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The United States on Monday, August 24, 2026, urged the UN Security Council to strengthen sanctions against Sudan’s warring parties in an effort to pressure them into negotiations to end the conflict. Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, told the Security Council that continued financial, military and political […]
Mauritania and Germany signed a €35 million financial cooperation agreement on Monday to support technical and vocational training, biodiversity protection and the development of the blue economy. The agreement was signed in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, and Germany’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Florian Reindel. The financing, equivalent […]
Facing a continuous rise in non-performing loans on Moroccan bank balance sheets, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and German group EOS Holding are preparing an investment vehicle worth up to 60 million euros. The operation aims to create new capacity for buying and managing distressed assets while helping a secondary market for bad debt emerge […]
Morocco and India have expressed shared commitment to boost further economic cooperation, create new joint investment opportunities and strengthen industrial partnership. During the 7th meeting of the Moroccan-Indian joint commission held Monday in Rabat, the two countries discussed ways of expanding market access and diversifying the bilateral trade basket. The meeting was co-chaired by Omar […]
Manchester City have reached a deal with Lille for Morocco international midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth up to £86m (€100m), according to press reports. The City are paying a fixed fee of £81.3m plus £4.3m in add-ons. The British football club are working to rebuild their midfield after the departures of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Tijjani […]
As cadmium in some phosphate fertilizers becomes a public health and regulatory issue in Europe, Morocco’s OCP says it has developed a process to sharply reduce the metal’s presence in its products, a challenge with direct implications for access to Europe, the group’s third-largest export market. Tightening environmental and health standards in Europe are pushing […]
The departure phase of Morocco’s “Marhaba 2026” operation, supervised by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, is proceeding smoothly, with transit at Tanger Med port running with what officials describe as perfect fluidity. A reception system set up at the Mediterranean rest area near the port has helped streamline traffic by processing bus and car […]
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbeibah and US State Department Senior Adviser for Libyan Political Affairs Jeremy Brent held talks in Tripoli on August 23, 2026, focusing on bilateral cooperation and efforts to unify Libya’s state institutions. The two officials discussed measures to strengthen coordination among institutions to support political and economic stability. They also expressed […]
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Meryem received, on Sunday at the Royal Guest Palace in Rabat, the Al-Quds children participating in the 17th edition of the summer camps organized by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency. During the reception, Al-Quds children presented commemorative gifts to Princess Lalla Meryem. Managing Director of Bayt […]
Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi reiterated the Kingdom’s historical and geographical claim to the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, marking his second public statement on the issue in just ten days. Speaking to the second national television channel, Ouahbi declared: “For us, Ceuta and Melilla are Moroccan lands. We have a historical and geographical right […]