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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided Bank of Africa-Benin (BOA-BENIN) $20 million trade finance line to boost import-export operations and support the development of Benin’s private sector. The facility will enable the EBRD to issue guarantees to international banks and provide short-term financing to support imports, exports and the local distribution of […]
The Council of Europe and Morocco have launched the “New Neighborhood Partnership” for the 2026-2029 period during a ceremony held lately in Rabat. The event brought together high-level representatives from the North African Kingdom, the Council of Europe, national partner institutions and international partners. This new framework for cooperation builds on the partnership established between […]
Swedish industrial group Trelleborg officially opened its manufacturing facility at Midparc on 9 June 2026, less than thirty months after its president for the global aerospace business unit, Gordon Roper, set foot in Morocco for the first time. The plant, which specializes in the production of sealing systems for the aerospace sector, represents an investment […]
Algerian airline company, Air Express Algeria, has been hit with a ban from operating within the EU due to serious safety concerns and failure to meet the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The decision was announced by the EU Commission in the EU airlines blacklist […]
Morocco and Finland have formalized a new chapter in their bilateral relationship by signing an agreement to establish a joint water cooperation group, opened during an official visit to Finland by Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka. The agreement was this week by Baraka and Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Sari Essayah, […]
Moroccan security services carried out simultaneous arrests across Tangier and Marrakech on Monday, detaining eleven individuals suspected of involvement in international drug trafficking, money laundering, and financial fraud in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The operation was coordinated between La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale and La Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire, […]
A meeting meant to relaunch strained ties between France and Algeria has instead laid bare Algiers’ weakened diplomatic position, with the spying controversy surrounding a senior Algerian intelligence chief casting a long shadow over the talks. Earlier this month, discussions in Paris, led by French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and his Algerian counterpart Saïd Sayoud, […]
Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition, Leila Benali, participated in a conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she outlined the kingdom’s strategic vision for sustainable energy, industrial sovereignty, and regional integration. The event, titled “The Energy and Climate Challenges of a Kingdom in Transition,” was organized jointly by the EPFL Model United Nations and the Association des […]
Morocco delivered a largely convincing performance in their final World Cup warm-up showcasing attacking fluency and control for long stretches before being held to a 1-1 draw by Norway. The Atlas Lions, semifinalists at the 2022 World Cup, underlined their credentials as one of Africa’s strongest sides and the 7th in FIFA ranking with an […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and sympathy to Claude Chirac following the passing of her mother, Bernadette Chirac. In this message, the King said he had learned with deep emotion of Bernadette Chirac’s passing, and expressed His sincere condolences and sympathy to Claude Chirac on this painful occasion, as well as […]