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Moroccan authorities will suspend air links with the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, Moroccan airlines RAM and Air Arabia said. The decision was taken following the spread of a new and more contagious coronavirus variant in the three countries. However, the suspension of flights will add hurdles to the recovery of a bad-hit tourist industry […]
A freight ship loaded with Moroccan fruits & vegetables has arrived at the UK Port of Poole, in Dorset, coming from Tangier-Med port, in a new sea route launched to enhance trade exchanges & economic cooperation with Morocco after UK left the EU. The direct service, operated by United Seaways, aims at avoiding post-Brexit disruptions […]
A 10.5 GW solar and wind power plant will be built in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region to supply the UK with clean energy via a 3,800 km long submarine cable, scheduled to be laid in 2025. The project, to be developed by the British company Xlinks, provides for the building of an energy complex with […]
The new shipping line to connect directly Tanger Med and Poole in southern England would be operational in September, said British Ambassador to Morocco, Simon Martin. In an interview with Le360 news outlet, the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Morocco, Simon Martin, announced that the shipping line between the ports of Tangier Med and Poole, England, […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom reiterated, on Friday, the importance of setting the priorities of a joint roadmap for the post-covid period in line with the Strategic Partnership between the two countries. During a teleconference meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Minister of State in charge of the Middle East and North […]
UK-based Xlinks company is planning to build 10.5 GW of wind and solar complex in Morocco and sell the generated power in the UK through a 3,800 km submarine cable, the longest subsea power transmission link in the world. The ambitious project, to cost about £18 billion, has been unveiled by the company’s CEO, Simon […]
Morocco is set to outperform Spain as the main supplier of fresh produce and olive oil to the United Kingdom, said chairman of new UK political party TIME, Robert Kimbel. “Morocco’s attractiveness is becoming unparalleled”, Robert Kimbel affirmed in his twitter account, noting that “it is only a matter of time before Morocco surpasses Spain” […]
King Mohammed VI has sent messages of condolences to Queen Elizabeth II and to Prince Charles following the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In these messages, King Mohammed VI expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and extended on this sad occasion to the Queen, to Prince […]
A new shipping line between Morocco and the United Kingdom will be launched shortly, connecting Tangier directly to Poole in southern England, and avoiding thus the complications caused by Brexit, reports the British specialized website thegrocer.co.uk. The new direct shipping route will help Moroccan products avoid the border friction created by Brexit on goods arriving […]
The decades-old project to connect Africa to Europe via the strait of Gibraltar has resurfaced lately as several media reported that London, or rather Boris Johnson, is determined to take advantage of the trade opportunities that may arise from its new status as a former partner of the European Union. And connecting Gibraltar to Morocco […]