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Royal Air Maroc has expanded its fleet to 70 aircraft, marking another milestone in the airline’s ambitious growth strategy as it prepares for a major capacity build-up over the coming decade. The latest deliveries underline the acceleration of the carrier’s expansion plans, with the fleet growing from 50 aircraft in 2021 to 70 today, a […]
Morocco’s market will be regularly supplied with energy products until the end of the year, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Minister Leila Benali said on 30 September. She spoke to the press after a meeting of the ministerial commission monitoring the economic impact of Middle East tensions, chaired by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. Current […]
Electricity use in Morocco rose much faster than production during the first seven months of 2026, pushing the country to import more power and export less. Production grew 2.5% between January and July, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance — slower than the 5.4% […]
Morocco has moved into coalition-building. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, named Head of Government by the King, opened consultations on Wednesday 30 September to allow the PAM to build a majority in the Chamber of Representatives. She first received an RNI delegation led by Mohamed Chaouki, then an Istiqlal delegation led by Nizar Baraka. The Mouvement […]
Diphtheria, a bacterial infection that had virtually disappeared from Morocco for decades, has resurfaced after a case was confirmed in the Souss-Massa region in late September, according to Dr. Tayeb Hamdi, a physician and health-policy researcher who is vice-president of Morocco’s National Federation of Health. As of September 28, one case had been confirmed by […]
Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s major terminal operator, has strengthened its bulk handling operation with the deployment of the first Liebherr LPS 550 in Africa. The new rail-mounted Liebherr with electric drive that combines a 48-metre boom and a high-capacity bulk handling performance delivers the reach and precision required for vessel operations at the Port of Casablanca, […]
Morocco and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group signed a €270 million financing agreement Tuesday in Casablanca for the country’s Airport Infrastructure Extension and Modernization Program (PEMIA), aimed at strengthening the Kingdom’s airport capacity. The agreement was signed by the AfDB’s Morocco country office head, Achraf Tarsim, and Adel El Fakir, director general of the […]
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has published its annual ‘Orange Book of Results,’ presenting a review of its partnership activities with Morocco over the past year. Among the main achievements cited are a national roadmap for adolescent girls’ rights, a new system for the social support of women victims of violence, and Morocco’s first intersectoral […]
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, lawyer and mayor of Marrakech, who was appointed Tuesday by King Mohammed VI as Morocco’s first female Head of Government, declared the nomination a “historic moment for our country” and pledged to deliver practical answers to citizens’ expectations, especially those of young people. Speaking to the press immediately after her audience […]
King Mohammed VI received on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Mrs. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, coordinator of the collective leadership of Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), whom the Sovereign appointed as Head of government & entrusted with forming a new government following the victory of her party in the latest parliamentary elections. PAM […]