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Libya has officially launched its Strategic Climate Framework under the Paris Agreement after it was endorsed by the internationally recognised Government of National Unity. The framework comprises the country’s first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2026–2035, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to 2045, and its first Initial National Communication (INC) to the United Nations Framework […]
Following the announcement by Moroccan authorities that they had dismantled terrorist cells receiving logistical and operational support from ISIS Sahel branch, several Arab countries and institutions voiced their support for the measures taken by Rabat to protect public order, citizens, and residents, while praising the vigilance of Morocco’s security services. The Gulf Countries, namely Bahrain, […]
Marsa Maroc, leading port operator in the Kingdom, has announced a $300 million investment plan to expand container handling capacity at the Port of Casablanca after securing a 20-year extension of its concession to operate Container Terminal 3. The expansion will enable the port’s operator to meet growing container traffic at Morocco’s largest port. Terminal […]
Human Rights Watch has denounced the continuing unfair Tunisian authorities’ prosecution of political opponents and human rights activists to muzzle them. Tunisian courts have sentenced lately eight human rights defenders to prison terms and heavy fines for charges connected to their human rights work, including two prominent women who were handed harsh sentences, said HRW […]
Morocco has taken a significant step in the digitalisation of its foreign trade architecture with the official launch of eTrade.ma, a national B2B e-commerce platform designed to connect Moroccan companies with international buyers. The platform was unveiled at the campus of the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P) in Benguerir by the Secretary of State for […]
Morocco’s economic geography is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation, according to the editorialist of Aujourd’hui le Maroc. The latest meeting of the National Investment Commission revealed that approved projects are now being located in provinces such as Al Haouz, El Jadida, Moulay Yacoub, Nador, Rehamna and Taroudant — territories not traditionally associated with major […]
Morocco’s Direction générale des impôts (DGI) generated a record 20.93 billion dirhams in additional revenues from tax control and regularization operations in 2025, an 18 percent increase on the prior year, as the administration advanced what it describes as a fundamental shift in fiscal doctrine. Rather than using audit activity as a quick budgetary lever, […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy hosted a lavish reception on Monday in New York City aboard Frigate Mohammed VI to mark the vessel’s participation in the International Naval Review 250, organized as part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. The ceremony was attended by the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, […]
MedTech T2S Group Holding, the leading medical technology group in Morocco and across more than twenty African countries, has received authorization from the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) for its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, seeking to raise nearly 1.09 billion dirhams to support its next phase of growth. The […]
Morocco was placed on a heatwave risk alert in the 1 July 2026 bulletin of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which flagged the country alongside Sudan — officially in drought — and Ghana, where flooding had already caused thirteen deaths. The FEWS NET alert, driven by the confirmed presence of El Niño, […]