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In a bold stride toward digital integration and technological advancement, Libya has inaugurated on May 11 the Medusa submarine cable project—an 8,700-kilometre undersea lifeline linking the North African nation directly to Europe. Spearheaded by the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), the initiative is being lauded as a transformative step in positioning Libya […]
Moroccan Star of Paris Saint-Germain team, Achraf Hakimi, has been awarded the 2025 Marc-Vivien Foé Award, an honor that recognizes the best African player in France’s Ligue 1. The Moroccan right-back is the first PSG player ever to have received the award since its inception in 2009. Presented by France 24 and Radio France Internationale, […]
Authorities in Morocco and Spain expect the number of passengers crossing from Europe to the Kingdom to increase with 12,000 ferry trips made available, up 8.4% from last year, to facilitate the operation. The crossing, dubbed Marhaba (welcome), marks the start of the holiday season for Moroccans living in Europe coming back to spend holidays […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) group is planning significant investments worth around €150 million in Morocco’s southern provinces, announced the Agency’s CEO, Rémy Rioux. Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a high-level delegation, said at a press briefing, in Laayoune on Saturday, that “the AFD Group will now […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, has sent a message of congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his investiture to the papal mission, wherein the Monarch emphasized that the Kingdom of Morocco and the Holy See are united by an unwavering commitment to peace and the principles of living together, and expressed […]
The CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD), Rémy Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco, announced that he will be carrying out a field mission in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces. The announcement was made by Rioux during a press briefing following a meeting, in Rabat Friday, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser […]
TUI group, the leading international travel & tourism Company, has launched a new flight from Newcastle International Airport to Morocco’s coastal city of Agadir. The new route offers holidaymakers the chance to have access to Morocco’s stunning Atlantic coastline. The twice-weekly service will run throughout the summer season to allow travelers to experience Agadir’s sunshine, […]
Influential Italian Think Tank, Luigi Einaudi, urged the Italian government to take a position in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and warned of the growing threats to regional stability posed by the Algeria-sponsored Polisario militias. In a detailed analysis, Andrea Cangini, the Think Tank’s Secretary General and former MP, said that Polisario’s […]
Australian mining giant Fortescue is considering investing in Morocco’s renewable energy sector to export electricity via undersea cables to the UK. This came in an interview on the Telegraph with Andrew Forrest, the founder and boss of iron ore giant Fortescue, who is seeking support from the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and […]
Turkish explorations offshore Somalia led to the discovery of commercially viable crude oil, estimated at 20 billion barrels. Turkey and Somalia had signed a deal under which Turkey controls 90% of oil and gas output rights. The deal triggered criticism for its unfavorable terms for Somalia, a war-torn and cash-strapped country. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh […]