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Morocco continues to attract foreign investment thanks to its political stability, economic performance, open-market, unique geostrategic position and growing competitive industrial eco-system. British Company PowerForce Global, leader in industrial maintenance and service solutions in energy sector, has launched its operations in Morocco as part of its expansion strategy in North Africa. The Bristol-based Company delivers […]
Libya has announced that Britain has agreed to receive and analyze the black box from a jet carrying senior Libyan military officials that crashed in Türkiye last week. According to a statement from the Transport Ministry of the western-based Government of National Unity, Transport Minister Mohammed Salem Al-Shahoubi met British Ambassador Martin Reynolds on Tuesday, […]
Morocco exported 1,200 tons of lemons to the UK between November 2024 and August 2025. This volume exceeds Morocco’s overall lemon exports to the UK over the past decade, says East Fruit news platform. The United Kingdom has become among Morocco’s most important fruit export destinations, ranking just behind Spain and France in recent years. […]
Morocco and United Kingdom have just completed in Marrakesh region their annual military exercise “Jebel Sahara”, marking 25 years of cooperation between Morocco’s 2nd Parachute Infantry Brigade (2BIP) and the British Gibraltar Regiment. The exercise represents a milestone of Moroccan-British cooperation based on mutual trust, enduring friendships and shared geostrategic interests. Marrakech provides British RG […]
London and Rabat deepen economic ties as Morocco emerges as a key gateway to Africa under Britain’s “Global Britain” strategy, Moroccan outlet le360 reported. Since the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, its foreign policy has undergone a strategic pivot, with Morocco increasingly positioned as a vital partner in Africa. Under the “Global Britain” […]
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 […]
After UK has joined the United States, France and other western allies in supporting Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group has sent lately a delegation to London in a desperate attempt to reverse UK supportive position of Morocco’ s Autonomy Plan. The move of the separatists comes after the United Kingdom […]
The total trade between the UK and Morocco reached £4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 16.4% or £616 million compared to the same period of last year. According to latest figures published by the Department for Business & Trade, this growth is largely driven by Moroccan exports which […]
International logistics company Samskip has launched its new Moroccan reefer service, a direct shortsea container route connecting Agadir and Casablanca with the UK and the Netherlands. Designed for the fresh produce sector, this service offers exporters the fastest transit time, providing a competitive alternative to traditional road transport for Moroccan fruits and vegetables. The company […]
British daily Telegraph has called on London to follow in the footsteps of the United States in seeking to add the Algeria-backed Polisario militia in its black-list. After “having supported Morocco’s autonomy plan in Sahara, the UK must support both its ally Morocco, our partner the United States, and our own national security interests by […]