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Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has established itself as a “pillar of stability, moderation, and forward-looking leadership”, underlined in Washington Rudolph Atallah, Deputy Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). “Morocco has continued to strengthen its role as a pillar of stability, moderation, and forward-looking leadership in a […]
The fossils discovered in a Moroccan cave are about 773,000 years old, filling a critical gap in the understanding how human beings came to be. The finding upends theories on early human evolution, said new research published in scientific journal “Nature”. The Moroccan fossils, a mandible, or lower jawbone and other remains, of a hominin […]
The United States Congress hosted a gala Tuesday evening celebrating the strategic partnership between Morocco and America, rooted in Washington’s oldest continuous diplomatic bond worldwide. The Kennedy Caucus Room, a rare venue for foreign partner tributes, adopted distinctly Moroccan tones as senior political figures gathered to honor the relationship. Organized through Project Legacy Morocco initiative, […]
Libya’s Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi endorsed the National Charter for Reconciliation, marking a strategic milestone in the country’s pursuit of stability and social cohesion. The endorsement was made in Tripoli on Wednesday, in the presence of members of the Supreme Council for Peace and National Reconciliation and representatives of diplomatic missions accredited […]
The Moroccan Observatory of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (OMTPME) presented its 2025 Annual Report offering a comprehensive overview of Morocco’s corporate business landscape in 2024, revealing a combination of sustained growth and ongoing structural vulnerabilities. According to the report, unveiled during a press conference in Casablanca led by its executive director, Amal Idrissi, Morocco […]
Morocco’s 2026 General Tax Code represents the normative culmination of a trajectory clearly assumed since the third National Tax Conference held in 2019, consolidating engaged reforms while providing overall coherence rather than constituting doctrinal rupture or simple technical revision. Underlying Moroccan fiscal philosophy has evolved significantly in recent years, no longer prioritizing nominal rate adjustments […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water is deploying new digital solutions dedicated to investment programming and monitoring, marking a key modernization step in governance and management processes as part of the water branch’s digital transformation roadmap. The office emphasized digitalization acceleration necessity for modernizing operations and improving management, developing a digital roadmap accompanied […]
South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has recognized the success of the 2025 Africa Nations Cup Morocco is hosting, saying he is impressed by the “exceptional” and “ the world-class” tournament the Kingdom is delivering. In a letter posted on his X account, the South African minister dealt a hard blow […]
Several Algerian TV channels appear to have hit the limit as they try to cover the African Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco without ever acknowledging, visually or narratively, the country hosting it. Followers of Algerian media get the impression that the current continental tournament has no host nation as if it was held in […]
Morocco’s National Airports Office (ONDA) has awarded the construction contract for the new terminal at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport to a fully Moroccan consortium composed of SGTM and TGCC, the public operator said. The contract, valued at 12.8 billion dirhams, represents the largest airport infrastructure project ever undertaken in the country. According to ONDA, […]