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Morocco is positioned to become a driving force in the global maritime sector’s energy transition, according to a World Bank analysis highlighting the Kingdom’s strategic geography, abundant renewable resources, and low-cost green hydrogen production potential. The institution notes that Moroccan ports are already prepared to serve as hubs for producing, storing, bunkering, and exporting green […]
After enduring one of the most severe drought cycles in its history over the past seven years, Morocco is industrializing its response to water scarcity through an ambitious desalination expansion. According to research firm Renub Research, the Moroccan desalination market is projected to double from $400 million in 2024 to $850 million by 2033, growing […]
Israeli lawmaker Dan Illouz, a Knesset member of Moroccan descent, said ties between Morocco and Israel have strengthened five years after diplomatic relations were restored, calling the rapprochement both strategic and personal. Morocco resumed relations with Israel in 2020 under a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, a move that led Washington to recognize […]
The Rabat-Brussels axis is gaining momentum amid a rapidly changing geostrategic landscape. While the European Union has endorsed lately Morocco’s autonomy plan in the Sahara, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced a record €740 million funding to the Kingdom in 2025. The growing political and financial partnership between Morocco and the European Union seeks a shared […]
Three Moroccan government ministries and global insurance giant AXA have signed a landmark partnership agreement aimed at developing the country’s workforce in technology, data science, and artificial intelligence. The convention, signed in Rabat, brings together the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Higher Education, and the Ministry of Digital Transition in a coordinated […]
Morocco and Bahrain agreed to deepen political coordination, including during their upcoming consecutive terms on the UN Security Council, as both countries highlighted a reinforced strategic partnership during high-level talks in Laayoune. Speaking after a session of the joint Moroccan-Bahraini commission in Laayoune, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the relationship rests on “solid foundations,” […]
Morocco’s grain crop is expected to double this season after heavy winter rains boosted moisture levels and dam reserves, traders and millers said, adding that recent floods in the country’s northwest are unlikely to significantly affect overall output. Moulay Abdelkader Alaoui, head of the National Federation of Millers, told Reuters the sector plans to add […]
Morocco’s dams reached a national filling rate of 70.6% on Feb. 16 after a new surge in water reserves driven by heavy winter rainfall, official data showed. Total storage climbed to 11.83 billion cubic metres, up 899 million m³ from Feb. 7. The sharp rise was led by the country’s largest reservoirs. Al Wahda, Morocco’s […]
Bahrain has reiterated its steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its full sovereignty over its Sahara, and commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his steadfast support of the Palestinian cause. This stance was expressed in a joint Communiqué issued following the 6th Morocco-Bahrain Joint High Committee, held Monday in Laayoune. […]
Morocco continues modernizing its military equipment with the acquisition of TREVA-30, a tactical recovery and evacuation vehicle (ARV) developed & manufactured by Excalibur Army of the Czechoslovak Group. The vehicle is designed for military use (recovering tanks, APCs/IFVs, trucks, etc.), civil rescue, firefighting, and heavy engineering tasks. It is powered by a nearly 400 kW engine and built on Tatra Force […]