First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Marrakech Airshow opens on Wednesday 7 October with a strong US military and defense industry presence. The four-day event runs until 10 October at the Royal Air Force base in Marrakech. Held under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, it brings together military officials, defense companies, aircraft manufacturers and civil aviation leaders from […]
US Oshkosh Defense company has announced it received an order from Royal Moroccan armed forces for 50 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) A1 tractors and 50 MN573 heavy-duty trailers designed and manufactured in partnership with Broshuis B.V. The order also includes associated parts, services, and training, advancing Morocco’s investment in strategic heavy-equipment transport capabilities. The first […]
U.S. Defense company Lockheed Martin has confirmed its participation in the Marrakech Airshow 2026, Oct. 7–10 to showcase its advanced defense technologies and engage with Moroccan companies on opportunities to participate in future defense programs. Ahead of the show, the company will host an Industry Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with the participation of Morocco’s […]
The revival of unfounded allegations surrounding the Pegasus spyware affair has reignited debate over what critics describe as a persistent tendency among some French media outlets to single out Morocco without proof while paying less attention to surveillance controversies closer to home. The discussion follows recent coverage by France 24 and other media outlets of […]
OCP Maintenance Solutions, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, has partnered with NTN Europe to bring AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions to industrial companies across Europe, the two companies announced. The partnership combines OCP Maintenance Solutions’ expertise in artificial intelligence and industrial data with NTN Europe’s knowledge of bearings, rotating equipment and industrial diagnostics, aiming to […]
Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) is studying an expansion of Laayoune’s seawater desalination plant to meet growing water demand in the city and surrounding areas. The project would add a third production unit with capacity of up to 300 liters per second, or around 26,000 cubic meters a day, using reverse […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, chaired, this Monday Sept.21 (corresponding to 09 Rabii II 1448 of the Hegira), a religious ceremony at the Mohammed V Mausoleum in Rabat, in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the passing of the late King Hassan II. The ceremony, during which King Mohammed VI was accompanied by […]
Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, has announced successful initial testing of Morocco’s first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system at OCP Green Energy’s Benguerir mining site. The 25 MW / 125 MWh system was supplied and commissioned by Envision Energy under a contract signed in late 2025, and is […]
An independent evaluation of Morocco’s Pioneer Schools program has found it continues to produce learning gains of ‘exceptional magnitude,’ even as it is rolled out at national scale. The assessment, by the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL), a collaboration between Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and MIT’s J-PAL, covered roughly 36,000 students across 483 schools, […]
Tangier will host the second edition of Les Rencontres Méditerranéennes from September 24 to 27, a literary gathering centered this year on women’s voices, poetry and dialogue between Mediterranean cultures. The event brings together writers, poets, artists, publishers and researchers from several countries bordering the Mediterranean, following a first edition held in June 2025 that […]