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Military cooperation between Morocco and the USA has been reviewed at a meeting held Friday in Agadir between Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, and US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom. The meeting, held upon the […]
Greater Manchester, one of the United Kingdom’s leading economic centers, hosted a high-level meeting on Friday to showcase the broad range of investment opportunities Morocco offers to the region’s business community. The meeting featured extensive discussions between the Moroccan delegation and representatives of local companies and business executives from multiple sectors, who expressed strong interest […]
Morocco’s family structure has shifted decisively toward smaller households, with nuclear families now the dominant model, according to findings from a survey published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Nuclear families accounted for 73% of Moroccan households in 2025, up from 60.8% in the first edition of the survey in 1995, according to the […]
A detailed data analysis published Wednesday by Medias24 news outlet exposes a structural dimension of Morocco’s labor market that rarely features in public policy debate: the activity rate — the share of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking work — has fallen continuously for a quarter century, from 54.5 percent in […]
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired on Thursday in Rabat the opening of the 31st edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL), held May 1-10 under the high patronage King Mohammed VI. The opening of this international fair by the Crown Prince is yet another illustration of the solicitude and care that the […]
Germany has reaffirmed its steadfast support for the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the plan endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2797 offers a “serious and credible basis” for reaching a lasting solution to this five-decade long regional dispute. The supportive position of the German Federal government of the Moroccan Sahara […]
Morocco and the United States on April 29 reaffirmed the depth of their strategic partnership during talks in Rabat that underscored cooperation ranging from the Western Sahara issue and space exploration to trade, investment and defense. Speaking at a joint news conference with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau […]
Morocco will host the 77th FIFA elective Congress in the capital Rabat on March 18, 2027, the global football body said, underlining the country’s growing role in the governance of world football. The decision was taken at a meeting of the FIFA Council held on April 29 in Vancouver and chaired by FIFA president Gianni […]
The United States reaffirmed, on Wednesday, its “recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.” “The United States recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara,” said the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, during a press briefing following a meeting in Rabat with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. “We are trying in the framework […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on April 29 denounced recent deadly attacks in Mali and warned of the growing alliance between separatist movements and terrorist groups, a nexus he said that poses a serious threat to stability across the Sahel. Speaking after bilateral talks in Rabat with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Bourita […]