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Morocco has been selected to occupy the first seat at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which is scheduled to open in New York in September 2026. The designation was made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres through a lottery draw conducted during a plenary session of the body, in accordance with longstanding […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom are aiming to double the volume of their bilateral trade from 4.5 billion pounds currently, officials said, as both countries move to deepen economic cooperation and boost bilateral investment. The goal was stated during the 4th session of the Morocco-UK Association Council held in Rabat, under the co-chairmanship of Minister […]
Morocco maintained its presence in the top 10 of the MENA region for startup fundraising in April 2026, reaching seventh place with 1.7 million dollars mobilized through a single transaction — a slight increase on the 1.2 million raised in March, when the country had briefly reached third place in a market compressed to its […]
King Mohammed VI and President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is paying a private visit to Morocco, have reviewed in Rabat on Tuesday the various issues and challenges on the international scene, particularly those concerning the Gulf States and the Middle East, said the Royal office in a […]
Morocco and the European Union launched a program to support the Kingdom’s national water policy for a total cost of 3.7 billion dirhams (€348 million), as the country faces mounting pressure on its water resources due to climate change and recurring droughts. The program, unveiled in Rabat, is backed by the EU along with Germany, […]
British Trade minister Chris Bryant arrived Tuesday in Rabat accompanied by 50 UK businesses for talks with Moroccan government officials and private sector on the investment opportunities as the North African Kingdom will co-host the FIFA World Cup 2030, one of the largest global economic events. After his talks with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita, […]
Health and Social Protection Minister Amine Tehraoui told the Chamber of Representatives on Monday that his department has adopted artificial intelligence solutions to strengthen early diagnosis capabilities across Morocco’s health establishments, in what he described as a concrete expression of the ministry’s digital transformation agenda. Two operational deployments are now running in the public health […]
Morocco’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.97 children per woman in 2024, dropping below the generational replacement threshold of 2.1 for the first time in the country’s demographic history, according to a study published by France’s Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques (INED). The finding marks a structural turning point: below the replacement level, the population renews […]
Famous Moroccan Ksar Aït Ben Haddou village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been selected by UNESCO and the TUI Care Foundation for a new global partnership aimed at promoting sustainable tourism development and contributing to heritage preservation while generating long-term benefits for local communities. UNESCO and the TUI Care Foundation have joined efforts to […]
Health Minister Amine Tehraoui announced before the Chamber of Representatives on Monday that approximately 530 newly graduated specialist physicians will be positioned at hospitals across Morocco’s regions from the date of their graduation, beginning in August 2026. The announcement marks what the minister described as a historically unprecedented acceleration of deployment, ending a system in […]