The new Moroccan fund regulation is expected to be credit neutral to Fitch-rated Moroccan Money Market Fund (MMF) ratings, the global ranting agency says in a press release. On 21 October 2025, Morocco’s Chamber of Representatives adopted Project/Law No. 03.25, a reform of the regulatory framework for collective investment undertakings in transferable securities (OPCVMs). The […]
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Tourism & Travel: Morocco remains among world most attractive & popular destinations
Morocco, which is globally recognized as one of the top travel destinations, is currently ranked in the top ten across a number of international tourism listings for 2025-2026, says international “Travel & Tour World” magazine. The country’s tremendous heritage, rich culture and coastal tourism enable travellers to live and enjoy memorable tourist worldwide, adds the […]
Electricity: Morocco opens bids for 1,000 km UHV transmission line
Morocco has launched bids for the construction of a 1,000 km ultra-high-voltage alternating current line to transmit about 2 GW between Boujdour and Tensift, with applications due Jan. 15, 2026. In a press release, Morocco’s National Office for Electricity & Potable Water (ONEE) says the power line will connect the regions of Boujdour and Tensift, […]
Mauritania rescues 141 migrants as shifting departure routes deepen Atlantic risks
Mauritania’s coastguard rescued 141 West African migrants on 30 November after their boat, which had departed from the Gambia, capsized off the coast near Nouadhibou. Authorities said on December 1st that the passengers were disoriented and adrift when a maritime patrol spotted them. The group included Senegalese, Gambians, Guineans, and Malians, with three individuals found […]
Morocco elected to vice-presidency of FAO Council
Morocco secured election to the vice-presidency of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Council during the agency’s 179th conference in Rome on Monday. The kingdom will serve on the FAO Council, the organization’s 49-member executive body responsible for overseeing policy implementation and strategic direction, until 2029. This election confirms member states’ confidence in Morocco’s […]
Libya, AFRICOM discuss security cooperation
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh met on Monday, December 1st, with US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander Dagvin Anderson to explore strengthened military cooperation, the Tripoli-based Government announced. The discussions centered on enhancing training, equipment support and wider capacity-building initiatives aimed at bolstering Libya’s security institutions. Dbeibeh underscored the importance of forging effective defense partnerships […]
Morocco’s foreign direct investment climbs 39.4 percent through October on strong inflows
Morocco recorded substantial growth in foreign direct investment during the first ten months of 2025, with net flows strengthening 39.4 percent to reach 27.06 billion dirhams compared to 19.41 billion dirhams during the same period last year, according to the Foreign Exchange Office. This evolution reflects renewed confidence among foreign investors and enhanced attractiveness of […]
Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency launches medical support project for Arab hospitals in the Holy City
The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency on Monday launched a medical support project for Arab hospitals in Al-Quds, aimed at strengthening the resilience of the health sector in the Holy City. The launch of this project, targeting several Arab hospitals in Al-Quds, took place in the presence of El Mehdi Bouanane, Deputy Ambassador of the […]
Sudan’s Army Chief rejects peace plans without RSF disbandment
Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has dismissed, on December 1st, any peace initiative that does not mandate the dismantling of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), insisting that “the elimination of the militia” remains the sole viable path to ending the conflict. Speaking in Port Sudan on Monday, Al-Burhan vowed retribution against what he labelled […]
Rise of terrorist threats discussed by Morocco’s Top Police Chief and UNOCT’s New Under-Secretary-General
The challenges stemming from the rise of terrorist threats were at the focus of discussions at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and the new Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Alexander Zuev, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco. […]