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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 […]
A Moroccan nuclear expert was among the IAEA international delegation that travelled to Malta to conduct an Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) to assess the country’s regulatory framework for safety The IAEA mission, conducted at the request of the Government of Malta, took place from 24 May to 3 June 2026 and was hosted by […]
King Mohammed VI received several foreign ambassadors on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, who handed the Sovereign their credentials as their countries’ plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors to the Kingdom. The diplomats received by the Monarch are the ambassadors of the UE, Dimiter Tzantchev, of Ireland, Helena Nolan, of the Czech Republic, Pavel Klucky, […]
Moroccan actor and cultural entrepreneur Brahim El Mazned has won the 21st UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, which celebrates music this year, according to UNESCO, which launched the Prize with the support of the Government of Sharjah (UAE). Brahim El Mazned, who shares the prize with the Dhow Countries Music Academy (Tanzania), was recognized as […]
Morocco climbed to a record seventh place in FIFA’s world rankings, cementing its status as Africa’s top-ranked national team. The Atlas Lions moved up one spot, marking the highest position in the country’s history. The rise was aided by the Netherlands slipping to eighth after a 1-0 home defeat in a friendly game. Morocco remains […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has established itself as a steadfast ally of Mali’s political and diplomatic choices, Malian Minister of Communication, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene said, during the first Pan-African Media Forum, which opened Wednesday in Bamako. Morocco distinguished itself by being among the few countries to immediately condemn the events that […]
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to moderate slightly from 4.6 per cent in 2025 to 4.4 per cent in 2026 and 4.0 per cent in 2027, according to projections of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. In its latest Regional Economic Prospects, the Bank says strong tourism and remittances have continued to support external […]
DaKar is hosting the 85th session of the Executive Committee of the African Parliamentary Union (APU), with the participation of some fifteen African countries, including Morocco. Speaking at the opening session of the two-day event on Wednesday, incumbent President of the 85th Session of the Executive Committee, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge (DRC), called for a […]