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Some new countries, including Morocco, expressed on Sunday their interest to join the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) during a Ministerial Meeting of member countries, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs announced. On the sidelines of the AI Action Summit, which kicked off on Monday in Paris, France, Serbia and Slovakia brought […]
Morocco will acquire 36 Atmos 2000 self-propelled Elbit artillery systems, media reports said. The new armaments will replace an initial order placed with France’s KNDS Caesar, a self-propelled howitzer system that Morocco reportedly abandoned due to technical shortcomings, according to La Tribune newspaper. The Atmos 2000 system, mounted on a Czech-made 6×6 or 8×8 truck […]
Iraq reiterated, on Saturday, its constant position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity, and praised the international momentum in favor of the autonomy plan for the resolution of the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This stance was expressed in a joint statement released following talks in Rabat between Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
British low-cost airline scheduled for winter 2025/2026 two air routes from Bournemouth to Agadir and from Leeds to Marrakech. The company said the additional Morocco flights will be launched following higher demand on Agadir and Marrakech from British tourists. Low-cost airlines connecting Morocco to major tourist emitting markets have played a significant role in increasing […]
The number of migrants Morocco stopped from crossing illegally to Europe grew 4.6% in 2024 to 78,685, as the country faces an increasing migratory pressure. Climate change, unemployment, and wars are pushing an increasing number of African migrants to opt for the Morocco route, due to its proximity to Spanish shores. Up to 58% of […]
Morocco and Libya have signed a memorandum of understanding in the fields of maritime fisheries and aquaculture, on the sidelines of the Halieutis Fair held in Agadir February 6-9. The MoU was initialed Thursday by Morocco’s Secretary of State for Fisheries, Zakia Driouich, and the Libyan Minister of Marine Resources Adel Sultan. This agreement reflects […]
Morocco was re-elected on Thursday to the Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), represented by Mohammed Bachir Rachdi, Chairman of the National Authority for Integrity and Prevention and Fight Against Corruption (INPPLC). This renewal, adopted at the 14th General Assembly, reflects international recognition of Morocco’s contribution to preventing and combating corruption. […]
The two-day first general strike called for by Morocco’s labor unions since 2016 ended Thursday with diverging participation rate figures. Unions said the two-day strike that started on Feb 5 was a success with a participation rate of 80% in both the private and the public sector. In a joint statement, the most representative four […]
France is resolved to support Morocco’s sustained development in the maritime sector as part of the cooperation between the two countries, French ambassador to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, said on Wednesday. “We know how active Morocco is and how it carries the voice of Africa and many countries of the South in this field, promoting great […]
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Morocco and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group signed, on Wednesday in Agadir, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance financial education and economic inclusion for women working in the fisheries sector. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of Halieutis […]