Sunday, June 28, 2026, to cancel a portion of Khartoum’s bilateral debt in a move aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation as Sudan continues to grapple with a severe economic collapse driven by prolonged conflict. The agreement, announced by Sudan’s Finance ministry, covers the cancellation of four interest-free loans […]
On Sunday, June 29, 2026, South Sudanese students studying in Morocco under a Government scholarship program urged authorities to reform the scheme, arguing that poor academic performance should not be attributed solely to students without considering structural challenges. The appeal came in response to remarks by Higher Education Minister Madut Biar Yel regarding the performance […]
On the sidelines of the United Nations Open Source Week, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Morocco’s minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with senior United Nations officials. The discussions served to strengthen the Kingdom’s strategic partnerships in the fields of digital […]
Colombia President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has praised the congratulations message he received from King Mohammed VI following his victory in the presidential election, saying the royal message was among the major international recognitions received after the announcement of the results of the vote. In his congratulatory cable, the Moroccan Sovereign expressed the Kingdom’s willingness […]
A delegation from the American mission to Morocco has travelled lately to El Guergarate border post, located between Morocco and Mauritania. The visit sends a strong U.S. message to the Algerian regime and its Polisario militias, warning them against any attempt to undermine the Kingdom’s security and stability. In a press release, the U.S. embassy […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency, the financial arm of Al-Quds Committee chaired by King Mohammed VI, presented various sports equipment to the African Community Association Club on Saturday in the Old City of Al-Quds, as part of its program to support community organizations, on the eve of the launch of the 2026 summer […]
Le Bureau national de lutte contre les crimes économiques et financiers (BNLCEF), a specialized unit of the national judiciary police brigade, (BNPJ), has opened an investigation into a group of businessmen and foreign exchange office operators suspected of channeling large sums of money of undetermined origin into the Moroccan economy. The development was reported on […]