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Lt. General Khaled Haftar, chief of staff of the Libyan armed forces, started Monday an official visit to Morocco, a trip that is making the Algerian regime extremely worried about the fallout of the rapprochement between Rabat and Benghazi-based Libyan authorities. The news reported by the Libyan News Agency was confirmed by the Royal Armed […]
Canadian defense manufacturer Inkas Aerospace & Defense is in advanced negotiations with Moroccan authorities to establish a production plant for armored vehicles and drones in the Kingdom, the company’s representative in Morocco said on the sidelines of the Marrakech Air Show 2026. In an interview with le360, Moises Amselem Elbaz, Inkas’ representative in Morocco, told […]
UK FiveNines Group has announced its decision to partner with Nexus Core Systems, an AI infrastructure company, to oversee the development of a 20 MW data center on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco. The data center, designed for high-density AI computing, is part of the Nexus AI Factory project, Africa’s first sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure […]
Morocco has opened bids for national and international companies, investors, and consortia interested in developing a tourist cable car project in Fez after Agadir’s successful experience. The aerial transport link project, the second of its kind in the country, will enable tourists to have panoramic views of the city’s historic medina while providing an additional […]
A four-party coalition comprising the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), the Istiqlal Party, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) will form the coming cabinet, it was announced on Monday. The four parties will propose ministerial candidates to establish a cohesive and strong government capable of implementing […]
UAE-based EDGE Defence Company will supply Morocco precision weapons and help the Kingdom develop local production of small arms and aeronautical propulsion systems. The announcement was made at the Marrakesh Air Show (Oct.o7-10) during the signing ceremony of the two deals sealed by EDGE with Morocco’s National Defense Administration. Under the first deal, EDGE pledged […]
Morocco and Israel have entered advanced discussions on a possible acquisition of the David’s Sling air defense system, according to the German military affairs magazine Europäische Sicherheit & Technik (ES&T) and sources consulted by Barlamane.com. The system, jointly developed by Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and US company Raytheon (a subsidiary of RTX), is […]
Ahead of Security Council talks on a new resolution on the Sahara, France wants the text to give Morocco’s autonomy plan a much clearer place, a high-level diplomatic source told Médias24. The draft under discussion includes the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission, MINURSO. The source said the French position reflects a growing […]
Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) has completed a first experimental phase showing that it is technically possible to offer a digital dirham to individuals, Le Nouvelliste reports. The tests were carried out with support from the IMF and the World Bank. The central bank has not announced a launch date, and the article stresses that the result […]
The eighth edition of the AUSIM conference, organized by the Association of Information Systems Users in Morocco, held last week in in Tangier, featured plenaries, keynotes, workshops and case studies on artificial intelligence, value creation, data governance and technological sovereignty. AUSIM conference showcased Morocco’s achievements in AI and the shift from the era of experimentation […]