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Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire have inked a military cooperation agreement destined to enhance military cooperation, particularly in the fields of training, exercises, military healthcare, technical assistance, and the exchange of expertise across various areas of mutual interest. The agreement was initialed In Rabat Friday by Minister Delegate in Charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, […]
The CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD), Rémy Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco, announced that he will be carrying out a field mission in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces. The announcement was made by Rioux during a press briefing following a meeting, in Rabat Friday, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser […]
Tanger Med Engineering, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Authority, has signed a landmark agreement to modernize Liberia’s ports of Monrovia and Buchanan. The Moroccan company has pledged to upgrade container terminals, cargo berths, and warehousing systems. It also pledged to deploy smart logistics platforms, advanced security systems, and sustainable energy solutions. Dredging and […]
TUI group, the leading international travel & tourism Company, has launched a new flight from Newcastle International Airport to Morocco’s coastal city of Agadir. The new route offers holidaymakers the chance to have access to Morocco’s stunning Atlantic coastline. The twice-weekly service will run throughout the summer season to allow travelers to experience Agadir’s sunshine, […]
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited to Morocco paid a visit to the Sahara city of Dakhla, where they could see first-hand the momentum of development and progress in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region in several fields. Meeting as part of a “Cycle of seminars in Dakhla,” the foreign diplomats hailed the socio-economic development achieved in […]
After the failure of its polisario separatist project becoming a ticking time bomb and after suffering diplomatic setbacks in its showdown against neighboring Morocco, the Algerian regime has started looking for a way out for survival in a new geopolitical landscape. According to experts, 2025 will be the year of the closure of the Sahara […]
Morocco has launched a charm offensive to increase threefold the number of visitors from China, Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT said. Morocco has recently won the “China Ready” label as it invests in services tailored to the needs and expectations of Chinese tourists, ONMT said in a statement. Annually, some 150 million tourists travel abroad […]
Influential Italian Think Tank, Luigi Einaudi, urged the Italian government to take a position in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and warned of the growing threats to regional stability posed by the Algeria-sponsored Polisario militias. In a detailed analysis, Andrea Cangini, the Think Tank’s Secretary General and former MP, said that Polisario’s […]
Australian mining giant Fortescue is considering investing in Morocco’s renewable energy sector to export electricity via undersea cables to the UK. This came in an interview on the Telegraph with Andrew Forrest, the founder and boss of iron ore giant Fortescue, who is seeking support from the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and […]
Turkish explorations offshore Somalia led to the discovery of commercially viable crude oil, estimated at 20 billion barrels. Turkey and Somalia had signed a deal under which Turkey controls 90% of oil and gas output rights. The deal triggered criticism for its unfavorable terms for Somalia, a war-torn and cash-strapped country. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh […]