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Kerten Hospitality group, known for creating purpose-driven, community-centric destinations, is expanding its presence in Morocco with a new resort and branded residences project in El Jadida. The new Casadora Resort by “Cloud 7 Hotels” will enhance further El Jadida seaside destination, emerging as a next-generation coastal lifestyle destination, driven by demand for experiential travel, second […]
French travel group Voyage Privé has designated Morocco as “Best Destination 2025,” recognizing the country’s exceptional tourism trajectory driven by the Moroccan National Tourist Office’s (ONMT) strategy and solidly anchored growth dynamics across European markets. The distinction acknowledges Morocco’s overall performance, renewed attractiveness, and the relevance of strategic choices implemented by the ONMT. The award […]
A new investigative documentary broadcast this week on France 2 has exposed Algeria’s covert destabilizing operations against opponents and institutions inside France, bringing into the open practices long suspected by French authorities. The program, aired on January 22 as part of Complément d’enquête and titled “Rumours and Dirty Tricks: The Secret War between France and […]
Italy has expressed readiness to train Libyan police as part of efforts to curb illegal migration and combat human trafficking, amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving on Italian shores from Libya. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the proposal was discussed with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah during recent talks […]
Sweden “expresses support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, in light of the recently adopted Security Council resolution 2797,” as a “credible basis” for negotiations to achieve a definitive solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in an official statement issued by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following a phone […]
Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari represented Morocco at the 18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture held January 14-17 in Berlin during International Green Week. The Kingdom’s participation reaffirmed commitment to integrated sustainable water resource management, resilient agriculture, and strengthened international cooperation supporting food security and sustainable development. Organized under the theme “Water. Crops. Our […]
France’s economic diplomacy in Africa, historically a cornerstone of Paris’s international influence, confronts profound crisis as market share erodes and competitors gain ground. Fifteen years ago, France still considered itself a major banking and commercial power across the continent, with key sectors from finance to infrastructure making Paris an indispensable partner for Francophone and Anglophone […]
Swiss Engineering Company Cavotec has announced the signing of an order with TAKRAF India Pvt. Ltd. for the supply of cable and hose reel systems to Morocco’s OCP group, the world’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizers. The order comprises seven cable reel systems and six hose reel systems. The systems will provide safe and reliable […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) is committed to implementing the commitments made during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco in October 2024, notably development projects in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces, the Agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Rémy Rioux, said on Thursday in Rabat. Speaking at a press briefing following talks with the Minister […]
Morocco and Germany advanced cultural cooperation significantly with a strategic partnership agreement signed January 15 between the National Museums Foundation (FNM) and Prussia’s Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) at Rabat’s Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. The agreement marks a new museum relationship phase. FNM President Mehdi Qotbi welcomed the signing as both symbolic […]