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The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has officially confirmed that the upcoming World Cup qualifier between Morocco and Niger will take place at the newly reconstructed Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat. The match, part of the sixth round of Group E qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is scheduled for Friday, September 5, […]
The vision and strategic initiatives of King Mohammed VI for the development and integration of the African continent were highlighted at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held in Yokohama, Japan. Speaking at a conference organized on Thursday, Ambassador to Japan andhead of the Moroccan delegation, Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal, presented the […]
Morocco’s National Airports Office (ONDA) has awarded contracts worth 4.4 billion dirhams for major expansion projects at Marrakech-Menara and Agadir Al-Massira airports, advancing the kingdom’s strategic infrastructure development plan to accommodate growing aviation demands. Jet Contractors secured the Marrakech-Menara expansion contract valued at 2.2 billion dirhams. The project will enlarge the passenger terminal to 142,000 […]
Morocco has lowered the level of its diplomatic representation at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, currently held in Yokohama, Japan, following the scandalous participation of polisario militias in the event under high Japanese security protection. The ridiculous show was cooked up and generously financed by the Algerian military regime with tax-payers money […]
Morocco is rapidly emerging as a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse, challenging traditional European players and poised to surpass Italy in vehicle output. Once considered a peripheral actor, the North African kingdom has leveraged its strategic location, competitive labor costs, and aggressive industrial policy to attract billions in foreign investment, particularly from China and Europe, Spanish […]
King Mohammed VI has pardoned 591 convicts on the occasion of Youth Day celebrated on August 21 in Morocco, said the Ministry of Justice in a statement. The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted pardon over their remaining jail terms, convicts who had their prison terms reduced, and […]
Morocco is observing Youth Day this August 21, marking both a national celebration and King Mohammed VI’s birthday, in a tradition that traces its roots to the nation’s independence era and continues to symbolize the enduring bond between monarchy and younger generations. The celebration originated in 1956 when newly independent Morocco’s youth requested that then […]
In a revealing article published on The Conversation, Algerian academic Manel Ismahane Rebbah attempted in vain to justify Algeria’s decades-long costly support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. Yet, her own analysis inadvertently underscores the growing legitimacy of Morocco’s autonomy plan and exposes the contradictions at the heart of Algeria’s foreign policy. Rebbah’s piece, […]
Morocco has emerged as the United Kingdom’s top supplier of blueberries, setting a new export benchmark with a record-breaking performance in the 2024/25 season, according to data from EastFruit. Between July 2024 and June 2025, Moroccan exporters shipped 19,000 tons of blueberries to the UK, valued at $144 million, marking a 44% year-on-year increase. The […]
The European Union issued more than 606,000 visas to Moroccan citizens in 2024, marking a significant increase and reflecting a notable improvement in diplomatic relations between Morocco and its European partners, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. In a written response to a parliamentary question regarding visa reciprocity, Bourita emphasized that Morocco’s approach to visa […]