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Morocco’s economic momentum is expected to strengthen in the final quarter of 2025, with growth projected to reach 4.7 percent year-on-year, up from 4.3 percent in the third quarter, according to projections released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The acceleration reflects improving external demand conditions, particularly from European markets where monetary easing is […]
The Algerian regime has suffered another diplomatic setback after failing to infiltrate uninvited Polisario agents into the Arab-African youth conference held lately in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. Thanks to the mobilization of Moroccan youth delegation and participating countries, the organizers refused the participation of Polisario separatists who were hoping to sneak into the conference using the […]
French Safran Group announced Monday the setting up of Morocco’s first aircraft engine manufacturing complex in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. The initiative was officially presented during a high-profile ceremony presided over by King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan. The new industrial complex, located within the Midparc integrated aerospace platform, will […]
Morocco is set to start extracting uranium from its huge phosphate deposits, enabling the country to position itself as a key player in the global Uranium industry, according to press reports. Uranium is primarily used as fuel in nuclear reactors, where its atoms are split to produce vast amounts of energy. Extracted from phosphoric acid, […]
Moroccan technology companies joined global innovators at Dubai’s Expand North Star 2025, the world’s premier startup and investment platform that opened Sunday as part of GITEX Global. The four-day event, organized by Dubai’s Digital Chamber, brings together approximately 2,000 startups and over 1,000 investors from more than 100 countries, collectively managing assets exceeding one trillion […]
In an era of political volatility and digital noise, King Mohammed VI of Morocco continues to embody a model of governance rooted in long-term vision and institutional stability. His recent address to Parliament, delivered during the constitutionally mandated opening session, reaffirmed a philosophy of leadership that resists the temptations of short-term populism and instead embraces […]
In the quiet tug-of-war between European institutions, the European Commission has made a decisive move: it chose diplomacy over legal bias. By signing an amendment to the agricultural agreement with Morocco on October 3-explicitly including products from the Sahara- the EU sent a clear message: the strategic partnership with Rabat is not up for negotiation. […]
King Mohammed VI made it clear at the opening of the fall session of Morocco’s Parliament that there should be no inconsistency between the country’s large-scale development projects and its social protection programs. “The goal is to achieve the country’s development and improve the living conditions of citizens, wherever they may be,” the King said […]
King Mohammed VI has affirmed that social justice and combating inter-regional disparities are not empty slogans, nor a temporary priority but a strategic policy. In a speech made Friday on the opening of the Fall session of the parliament, the King, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, said […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, on Friday delivered a speech to the Parliament at the opening of the first session of the fifth legislative year of the 11th Legislature. Here follows the full text of the Royal speech: “Praise be to God. May peace and blessings […]