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Morocco posted a new blueberries export record in the 2023/2024 season at 67,300 tons, up 25% from last season, despite drought. Spain stood as the largest destination for Moroccan blueberries with 30% of all exports, followed by the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and France, East Fruit reported. Morocco’s blueberries were also exported to the Gulf, […]
Means to further expand defense cooperation between Morocco and Ethiopia were discussed at separate meetings in Rabat between Moroccan military officials and Field Marshal Birhanu Jula Gelalcha, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom at the head of a large military delegation this August […]
Palestinan Minister of Culture, Imad Hamdan, has commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his laudable role in protecting the Holy City of Al Quds and preserving its civilizational character. The Palestinian official made the remarks in Rabat Sunday during a visit to the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency’s headquarters, where he […]
“The Telegraph” has listed Morocco’s coastal city of Agadir in the top three best winter sun destinations, among 15 great destinations for travelers amid the rising cost of living, alongside locations such as Cape Verde, Cambodia, Vietnam, and others. Agadir ranked third among 15 destinations chosen as “great spots, providing affordable seasonal escapism for keen […]
French magazine ‘Jeune Afrique’ highlighted the diplomatic impetus surrounding the opening of consulates by several countries in Morocco’s southern provinces, echoing the inauguration of Chad’s consulate general in Dakhla on August 14. “Chad is the latest country to have joined this growing list,” the Paris-based magazine recalls, noting that the opening of the Chadian consulate […]
The separatist Polisario Front caused uproar during the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), scheduled for August 24-25, 2024, in Tokyo, after some of its members infiltrated the meeting despite not being invited. Japan did not invite the so-called “SADR” or the Polisario, and the official list […]
A hotel that makes guests feel like “royalty,” thus CNN described Marrakech luxury hotel Royal Mansour after it won the title of the “world’s most welcoming hotel for 2024.” Thanks to its authentic Moroccan architecture and outstanding services, the hotel outperformed the Art of Hospitality Award by The World’s 50 Best Hotels ahead of the […]
U.S. Forbes magazine has lauded the decision of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to pardon 4,831 people convicted, prosecuted, or wanted in cases related to cannabis cultivation, saying the move is an important step toward strengthening Morocco’s position in the global legal cannabis market. The royal pardon was made on the occasion of the 71st […]
Chariot Limited, the Africa focused transitional energy group, announced Tuesday August 20 that drilling operations have commenced offshore Morocco on the Anchois East well, marking a significant step in the development of the Anchois-3 well. The drillship Stena Forth has arrived at the Lixus Offshore license, initiating a key phase in the Anchois gas project, […]
Morocco is commemorating this Tuesday August 20 the 71st anniversary of Revolution of the King and the People, an epic in the history of Morocco and a decisive step towards the recovery of the Kingdom’s independence. This historic event serves, if need be, as a reminder of the Moroccan people’s unwavering determination to defend their […]