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FIFA has expressed strong admiration for Morocco’s national youth talent development program and is considering adopting it as a training model for other African countries, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced. The endorsement follows two working visits by FIFA delegations to evaluate the program’s structure and results firsthand. During their visits, FIFA representatives toured […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Nador West Med (NWM) – Bétoya Industrial & Logistic Zone (BILZ) – signed a €2.1 million grant agreement last week in Rabat to support the development of the NWM complex as an attractive, dynamic, and sustainable economic zone in Morocco. The grant will finance a Technical […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to use turrets made by Elbit Systems to equip its Indian-designed WhAP 8×8 armored personnel carriers, according to reporting from Le Desk. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) will upgrade the vehicles, manufactured in Morocco in partnership with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), from their standard 30 mm cannon configuration […]
The US-led multinational African Lion military exercise planned this year in Morocco from April 20 to May 08, 2026 will focus on future warfare technology, innovation and artificial intelligence. More than 40 technology firms will test cutting-edge military capabilities alongside U.S. military forces to close the gap between emerging innovation and the war-fighter in Morocco […]
The US has reportedly invited the parties to the Sahara conflict to a new round of talks on Feb 23-24 to speed up a solution based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, Moroccan and Spanish media reported. The US has organized talks earlier this month in Madrid attended by UN envoy Stafan de Mistura and the main […]
Morocco has strengthened its position as a key regional contributor to Gaza’s stabilization, committing both security personnel and a military field hospital under the emerging International Stabilization Force (ISF), a practical, on-the-ground role that stands in stark contrast to Algeria’s empty slogans on the Palestinian issue. At the Washington launch of President Donald Trump’s Board […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced over the week-end that they had taken full control of the strategic border town of Al-Tina in western Sudan. In a press statement, the RSF said it had established “full control” over the town and pledged to protect civilians, secure vital installations, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, […]
France’s leading Muslim representative body, the Conseil français du culte musulman (CFCM), has voiced sharp disapproval after the Grande Mosquée de Paris (GMP) unilaterally advanced the start of Ramadan, an unexpected move the CFCM says has undermined years of work to ensure unity, predictability, and independence from foreign states. In its statement released 21 February […]
Bayt Mal Al-Qods Acharif Agency organized a Ramadan iftar on Friday evening in Al-Quds that was attended by several prominent figures from the city, Muslim and Christian religious leaders, and representatives from institutions and civil society organizations. Notable participants in this iftar, hosted by the agency’s managing director Mohamed Salem Cherkaoui, included Adnan Al-Husseini, member […]
Morocco and France are expected to finalize a new friendship treaty in 2026, several months later than initially planned, as both countries move to overhaul their bilateral relationship, according to reporting by Africa Intelligence. The agreement, first announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Rabat in October 2024, is intended to serve […]