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Morocco is strengthening its position as one of the world’s emerging investment hubs for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, thanks to a long-term industrial strategy that is enabling the country to integrate progressively into higher value-added global supply chains, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its World Investment Report 2026, […]
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy has called for intensified international efforts to prevent Sudan’s Al Obeid from descending into a wider humanitarian and security crisis, accusing the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting civilian infrastructure. Nabil Fahmy said more than 500,000 civilians, including tens of thousands of displaced people, were under siege and facing […]
María Catalina Del Real Mihovilovic, president of Chile-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group, reaffirmed in Rabat on Tuesday the group’s full support for UN Security Council Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Del Real Mihovilovic noted that Resolution 2797 enshrines Morocco’s autonomy plan […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered 72.94 % countervailing duty (CVD) against imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria. The new tariffs are enforced as of July 6, 2026, alongside the triple-digit antidumping duties issued earlier this year. The new CVD decision, published in the U.S. Federal Register, comes after the investigations initiated […]
The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published its official position on the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), backing the Made in Europe concept while firmly opposing any implementation that would penalize production chains already established outside the Union, particularly in Morocco and Turkey. The statement marks the first time the association […]
Morocco’s Comité de Coordination et de Surveillance des Risques Systémiques (CCSRS) concluded its 23rd quarterly meeting in Rabat on Tuesday with a broadly reassuring verdict on the state of the financial system. The committee — presided by the Wali of Bank Al-Maghrib and bringing together the presidents of the AMMC and ACAPS alongside the Director […]
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 […]