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Moroccan Hussein Amouta has been reportedly named new Head coach of Egyptian club AlAhly. The Moroccan coach is expected to rebuild the club’s tactical balance and pursue domestic and continental honors after recent transitional seasons. Amouta, 57, is known for his tactical adaptability, youth development, winning mentality, regional experience, ability to unite mixed squads of […]
The June 2026 Economic Outlook, published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) under the title “Under Pressure”, projects Moroccan GDP growth to reach 5 percent in 2026 — the strongest performance in several years — following 4.6 percent in 2025, before a moderation to 3.9 percent in 2027. Two forces are driving […]
L’Agence Nationale du Soutien Social has published its first annual activity report, covering the year 2025 and drawing on cumulative data since the program’s launch in December 2023. Since its inception, the scheme has supported 3.9 million households, encompassing 5.5 million children and 1.7 million elderly people. Total disbursements to beneficiary families from launch through […]
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called on Morocco to hire more skilled and semi-skilled Bangladeshi workers in different sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure development, ready-made garments, textiles, and information and communication technology (ICT). The president came up with the call as newly appointed Moroccan Ambassador to Bangladesh Mrs. Boutina El Kerdoudi El Koulali presented her […]
Swedish industrial group Trelleborg officially opened its manufacturing facility at Midparc on 9 June 2026, less than thirty months after its president for the global aerospace business unit, Gordon Roper, set foot in Morocco for the first time. The plant, which specializes in the production of sealing systems for the aerospace sector, represents an investment […]
Five years after President Kais Saied seized extraordinary executive powers on July 25, 2021, Tunisia’s human rights situation has deteriorated dramatically, said Human Rights Watch in its latest update report issued Tuesday “What began as a slide back into authoritarianism has hardened into systematic repression of civil society organizations, journalists, political opponents, independent lawyers, and […]
Algerian airline company, Air Express Algeria, has been hit with a ban from operating within the EU due to serious safety concerns and failure to meet the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The decision was announced by the EU Commission in the EU airlines blacklist […]
Morocco recorded a sharp rise in its population of wealthy individuals in 2025, with the number of millionaires increasing by 16.8%, the fastest growth rate in Africa, according to Capgemini’s latest World Wealth Report. The 30th edition of the report, published on June 4, shows Morocco leading the continent in wealth creation, driven by the […]
Morocco and Chile have voiced shared will and readiness to strengthen bilateral economic and trade relations building on the complementarity of their economies and huge opportunities offered in several strategic sectors. Cooperation prospects between Rabat and Santiago were discussed Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira and his Chilean […]
Recycling textile waste in Morocco is technically viable and commercially feasible and could attract $1.9 billion in additional private investment and generate more than 30,000 jobs, according to a study carried out by World Bank’s IFC pilot project. Trials conducted as part of the “Morocco Textile Circularity program” yielded positive results exceeding all expectations as […]