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European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica has described again Morocco as “a key and reliable partner of the European Union.” “We share a unique relationship and a common goal to deepen our Partnership”, said Wednesday the European Commissioner in her X account following telephone conversation with Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita. She said they talked […]
The German Benteler group has launched construction works of its new automotive plant in Kenitra Atlantic Free zone. The new manufacturing facility will be built over 50,000 square meter site having direct access to the freeway and good connections to the port of Tangier in northern Morocco. It is expected to be operational in 2026. […]
Morocco has entered the global electric vehicle supply chain with COBCO’s inauguration of a 20-billion-dirham factory at Jorf Lasfar on June 25, marking the kingdom’s strategic leap into green technology manufacturing. The facility, spanning 238 hectares, represents a joint venture between Moroccan Africa-oriented investment fund Al Mada and Chinese giant CNGR Advanced Materials. As the […]
Tesla’s Africa expansion through its new Morocco office opens doorways for its vehicles to sell in more than 50 countries that the North African country has free-trade agreements with, said the “China Global South” news outlet. The U.S. EV giant’s Africa expansion intensifies a battle for dominance in Africa’s emerging electric vehicle market, where Chinese […]
Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, was decorated on Tuesday in Rabat with the French insignia Officer of the Legion of Honor. The decoration was presented to Hammouchi by the Ambassador of France to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, in accordance with the ceremonial and protocol in force under the procedure for […]
Morocco’s international Achraf Hakimi was named Man of the Match after helping Paris Saint-Germain beat Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Match day 3 of Group B at the FIFA Club World Cup. The PSG right-back scored his side’s second goal in the 67th minute, sealing the victory and securing qualification for the round of 16. Hakimi, […]
Morocco’s National Police Services and France’s Directorate General of National Police inked on Tuesday in Rabat a Joint Action Plan, establishing a joint roadmap to fight cross-border organized crime in the two countries, bolster security cooperation and strengthen mutual assistance mechanisms in the numerous fields of police cooperation. The Joint Action Plan was initialed by […]
Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, has expressed steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and hailed the royal initiatives launched for Africa’s development and prosperity. The supportive stands come in a joint statement released Tuesday in Rabat following Kao’s meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The two […]
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has addressed a message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by the President’s special envoy Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In a press briefing following the meeting, Nduwa Mkaka, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed Malawi’s […]
A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to travel to Algeria to inspect civilian nuclear facilities and radioactive waste from the nuclear medicine amid alarming reports of secrete shipments of radioactive materials to Iran for “dirty bombs” making. The IAEA inspectors will focus on radioactive waste handling, disposal and […]