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Newly appointed France coach Zinédine Zidane said he hopes jailed French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes can return home, thrusting a politically sensitive Algeria-related case into the spotlight. At his introductory news conference as French coach, Zidane was asked about Gleizes, a French freelance sports journalist who was sentenced in Algeria to seven years in prison […]
Morocco has sharply expanded its footprint in Germany’s palm date market, despite being one of the world’s largest importers of the fruit, according to Eastfruit news platform. Between July 2025 and May 2026, Germany imported 714 tons of Moroccan medjool dates worth more than €4.2 million. This figure is 22 times higher than the total […]
The one of the largest container ships in the world, made a landmark call this Week at the TC2 container terminal of Tanger Med Port, underscoring the facility’s growing strategic importance in global shipping networks. Operating on the flagship French Asia Line (FAL 3), which connects major Asian and European ports, the LNG-powered vessel will […]
Türkiye has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting peace efforts, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction in Sudan following talks between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Hakan Fidan and Mohieddin Salem in Ankara on Tuesday, July 28. Fidan said Türkiye would continue to back efforts to end the conflict, meet the humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people […]
Vossloh Services France and Portuguese company Futrifer Indústrias Ferroviárias have launched a joint venture “Vossloh Futrifer Services Maroc” to provide maintenance services to the rapidly developing rail transport market in the Kingdom. The JV based in Casablanca is specialized in railway Switches and Crossings (S&C) which are critical track components that guide trains from one […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco’s water security with a €250 million loan to Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE). The financing will support Morocco investment program seeking to improve the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of water production infrastructure. Investments will focus on reducing water losses, rehabilitating […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom have expressed willingness to consolidate further military cooperation during a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between Abdeltif Loudyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration and Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, UK Defense Senior Advisor for MENA region. During this meeting, the two officials praised the excellent ties existing […]
The Government of Bulgaria has voiced support for the Morocco-proposed Autonomy plan for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, saying the proposed plan offers a realistic basis for reaching a lasting solution to the five decade regional dispute. The supportive stand was voiced by Bulgarian Foreign minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova during her telephone call Tuesday with […]
The president of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco, Sebastien Le Bonte, said the royal vision for a Morocco-Africa corridor is opening promising new investment opportunities in the kingdom’s southern provinces, a development, he said, that strengthens Morocco’s appeal to French businesses looking to expand their presence on the continent. According to […]
French Junior Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness Nicolas Forissier said he was “very impressed” by Morocco’s “modernity” and the momentum in the Kingdom, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. In an interview with MAP, Forissier said he witnessed this momentum firsthand during his latest visit to Morocco, a country he considers a “priority” […]