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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” […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said France had set no numerical target for visas issued to Algerian citizens and was showing “no laxity” on the issue, distancing himself from comments by France’s ambassador to Algiers that had been interpreted as signalling an easing of visa restrictions. Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said Macron made the remarks during […]
Morocco is moving forward on electricity interconnection projects with Spain, Portugal and France, while holding firm on terms in separate talks with Sila Atlantik which advocates a $30 billion subsea cable to export renewable energy to Germany. The Sila Atlantik project, a proposed 4,800-kilometer subsea cable that would carry up to 15 gigawatts of Moroccan […]
The Stansted Airport has announced the return of daily flights of Royal Air Maroc from this London airport to Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco and the country’s economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic coast, the city is a vibrant blend of modern commerce and historic tradition. It is most famous for the […]
English football club Ipswich Town has announced the signing of Issa Diop from Fulham without disclosing the amount of the four-year contract sealed following the impressive performance of the Moroccan central defender at World Cup 2026. Aged 29, Issa moves to Suffolk after he represented Morocco at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, playing in five […]
Algeria has formally closed out a four-year diplomatic rupture with Spain, hosting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Algiers but without securing any shift in Madrid’s position on the regional dispute over the Sahara territory, the very issue that triggered the freeze in 2022. Sanchez made a brief stopover in the Algerian capital while traveling […]