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Morocco has strongly condemned and denounced the heinous attacks carried out against the UAE through three drones, one of which targeted a power generator located outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The condemnation was expressed by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the international organizations […]
Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, has firmly rejected European accusations that the kingdom is serving as a conduit for subsidized Chinese products entering the EU market. Speaking on Médias24’s flagship program, the minister responded directly to a Financial Times article that characterized Morocco as a potential Chinese manufacturing platform targeting Europe, and […]
Morocco expanded its agricultural and food trade surplus with the European Union in the first two months of 2026, as a sharp decline in EU exports to the North African country outpaced a more modest drop in Moroccan shipments to the bloc, European Commission data showed. EU imports of Moroccan agro‑food products totaled 800 million […]
Morocco has been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2027–2029 term during the election held by the UN body in New York. The election of Morocco to the Council with 178 votes out of 187 is an international recognition of the role played by the Kingdom in the economic and […]
The Pan-African Bank, Shelter Afrique Development Bank, will hold its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Rabat, Morocco. The gathering, scheduled for June 9-11, features a symposium, a ministerial roundtable, the Bank’s statutory meetings, field visits and a series of business and investment engagements focused on housing finance, climate-resilient infrastructure, and urban transformation. Convened under […]
The Sudanese Democratic Bloc has restated its political autonomy, firmly asserting that its decision-making architecture remains insulated from external influence, including any association with the country’s Armed forces. In a statement carried by ‘Sudan Tribune’, the coalition moved to address emerging internal divergences linked to participation in high-level consultations under the international Quintet Mechanism currently […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has mobilized 500 million euros in support of Morocco’s reconstruction efforts in quake-hit areas in the Atlas mountains, the bank said. The financing will help Morocco rebuild and upgrade essential infrastructure in the hardest-hit areas, including roads, schools and healthcare facilities, according to an EIB statement. The new tranche brings […]
Trade in goods between the European Union and Morocco rose to a record €62.2 billion in 2025, driven by higher EU exports, with the bloc’s trade surplus widening to €11.2 billion, European Commission data showed. EU purchases from Morocco totaled €25.5 billion in 2025, up 0.5% year-on-year, while EU sales to the North African Kingdom […]
British Mirror daily is upbeat about Morocco’s national football team in the FIFA World Cup 2026, saying the Atlas Lions mindset has changed and could go further than 2022 World Cup semi-final. If an African team is to go deep into this World Cup, it would be hard to look past the Atlas Lions as […]
NATO ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) conducted lately a maritime training with Royal Moroccan Navy ships off the coast of Casablanca. According to NATO Maritime Command, SNMG2, consisting of flagship Spanish frigate ESPS Blas de Lezo and Turkish frigate TCG Gokceada joined Royal Moroccan Navy ships Mohammed V and Sultan Moulay Ismail […]