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Cooperation between Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal UK Navy has gained momentum with the joint search & rescue training conducted by divers using a hand-held sonar at Ksar Sghir Naval Base, northern Morocco. According to a Royal Navy press release, a four-strong dive team and an engineer from the Gibraltar Clearance Diving Element took part […]
A subtle but significant shift is reshaping Latin America’s foreign policy regarding Morocco’s territorial integrity or the Sahara issue. As part of that momentum, the recent election of a new president in Colombia. The election underscores a broader transition marking the gradual retreat of ideological diplomacy and the rise of pragmatism and realism. For decades, […]
Over nine tons of lifesaving medical material and equipment has been donated by Morocco to the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (MONUSCO) to enable the UN mission address the Ebola virus outbreak in Ituri Province. Morocco has donated According to the UN body, a Moroccan Air Force C-130H aircraft landed […]
Morocco will abandon its daylight-saving time system and return to standard GMT at the end of summer, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced, ending years of debate and some public frustration over the policy. Speaking to state television after a cabinet meeting on June 25, Akhannouch said the decision followed consultations within the ruling coalition and […]
Morocco’s Autorite marocaine du marche des capitaux (AMMC) has widened the maximum price variation permitted for newly listed shares during their first five trading sessions on the Casablanca Stock Exchange. In a communique issued on Thursday 25 June, the regulator announced that the threshold, effective from 23 June 2026, is set at plus or minus […]
Morocco’s trade with African countries rose to $9.5 billion in 2025, underscoring the kingdom’s steadily expanding economic integration with the continent as intra-African commerce gains momentum. The figure, highlighted in Afreximbank’s African Trade Heatmaps 2026 report, places Morocco among a small group of regional hubs, alongside South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Ivory Coast, driving […]
The United Nations Population Fund has described its partnership with Morocco as “strategic,” signaling a deepening alignment between the two institutions on human rights, reproductive health and gender equality. Alfonso Barragues, Deputy Director of the UNFPA’s Geneva liaison office, made the declaration on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council, following […]
Morocco is steadily reshaping the mandarin trade in the United Kingdom, knocking Spain off its long held dominant position, according to EastFruit news platform. For the second consecutive season, Moroccan exporters have set new records, with shipments between October 2025 and April 2026 reaching 71,600 tons worth over £60 million. This figure is nearly 20% […]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Vice President for Policy and Partnerships Mark Bowman started this Wednesday a three-day working visit to Morocco to meet senior government officials and clients from the public and private sectors. Discussions will focus on deepening cooperation with Morocco with a view to up-scaling investments to speed up the […]
Morocco’s early recognition of the United States in 1777 laid the groundwork for one of the longest-standing diplomatic relationships in US history, a legacy now reinforced by deepening defense and strategic ties, according to a feature published by The Washington Diplomat. Morocco became the first country to formally acknowledge the fledgling United States during the […]