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Discover Airlines, a German leisure airline company, has announced its decision to expand its Morocco offerings for the winter 2026/27 season by adding two new routes between the North African Kingdom and Germany. Starting end of October, the airline will operate new direct flights between Frankfurt and coastal city of Agadir and between Munich and […]
Sudanese military officials say shipments containing technical equipment, including drones and jamming devices, were intercepted along supply routes allegedly used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) near the borders with Chad and Libya. Authorities declined to disclose the exact geographical coordinates of the destroyed sites but confirmed that the consignments formed part of logistical […]
Thanks to its critical minerals and manufacturing growth, Morocco has become crucial to China, the European Union and the United States, says the Washington-based Heritage Foundation. The North African Kingdom controls 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves that are essential to produce fertilizers and lithium phosphate battery chemistries, underlines a research published by the American think-tank. Morocco, the only African nation with […]
Moroccan port authorities expect more traffic in Africa’s and the Mediterranean’s largest port Tanger Med, following instability in the Gulf, Moroccan media le360 reported. They also have rejected media reports, mainly from Spanish outlets, claiming that the Tanger Med complex is facing unprecedented congestion linked to disruptions in global shipping caused by tensions in the […]
The aerial strikes in the Middle East shows no sign of easing, and their economic aftershocks are beginning to weigh heavily on global markets, while in Morocco, fears of a renewed wave of imported inflation are intensifying. The conflict could significantly alter the country’s economic trajectory just as Bank Al‑Maghrib prepares for its first monetary‑policy […]
Morocco has reaffirmed this Sunday its unwavering support for its Arab brothers during the extraordinary meeting of the Arab League held in Cairo to discuss Iranian aggressions against the Gulf countries. The reaffirmation was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, during his participation, via videoconference, in the Arab League extraordinary session of the […]
Morocco is steadily emerging as a strategic manufacturing base for Chinese automakers and component suppliers seeking to expand into both North African and European markets, the daily L’Economiste reported. “This momentum is unfolding in a global automotive landscape undergoing rapid transformation, driven by the rise of electric vehicles and the reconfiguration of international supply chains,” […]
Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, said the government had prepared cushions in response to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, warning that global uncertainty could rekindle pressure on energy markets and supply chains. Speaking in an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), Fettah said the Kingdom was approaching the situation with […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held a phone call Friday with his Russian peer Sergey Lavrov, during which the two officials highlighted the strength of ties between the two countries. According to a statement from Morocco’s Foreign Ministry, the two officials expressed satisfaction with the “quality of friendship and cooperation” linking the two countries and […]
Algerian El Baraka Association, which has been blacklisted by the United States for its ties with Hamas terror organization, has deployed a humanitarian operation in Tindouf camps, sounding the alarm bell of international counter-terrorism agencies. The poor staging of the Algerian story does not hold up under a basic scrutiny as Algerians cannot afford donate […]