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NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighborhood, Javier Colomina, has conferred lthis week in Rabat with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, and the Royal Armed Forces. Talks focused on NATO-Morocco relations, regional security, and cooperation prospects, building on the strong foundations established over the past three […]
Listed companies on the Casablanca Stock Exchange posted strong first-half 2026 results, with aggregate turnover rising 10.6% to 196 billion dirhams from 177.3 billion a year earlier, according to an analytical report by brokerage and research firm M.S.IN released in early October. Overall net profits grew 7.4% to 29.4 billion dirhams, up 2.04 billion dirhams […]
Tunisian authorities failed to ensure an adequate supply of electricity and water during two months of extreme summer heat, undermining the right to health and endangering lives, Human Rights Watch said in a press release. President Kais Saied blamed the shortages on sabotage, yet authorities failed to provide transparent information and instead cracked down on […]
Morocco’s state-controlled phosphate giant OCP Group has said it has not yet taken any decision on a dividend for the 2026 financial year, following a first-half net loss driven largely by soaring sulfur costs. Reuters cited a company response following reports by leDesk saying OCP may skip distributing dividends for this financial year after first […]
Morocco is advancing the development of two specialized industrial zones for the defense sector totaling 675 hectares, as the Kingdom accelerates efforts to reduce reliance on foreign arms imports and establish a domestic military-industrial base. The Société de gestion des zones industrielles de défense (SGZID) presented details of the platforms on October 7 at the […]
Royal Air Maroc will begin installing Starlink high-speed internet on 41 of its aircraft starting in early 2027, offering the service free of charge to members of its Safar Flyer loyalty program as part of a broader modernization of its fleet and passenger experience. The national carrier said the rollout will be gradual to minimize […]
Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has partnered with French company Viridien, specializing in geosciences and Earth data, to boost the country’s oil-gas exploration and attract investors. The French company has pledged to deliver integrated multi-client subsurface data and analytics solutions across Morocco’s extensive and underexplored offshore and onshore sedimentary basins. ONHYM Chief, […]
The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (EMSI) inaugurated on Thursday a new campus in Nouakchott, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster academic cooperation between Morocco and Mauritania. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Mauritanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Yacoub Ould Moine, the Director General of the EMSI Group, Mohamed El […]
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is exhibiting at Marrakesh Air Show (Oct.7-10) its supersonic & multirole FA-50 light attack jet developed in partnership with U.S. Lockheed Martin. Derived from the T-50 Golden Eagle trainer, the Korean aircraft functions as both an advanced lead-in fighter trainer and a frontline light combat jet. KAI has chosen to showcase […]
The 2nd EU-Morocco High-Level Security Dialogue, held lately in Brussels, focused on peace and security engagements in the Maghreb and Africa, including the Sahel region. Discussion also covered the security situation in the Middle East, including Iran, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in Ukraine. Furthermore, the EU and Moroccan representatives […]