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Morocco a major oil and gas importer in the MENA region has tapped into its renewable energy potential combined with the adoption of a program to boost energy efficiency to address increasing demand on electricity. The country is already leading the way in the MENA region and Africa by working to exceed the 52% renewable […]
A judicial investigation was opened following revelations on alleged corruption in relation to procurement contacts between 2006 and 2012, said Friday the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces ( FAR) in a statement. All persons involved in this case, including a former officer having exercised in the military health service, will be investigated, said […]
OCP Group, world leader in the phosphate and derivatives market, has sealed a partnership agreement with German Fraunhofer institute for the setting up in Morocco of a world-class research Laboratory dedicated to the development of sustainable solutions. First of its kind in the North African Kingdom, the Lab will be based in the Mazagan Urban […]
A second round table on the Sahara is planned for the second half of March in Switzerland. The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, has plans to convene a second round table of meetings in the second half of March in Switzerland, said the Secretary General’s Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric Tuesday during […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received Saturday at the Guest Palace in Rabat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his spouse Princess Meghan Markle, arrived earlier in Casablanca for a three-day visit to Morocco. The visit is part of the strengthening of cooperation between the UK and Morocco. The Royals will […]
German security forces apprehended Thursday South-west of Frankfurt a Moroccan couple suspected of preparing a terror attack in the EU country after they underwent, according to the police, training in a camp in Syria. The German-Moroccan couple aged 26 according to Frankfurt public prosecutor Nadja Niesen was preparing a terror attack. Police raided Thursday around […]
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Morocco, which will guide the financial and technical assistance program over the next six years, as well as a $700 million project to promote the country’s digital technology. According to the WB, the North African Kingdom is at […]
Morocco’s capital city, Rabat, is hosting this Tuesday an international economic and financial conference organized by Euromoney, which specializes in capital market and connecting companies and governments with the financial institutions that support their growth. The conference program features opening keynote addresses by Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Moroccan central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib), Othman Benjelloun, chairman […]
The Algerian government has expelled Agence France Press (AFP) bureau Chief in Algiers after they accused the news agency for being biased following the publication of a story titled “Algeria has chosen to write its future with an ailing president”. The story dealt with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ambition to rule the North African country for […]
Morocco and Spain are on way to further diversify their bilateral partnership with the signing of eleven cooperation agreements in different fields. The agreements were signed at a ceremony in Rabat chaired by King Mohammed VI, his Son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and King Felipe VI of Spain, who arrived earlier in the afternoon on […]