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Trade exchanges between Morocco and Spain witnessed a major shift in 2025, as the bilateral trade balance tilted in favor of Rabat for the first time, ending Madrid’s decades-long dominance in terms of exports to the Moroccan market. According to the United Nations COMTRADE database, Morocco exports to Spain reached $19.61 billion in 2025, while […]
Greece has reiterated its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for the Sahara, describing it as a “serious and credible contribution to the ongoing UN-led process.” The initiative “could constitute the most realistic solution” to the regional dispute, it said. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis made the remarks to the press following talks in Athens with […]
Morocco has secured the top position in Africa and ranked 17th globally in the 2026 Investment Freedom Index, achieving a record score of 80 points out of 100, according to data compiled by The Global Economy platform based on the Heritage Foundation’s rankings. This marks the Kingdom’s best performance in the index since 1995 as […]
Prominent Spanish economist Santiago Niño Becerra has predicted that Spain will one day leave the North African enclaves of Ceuta (Sebta) and Melilla, arguing that Madrid should begin preparing for that eventuality now. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), reported by the Spanish daily La Razón over the weekend, the professor of […]
Morocco is mobilizing close to 200 billion dirhams (20 billion dollars) in public and private investment to transform its economy, infrastructure, and tourism sector ahead of co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to a detailed report by the daily Les Inspirations Éco. The Kingdom is treating the centenary World Cup not merely as a […]
No case of Pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) has been officially reported in Morocco, and nothing currently confirms the pathogen is circulating in Moroccan waters, but sardine die-offs recorded since early August along South Africa’s coast have put the virus back in scientists’ sights, Le Matin daily reports. On August 14, South African authorities confirmed genetic material […]
Casablanca-based Wydad Athletic Club have officially parted ways with international star Hakim Ziyech by mutual consent, bringing an abrupt end to a high-profile but short-lived chapter in the club’s history, Wydad said. Ziyech, 33, had joined Wydad in October 2025 as a free agent following his departure from Qatari side Al-Duhail. His arrival generated massive […]
Morocco’s Court of Cassation will decide in the coming months whether a bank commits a banking fault when its ATM retains a customer’s card, a question now before the country’s highest court after a bank appealed a ruling ordering it to compensate a client, Medias24 reports. The case, filed in May, stems from a lawsuit […]
Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity announced on Sunday that it had dismantled an organised sabotage cell allegedly responsible for suicide drone attacks on oil and electricity facilities in Tripoli and Zawiya. Five Libyan and foreign nationals were arrested during an operation conducted by the Ministry of Defense, according to a statement published on […]
More than 75 percent of industrial AI pilot projects never reach large-scale deployment, and over 80 percent of manufacturers struggle to extend AI beyond isolated use cases, according to a report by Everest Group and Capgemini Engineering titled “Operationalizing Adaptive AI Across the Manufacturing Shopfloor,” relayed by Challenge magazine. For Morocco, where industry 4.0 ambitions […]