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Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Mark Bowman, will visit Morocco this June 18 – 20 to discuss with Moroccan officials the Bank’s support for private-sector financing and transition to green economy. During the visit, Mr. Bowman will meet several government officials, members of the business community and sign agreements on new […]
The United States has sealed a new bilateral Container Security Initiative arrangement with Morocco to facilitate the high volume of cargo transiting between both countries. The agreement was signed Tuesday in Rabat by Donald Conroy, CBP’s Executive Director of the Office of Field Operations International Operations and Abdellatif Amrani, General Director of the Customs and […]
Morocco and Ethiopia have signed this Tuesday in Rabat a military cooperation agreement, covering staff training, joint exercises, scientific research, and military health. The agreement was initialed by Morocco’s Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi, and Ethiopia’s Defense Minister Aysha Mohammed Mussa, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom. […]
Morocco has opened a new Consulate General in Miami, Florida, that will serve the Moroccan community established in nearly twenty states across the southern part of the United States. The consular representation is destined to meet the expectations of Moroccans living abroad through a proximity and efficiency approach. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, Moroccan ambassador […]
Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will offer a record 6.6 million seats for summer 2025, up by more than 700,000 from last year, as part of a major ramp-up to meet surging travel demand, particularly from the Moroccan diaspora, the airline said Monday. The expanded schedule includes over 95 destinations, with new long-haul […]
Morocco has unveiled plans for its inaugural offshore wind farm, a 1,000-megawatt facility near Essaouira, marking the country’s entry into marine renewable energy development. The announcement was made last week in Nice during the Mediterranean Day of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans. The project represents one of the first investments funded by the […]
Morocco has renewed its unwavering and irrefutable commitment against hate speech and its attachment to the ideals of peace and coexistence to combat all forms of hatred. This came in an address delivered Monday by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, at a high-level event, co-organized by the kingdom’s Permanent Mission to […]
Panama considers the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as the most serious, credible, and realistic basis for resolving the regional dispute over the Sahara and as the only solution for the future. This supportive position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué signed, on Monday in Rabat, following talks between Panama’s Foreign Minister, Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, who is […]
French aerospace manufacturer Figeac Aéro has signed a new agreement with Boeing to produce aluminum machined parts for the Boeing 737 MAX. The components will be manufactured at Casablanca Aéronautique, Figeac Aéro’s Moroccan subsidiary located in the Nouaceur industrial zone near Casablanca. This agreement is part of Figeac Aéro’s PILOT 28 strategic plan, which focuses […]
Uranext, a Moroccan startup backed by the InnovX innovation ecosystem of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and affiliated with the OCP Group, is set to launch the country’s first uranium concentrate production facility, LeDesk news outlet reported. The plant, to be located in the commune of Moulay Abdellah near El Jadida, will produce “yellowcake” […]