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Morocco and France are poised to establish a new more innovative, strategic, and structural cooperation spread across multidimensional levels, said King Mohammed VI in a message of congratulations to President Emmanuel Macron his country’s National Day. “Under our mutual impetus, Morocco and France inaugurated a historic step in bolstering their privileged relations. It aims to […]
Morocco and several European partners are advancing preparations for the future export of green hydrogen and renewable electricity from North Africa to Europe, although key regulatory, commercial and infrastructure hurdles must still be overcome before exports can begin, according to a German government report published this month. The annual report on Germany’s bilateral energy partnerships, […]
Police at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca arrested Saturday a 35-year-old German national of Kosovar origin wanted internationally by German authorities for arson and international drug trafficking. The suspect was intercepted immediately after landing when an Interpol database check revealed an active international arrest warrant issued by the NCB in Wiesbaden, Germany. German authorities […]
Moroccan drugmaker Galenica has shipped its first pharmaceutical export to Russia in partnership with Asia Pharm Group, a milestone the company describes as a historic first for a Moroccan, Arab and African pharmaceutical laboratory entering the Eurasian Economic Union market. The shipment follows Galenica becoming the first Moroccan, Arab and African drugmaker to obtain GMP […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom have formalized a significant update to the commercial framework governing their bilateral trade, with the signing of Decision No. 01/2026 of the Association Council on 16 March 2026. The decision amends Protocol 4 of the Association Agreement between the two countries, which covers the definition of originating products and the […]
Ahead of Morocco’s quarterfinal clash with France on Thursday evening, several French media have published analyses on the rising Moroccan football. For French weekly magazine Le Point, Morocco has become a major force in both African and world football, the result of a strategy driven at the highest level of government. “Over the past four […]
Ibn Zohr University concluded two institutional partnership agreements with leading Canary Islands universities at a ceremony held in Laayoune on Tuesday, in a development that extends Morocco-Spain academic cooperation into the southern provinces. University President Nabil Hmina signed both conventions, which build on a partnership dynamic that has been active since the start of the […]
The Fiat Topolino electric microcar, produced at Stellantis’ factory in Kenitra, has been launched in the United States, marking the first time a vehicle manufactured at the Moroccan plant has been commercially introduced to the US market. The Italian automaker has delivered an initial batch of 300 Topolinos to selected US dealerships, with a second […]
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will visit Morocco on July 15-16 at the head of a delegation of 10 ministers, as Rabat and Paris work on a new cooperation treaty and deepen economic ties, Moroccan media reported. Lecornu is due to arrive in Rabat on July 15 and hold talks with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz […]
People of Moroccan origin remain the largest non-European Union community in Belgium, with around three-quarters having acquired Belgian nationality, underscoring the group’s growing integration into Belgian society, according to an analysis based on official migration data. The study, prepared by migration researcher Hassan Bentaleb and based on annual figures from Belgium’s federal migration center Myria, […]