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Global fertilizer crisis highlights Morocco’s central role in world’s food security

Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have severely disrupted global fertiliser markets, triggering supply shortages and rising prices that threaten agricultural production and food security, particularly in emerging economies. In this context, Morocco, a global fertilizer market mover, has been approached to plug in the deficit. Concentration of key fertilizer ingredients in the Gulf […]

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Morocco Calls for Respecting Freedom of Sea Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Morocco is following with concern the recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for respecting the freedom of sea navigation.   “Morocco is following with concern the recent developments and calls for respecting the freedom of sea navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the international law and the rules of sea navigation, which […]

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Algeria-Iran: release of Sonatrach oil tanker seized in Strait of Hormuz

Algeria’s gas and oil company, Sonatrach, announced Sunday that Iranian authorities had freed its oil tanker one hour 15 minutes after it was forced Friday to enter Iranian territorial waters. The tanker, MESDAR, of 2,000,000-capacity, sailing in the Strait of Hormuz was asked by Iranian coastguard to enter territorial waters, on Friday. Sonatrach in a […]