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Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has partnered with French company Viridien, specializing in geosciences and Earth data, to boost the country’s oil-gas exploration and attract investors. The French company has pledged to deliver integrated multi-client subsurface data and analytics solutions across Morocco’s extensive and underexplored offshore and onshore sedimentary basins. ONHYM Chief, […]
The 2nd EU-Morocco High-Level Security Dialogue, held lately in Brussels, focused on peace and security engagements in the Maghreb and Africa, including the Sahel region. Discussion also covered the security situation in the Middle East, including Iran, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in Ukraine. Furthermore, the EU and Moroccan representatives […]
Morocco’s National Defense Administration and French defense technology company Harmattan AI signed a letter of intent for the joint development of IRIFI, a sovereign Moroccan autonomous deep-strike system. The agreement was formalized during the opening of the Marrakech Air Show in the presence of Minister Delegate Abdeltif Loudyi, General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the […]
French aerospace group Safran formalized a significant new industrial investment in Morocco, announcing a 120 million dirham-project to establish a dedicated factory for aircraft engine oil systems and lubrication components in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. The memorandum of understanding was signed during the opening ceremony of the Marrakech Air Show at the Royal Moroccan Air Force […]
Romania is preparing to resume sheep exports to Libya as a Libyan delegation visits from 5 to 10 October 2026 to assess veterinary and technical requirements for restarting the trade. The delegation’s program includes inspections of farms, livestock collection centres, slaughterhouses and an animal health and diagnostics Institute, focusing on veterinary controls, biosecurity and traceability. […]
Moroccan citizens hold more valid residence permits in the European Union than any other non-EU nationality, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, the European statistical office. At the end of last year, more than 2.23 million Moroccans were legally residing in EU member states with valid residence permits, placing them ahead of Turkish […]
Switzerland is considering boosting technical cooperation with Morocco on renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels, according to a report issued by the Swiss Federal Council. The North African Kingdom has been identified by this European country as a priority partner for technical cooperation in renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels to bolster its the long-term energy security. […]
Amnesty International has criticized members of the Spanish Armed Forces for subjecting migrants in the occupied enclave of Ceuta to torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. In a report based on a field investigation conducted between 10 and 15 September, the rights organization said it documented a pattern of serious abuses by Spanish […]
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) announced this Monday the signing of an agreement with the Italian shipping company GNV aimed to boost tourism between Italy and Morocco. “The Moroccan National Tourist Office and the Italian shipping company GNV have committed to a joint action plan for the next three years to boost tourism between […]
Amid floods in Catalonia, a housing crisis and a divided political class facing early elections, the Spanish king Felipe VI and Queen Letizia choose to look elsewhere by deciding a visit to the occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to appease the far right and provoke Morocco. The Oct 13-15 visit announcement has been widely […]