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Authorities in Morocco and Spain expect the number of passengers crossing from Europe to the Kingdom to increase with 12,000 ferry trips made available, up 8.4% from last year, to facilitate the operation. The crossing, dubbed Marhaba (welcome), marks the start of the holiday season for Moroccans living in Europe coming back to spend holidays […]
Connecting Morocco and Mauritania to their Sahelian-African hinterland serves as a strategic lever for both continental and international trade, emphasized participants in the first Mauritania-Morocco Economic Parliamentary Forum held Friday and Saturday in Nouakchott. The Nouakchott Declaration adopted by the two-day forum highlighted that the strategic and structural port and maritime transport infrastructures established by […]
South Korea has officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, and expressed its support for the «serious and credible efforts» made by the Kingdom to advance toward a resolution of the regional conflict. This endorsement, which was outlined in a statement released by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 9, marks […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) group is planning significant investments worth around €150 million in Morocco’s southern provinces, announced the Agency’s CEO, Rémy Rioux. Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a high-level delegation, said at a press briefing, in Laayoune on Saturday, that “the AFD Group will now […]
Morocco’s construction sector is expected to expand by 3.9% in 2025 and register annual growth of 3.8% from 2026 to 2029 thanks to increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), coupled with investments in the energy, commercial, and infrastructure sectors in preparation for the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 FIFA World Cup. According to […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, has sent a message of congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his investiture to the papal mission, wherein the Monarch emphasized that the Kingdom of Morocco and the Holy See are united by an unwavering commitment to peace and the principles of living together, and expressed […]
Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire have inked a military cooperation agreement destined to enhance military cooperation, particularly in the fields of training, exercises, military healthcare, technical assistance, and the exchange of expertise across various areas of mutual interest. The agreement was initialed In Rabat Friday by Minister Delegate in Charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, […]
Tanger Med Engineering, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Tanger Med Port Authority, has signed a landmark agreement to modernize Liberia’s ports of Monrovia and Buchanan. The Moroccan company has pledged to upgrade container terminals, cargo berths, and warehousing systems. It also pledged to deploy smart logistics platforms, advanced security systems, and sustainable energy solutions. Dredging and […]
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited to Morocco paid a visit to the Sahara city of Dakhla, where they could see first-hand the momentum of development and progress in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region in several fields. Meeting as part of a “Cycle of seminars in Dakhla,” the foreign diplomats hailed the socio-economic development achieved in […]
Morocco has officially established eight Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along its Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts as part of its commitment to the global biodiversity framework, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Minister Leila Benali announced Thursday at the opening of the 8th Sea Forum in El Jadida. The initiative aims to protect 10% of Morocco’s maritime […]