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Tangier judicial police arrested a 22-year-old extremist affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS on Friday evening, following accurate intelligence provided by the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) said. A search of the suspect’s premises led to the seizure of manuscripts detailing the M.O used in cyber intrusions, as […]
King Mohammed VI has criticized migration cooperation with partners, particularly Spain and called for a new cooperation approach two months after the Ceuta migration crisis, saying Morocco’s partnership is a “sovereign choice” in response to the orchestrated smear campaign. Rethinking migration cooperation between Morocco and its partners is one of the key messages addressed by […]
Morocco and the U.S. are exploring new avenues for cooperation in agricultural research and innovation, with a focus on conservation agriculture, genetic improvement and the development of solutions adapted to Morocco’s agroclimatic conditions. These prospects were discussed this Friday in Rabat during a meeting between the Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), […]
President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino highlighted on Thursday in Cape Verde the progress made by Morocco in football infrastructure, citing the Kingdom as one of the African countries where projects have been carried out as part of efforts to promote football on the continent. The remarks were made during […]
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighborhood, Javier Colomina, has conferred lthis week in Rabat with senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, and the Royal Armed Forces. Talks focused on NATO-Morocco relations, regional security, and cooperation prospects, building on the strong foundations established over the past three […]
Morocco is advancing the development of two specialized industrial zones for the defense sector totaling 675 hectares, as the Kingdom accelerates efforts to reduce reliance on foreign arms imports and establish a domestic military-industrial base. The Société de gestion des zones industrielles de défense (SGZID) presented details of the platforms on October 7 at the […]
Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has partnered with French company Viridien, specializing in geosciences and Earth data, to boost the country’s oil-gas exploration and attract investors. The French company has pledged to deliver integrated multi-client subsurface data and analytics solutions across Morocco’s extensive and underexplored offshore and onshore sedimentary basins. ONHYM Chief, […]
The 2nd EU-Morocco High-Level Security Dialogue, held lately in Brussels, focused on peace and security engagements in the Maghreb and Africa, including the Sahel region. Discussion also covered the security situation in the Middle East, including Iran, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in Ukraine. Furthermore, the EU and Moroccan representatives […]
Morocco’s National Defense Administration and French defense technology company Harmattan AI signed a letter of intent for the joint development of IRIFI, a sovereign Moroccan autonomous deep-strike system. The agreement was formalized during the opening of the Marrakech Air Show in the presence of Minister Delegate Abdeltif Loudyi, General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the […]
French aerospace group Safran formalized a significant new industrial investment in Morocco, announcing a 120 million dirham-project to establish a dedicated factory for aircraft engine oil systems and lubrication components in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. The memorandum of understanding was signed during the opening ceremony of the Marrakech Air Show at the Royal Moroccan Air Force […]