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Turkish automotive supplier Martur Fompak International inaugurated an industrial plant on Tuesday, March 1 in Tangier Automotive City. Built over 38,487 m², the plant required an investment of more than $35.6 million (340 million dirhams) and will allow the creation of 1,150 jobs. Located in one of Morocco’s biggest industrial zones, the factory […]
Morocco and the Chinese province of Shandong are exploring joint business opportunities in the sectors of construction, car industry, machinery and manufacturing, mining, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and chemical industry. Shandong is one of the major industrial and agricultural provinces in China. Representatives of more than 80 Chinese companies attended a meeting held Monday within the […]
The Moroccan capital city Rabat, designated as the cultural capital of the Islamic world for the year 2022, will host an exhibition and museum dedicated to the Prophet’s Seerah (behavior & conduct) and Islamic civilization, announced the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). Preparations for the event, co-organized by the ICESCO, the Islamic […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and “Al Liqaa” Center for Religious, Heritage and Cultural Studies in Palestine signed, on Saturday in Al-Quds, a partnership and cooperation framework agreement aimed at supporting religious and cultural dialogues. The agreement, which aims to encourage religious and cultural exchanges in the Holy Land between different peoples and […]
In reaction to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, Morocco said it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all UN member states and rejects the use of force in resolving international disputes. “The Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its attachment to the principle of non-recourse to violence in settling disputes between states and encourages all initiatives […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the start of a large-scale attack on Ukraine at dawn on Thursday (24 February) with explosions reported in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Mariupol across the country. European Union and NATO leaders immediately condemned the invasion, with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calling on Russia to […]
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc announced Monday it will launch a direct air route between Casablanca and the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as of March 13. Royal Air Maroc said in a statement four flights will be operated weekly at the beginning, before being brought up to five flights per week. “This new […]
Morocco and Israel signed an economic cooperation deal aiming at facilitating investments in key industrial and innovative fields. The deal was signed in Rabat by visiting Israeli economy minister Orna Barbivai and Moroccan trade and industry minister Ryad Mezzour. Mezzour said the deal will open prospects for trade and for investments in key industries in […]
The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterated, on Friday in Cairo, its support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire national territory. In a report authored by the Committee on Political Affairs and Parliamentary Relations, presented during the 32nd session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, held in Egypt, the Union stressed the principle of non-interference in the internal […]
Morocco took part in a large-scale international operation of fight against drug trafficking, which was carried out simultaneously in Brazil and three European countries, Brazilian media reported. This operation, backed by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Europol, was carried out as part of the execution of 19 arrest warrants issued by two […]