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UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura has met with U.S. Senior Presidential Advisor Massad Boulos following the visit paid lately by the UN envoy to Tindouf Camps and his talks with Polisario leaders to advance the political process for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. On this occasion, the Trump administration has stressed again […]
Morocco and Argentina reaffirmed their shared willingness to enhance their already strong economic partnership and welcomed their convergence of views on several regional and international issues. This came during the 8th session of the Morocco-Argentina Joint Commission held on Thursday in Buenos Aires. The session was co-chaired by Fouad Yazourh, Director General for Political Affairs […]
Universal Music Morocco & North Africa, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, has launched “Def Jam Recordings North Africa in Casablanca to increase access, reach, and opportunity for North African hip-hop artists on the global stage. The newly set up entity will further expand Def Jam’s global footprint […]
Morocco’s experience in managing major sporting events is providing valuable lessons for the United States as it hosts the 2026 World Cup, a senior US official said, while also expressing confidence in the kingdom’s readiness for the 2030 tournament. During remarks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House […]
Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, have called again on U.S. authorities to lift countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertilizers prices reach new highs. In a letter sent lately to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the American agricultural groups […]
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 […]
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, secondary ticket market data places Morocco among the tournament’s most commercially attractive sides, according to Berlin-based platform Ticombo that was relayed by leseco.ma news outlet. The platform recorded a 677 percent surge in transactions over the two weeks to 3 June, with the average group-stage ticket price settling […]
The New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, an avid soccer fan, has said he expects Morocco to win the FIFA World Cup this year. Mamdani has made this prediction in an interview with the Guardian newspaper. Mamdani, who oversees the municipal government of the United States’ largest city, supports sport as both a matter of […]
Morocco delivered a largely convincing performance in their final World Cup warm-up showcasing attacking fluency and control for long stretches before being held to a 1-1 draw by Norway. The Atlas Lions, semifinalists at the 2022 World Cup, underlined their credentials as one of Africa’s strongest sides and the 7th in FIFA ranking with an […]
Royal Air Maroc has inaugurated its first direct flight linking Casablanca to Los Angeles, marking a significant expansion of its long-haul network and strengthening air connectivity between Africa and the US West Coast. The flight would take 12 hours and is expected to improve access to a region that has historically been underserved by direct […]