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The OPEC Fund for International Development has agreed to extend Morocco $150 million to help finance a major new dam designed to improve water security and climate resilience by reducing flood risks and supporting sustainable agriculture. The OPEC fund financial support to Morocco is part of $645 million approved by the Fund to strengthen infrastructure […]
Morocco and Israel have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors. They also agreed to re-launch direct flights by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies before the end of the year. The announcement of these decisions comes in a joint statement issued following the tripartite summit held Wednesday in New York […]
Morocco has been ranked the top African country and placed among the world’s 20 best performers in the Global Public Security Index Report (2025-2026), according to findings released by the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The report, published on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum conference in Lianyungang, China, evaluates public […]
Morocco is gaining ground in UK sweet pepper market and set to become the third largest exporter of sweet peppers to the UK after Spain and the Netherlands, according to EastFruit news platform. Between October 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported 10,400 tons of Moroccan sweet peppers valued at more than £17 million. This […]
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has announced a new international partnership with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) aimed at strengthening agricultural research and innovation in Morocco and Ghana. APNI said in a statement it had welcomed partners from Australia, Ghana and Morocco for the official launch of EXCEL Africa, an initiative […]
A draft bill establishing Morocco’s legal framework for climate action and carbon market regulation is now open for public consultation on the website of the Secretariat-General of the Government. The draft law on climate change and carbon market regulation aims to give the Kingdom an integrated legal framework covering all aspects of climate action, strengthening […]
The Spanish parliament’s recent approval of a law granting citizenship to Sahrawis born under Spanish colonial rule before September 1977 and to their direct descendants has been welcomed by many within the Algeria-sponsored Polisario front’s orbit. This reaction alone should end any remaining illusion that Polisario constitutes a national liberation movement as they wish to […]
Morocco is taking part in the 33rd Arabian Travel Market (ATM), held in Dubai this September 14-17 under the theme “Travel 2040: Driving New Frontiers through Innovation and Technology,” with the participation of over 180 tourism and travel professionals from around the world. Morocco’s participation brings together 17 tourism operators, including hotels and travel agencies, […]
OCP Green Energy has switched on a large battery storage system at its mining site in Benguerir, capable of storing electricity for up to five hours to work alongside the site’s existing solar plant, supplying power when solar output drops and during peak-demand hours, 7News Morocco reports. The 25 MW/125 MWh lithium iron phosphate battery […]
J.P. Morgan has placed Morocco among the core countries set to receive some of the highest weightings in its new GBI-EM Edge index, which tracks local-currency sovereign bonds across 26 frontier market economies. The international financial services firm will launch by end of September its “Government Bond–Emerging Market Index” (GBI-EM) covering almost $ 330 billion […]