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King Mohammed VI has offered his heartfelt congratulations to Mauritania’s Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed following his election as Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In his congratulatory message, the Sovereign wished success to the new OIC Chief in his mission, saying he is confident that Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s long diplomatic and UN […]
Harmattan AI, a private defense technology firm, has set up an engineering center in Rabat and is preparing for the mass production of drones in Morocco after recruiting 50 engineers. The French start-up, led by its Franco-Moroccan co-founder Mouad M’Ghari, specializes in autonomous drones and defense systems using artificial intelligence. In June, Harmattan AI signed […]
Morocco’s trade unions have called again for the reopening of Saudi-owned “Samir” refinery which stopped operations in 2015 due to mounting debts exceeding $4.4 billion. The facility has remained closed while enduring prolonged legal, financial, and international arbitration battles over its debts. The Unions’ call comes after Morocco’s parliament rejected a proposal in June to […]
Tunisia is sweltering under extreme heat that has pushed temperatures near 50°C, with Kairouan recording 49.8°C on 27 August 2026, yet many Tunisians has to survive without access to electricity or water. The heatwave has driven electricity demand to record levels, triggering widespread rotating power cuts by the state utility STEG and cascading disruptions to […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Monday called for faster digital transformation across higher education institutions and the completion of stalled University infrastructure projects. Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Council of Universities, attended by University presidents from across the country, Mr Dbeibah said maintaining institutional stability and ensuring uninterrupted academic work remained […]
Morocco was the guest of honor at the third edition of the Women, Innovation and Sustainable Development Summit, known as WISS LATAM, held August 26 and 27 in Panama City with participants from Panama and several Latin American countries, La Vie éco reports. The summit, organized by the Pacific Chamber of Commerce under the theme […]
Morocco’s National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection, the CNDP, has reminded political parties of the rules they must follow when processing personal data throughout the electoral process ahead of the September 23 legislative elections. The Commission detailed obligations covering consent, direct prospecting, political opinions, the use of artificial intelligence and data transfers, […]
Mauritania and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to strengthen security cooperation in combating narcotics and psychotropic substances. The agreement followed talks in Abu Dhabi between Chairman of the UAE’s National Drug Enforcement Authority, Zayed bin Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and visiting Director General of Mauritania’s Security, General Mohamed Ould El Hreïtani. According to […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez firmly rejected any suggestion of Moroccan involvement in the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta (Sebta) at the end of July, instead praising Rabat’s “instantaneous” and “frankly positive” cooperation. Speaking on Cadena SER’s Hoy por Hoy program on August 31, Sánchez addressed the events of July 30 and 31, when tens […]
Morocco and Senegal reaffirmed the strength of their longstanding bilateral relationship, during a meeting between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Senegalese counterpart Cheikh Niang on the sidelines of the 26th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council in Luanda. Senegalese Minister Cheikh Niang described the partnership as having a “unique character” in Africa. […]