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Morocco’s World Cup 2026 campaign played out not only on the pitch but across social media, where a parallel digital battle unfolded involving artificially generated content, disinformation campaigns and identity-driven polarization. That is the central finding of a report from the Moroccan Observatory for Media and Digital Vigilance, based on qualitative analysis of more than […]
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reaffirmed on Thursday France’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, saying Paris’ stance was “unwavering” and would not change, as the two countries prepare a landmark bilateral treaty. Speaking after the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, Lecornu said France understood the importance of the Sahara issue for Morocco […]
Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch said relations with France had entered a new implementation phase following the diplomatic reset launched during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Morocco in October 2024, highlighting progress in economic, infrastructure and energy cooperation. Opening the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, Akhannouch described the gathering as […]
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu praised security cooperation with Morocco, saying joint efforts had produced “unprecedented operational successes” against terrorist groups, organised crime and drug trafficking and that the two countries were working towards a comprehensive security agreement. Speaking after the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, Lecornu said cooperation between French and Moroccan security, […]
France and Morocco signed a series of cooperation agreements spanning energy, infrastructure, finance, education, culture, postal services, defence and water management, as the two countries sought to deepen economic integration following renewed diplomatic relations. The agreements were signed during the 15th Franco-Moroccan High-Level Meeting in Rabat, where French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the two […]
Morocco and France have signed this Thursday in Rabat a Technical Arrangement and a Memorandum on cooperation in the field of defense industry, the National Defense Administration said in a statement. The deals were signed by Minister in Charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and the French Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans, Catherine […]
Morocco and the United States held lately in Washington a high-level counterterrorism meeting to discuss ways of strengthening Moroccan-American strategic partnership in the fight against terrorism. The two countries have reaffirmed their ongoing commitment to enhancing counterterrorism cooperation, said the U.S. embassy in Rabat in a statement posted on its Facebook page. They agreed to […]
Morocco’s southern provinces are establishing themselves as one of the Kingdom’s fastest-growing investment destinations, underpinned by large-scale infrastructure programs, an increasingly favorable regulatory environment and a strategic geographic position that offers investors direct access to West African markets. These findings are at the heart of the “Doing Business — Investing in Morocco’s Southern Provinces” guide, […]
Moroccans emerged as the largest group among foreign workers in Spain, with 422,347 now registered with the Spanish Social Security system, according to official data. The figure places Moroccans ahead of Romanians (353,974), Colombians (316,460), Venezuelans (239,892), and Italians (223,500), underscoring the depth of the Moroccan community’s integration into the Spanish labor market. The milestone […]
A Spanish intelligence report has credited close coordination between Moroccan and Spanish security services with repeatedly preventing terrorist networks from carrying out attacks in the Spanish-controlled enclave of Ceuta, according to details published by the Moroccan daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. The report found that Moroccan services played a central role in unraveling the links […]