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Global digital platforms including TikTok, Apple, Google, OpenAI and Spotify have begun applying Morocco’s 20% value-added tax (VAT) to some services sold to Moroccan customers, providing the clearest sign yet that the country’s new regime for taxing digital services is taking effect. The changes are now appearing on invoices and transactions seen by Moroccan users, […]
Recent migration crisis in Ceuta and the ensuing sovereignty debate has laid bare Algeria’s hypocrisy in claiming to be the heirs of global anti-colonialism, while defending Spanish centuries-old occupation of Moroccan lands. Algeria has long marketed itself as the uncompromising champion of anti-colonialism and African liberation, while its leaders invoke the memory of the war […]
Chinese Wuxi Xin Hongye Wire & Cable Technology has said it will invest $34 million in an automotive cable plant to be set up in Tangier region in partnership with France’s Acome Automotive. The two partners will establish a $ 10 million joint venture named “Morocco Acome Xinhongye Automotive Cables”. The Chinese company will hold […]
Morocco-India Joint Defense Committee, which held its inaugural meeting in New Delhi this week, discussed training, education, peacekeeping, military exercises, medical cooperation, cyber defense and defense industries. The meeting was co-chaired by Brigadier General Abdellah Athmani, Chief of the 2nd Bureau of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Defense […]
The Federation of Asia Pacific Journalists (FAPAJ) has called on the Tunisian regime to release immediately journalist Mohamed El Yousfi, who was arrested on September 4 outside the offices of radio station Express FM as he was preparing to take part in a program on water policy in Tunisia. FAPAJ, which brings together representatives of […]
Ayyoub Bouaddi and Brahim Diaz made strong starts to their Champions League campaigns, delivering solid performances for Manchester City and Real Madrid respectively. The 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi earned his first start for Manchester City in a 2-0 victory over FC Porto. Deployed in midfield, Bouaddi played around 75 minutes and stood out for […]
Morocco and the European Union have closed out the PASS III program supporting the health sector, marking what both sides describe as a new stage in a strategic partnership stretching back to 2002, local media report. Health and Social Protection Minister Amine Tehraoui and EU Ambassador to Morocco Demetrios Tzantziev presided over the closing ceremony […]
Morocco’s ambassador to Washington, Youssef Amrani, took part on Wednesday in the strategic dialogue with the Permanent Observers to the Organization of American States (OAS), held as part of the special meeting of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI). Speaking at the event, the Moroccan diplomat emphasized that Morocco’s status as a Permanent Observer […]
King Mohammed VI has strongly condemned the “unjustified and criminal” missile attacks launched by the Iranian regime against Jordan, saying the aggression seeks to undermine the stability and security of Jordan and its people. In a message of solidarity sent to King Abdullah following the repeated heinous Iranian attacks targeting his country, the Moroccan Sovereign […]
The Republic of Guinea has reaffirmed its steadfast support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, affirming that the proposed Moroccan plan is the ONLY feasible solution to the Sahara conflict. The supportive stand was expressed by Foreign minister of this West African country Morissanda Kouyaté during the 8th […]