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Poland’s cooper producer KGHM is planning to invest in mines in Europe and Morocco to secure supplies closer to its smelting base in Poland, reduce transport cost and carbon footprint. The Company’s investment plans and interest in Morocco have been disclosed by CEO Remigiusz Paszkiewicz. As KGHM is looking for raw material nearer to its domestic […]
Italian shipping company “Grandi Navi Veloci” will start operating two LNG-powered vessels starting summer 2026 between Genoa port and Morocco’s Tangier Med port. GNV said the new ships will improve capacity, comfort and schedule reliability on ferry services during “Marhaba Operation” destined to facilitate the return home of Moroccans living abroad for their annual summer […]
Moroccan authorities have arrested 800 in a new operation targeting irregular migration in the country’s northern forests, Moroccan media reported, as Rabat continues efforts to curb repeated attempts to cross into Europe. The latest operations focused on forested areas and coastal zones between Tangier and the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, near the enclave of Ceuta, a […]
Morocco’s Casablanca‑Settat region has become the first regional authority in the country to tap the capital markets, issuing 1 billion dirhams (€92 million) local-currency bond with cornerstone support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD said it invested MAD 400 million (€36.8 million) in the issuance, helping to ensure the bond’s […]
International donors pledged €1.5 billion to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a high-level Conference held in Berlin (Germany). The Summit, co-hosted by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, alongside the African Union and European Union, brought together representatives from 55 countries and dozens of international organizations. Approximately half of the […]
EU foreign policy Chief Kaja Kallas has reaffirmed in Rabat the position of the European Union on the Moroccan Sahara, a position aligned with the latest UN Security Council Resolution 2797 endorsing Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s Sovereignty. During a meeting held Thursday with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Kallas also reiterated EU’s call […]
Morocco and the European Union have expressed steadfast determination to further strengthen their long-standing, rich, multidimensional and strategic partnership in all areas of shared priority. Building on the renewed momentum spurred following the 15th EU-Morocco Association Council held on 29 January 2026, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita met on Thursday in Rabat with EU High […]
A papal visit to Algeria aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and reconciliation unfolded against two powerful and contrasting backdrops: renewed concerns over terrorist attacks and mounting criticism from rights groups over the treatment of the country’s Christian minority. A visit the authoritarian regime in Algeria hoped to use for whitewashing purposes has unveiled to the […]
The Ministry of Health under the Government of National Unity in Libya has signed two cooperation agreements with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and improving the national health system. The agreements were formalized during a signing ceremony in which the Ministry’s Undersecretary for Hospital Affairs underscored the importance […]
Spain is set to regularize nearly 500,000 undocumented migrants under an exceptional measure aimed at easing labor shortages and supporting economic growth, a move expected to largely benefit Moroccan nationals, the country’s largest foreign community. Moroccans could account for around a quarter of those eligible under the scheme, according to estimates cited by the Moroccan […]