Ex-PM Benkirane slams media figurehead following Israel defence
Moroccan ex-PM Abdelilah Benkirane slammed the head of the country’s Global Media Holding group, Ahmed Charai, after he published an...
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Morocco: French funds to expand health and gender equality
Morocco has signed agreements worth €150m with French Development Agency (AFD) aimed at expanding the country’s compulsory health insurance (AMO)...
Morocco: Five suspects arrested for international gold smuggling
Five suspects were arrested on November 27th by Moroccan law enforcement for alleged involvement in an international gold smuggling network,...
Bids for pipeline in Morocco and Nigeria to be relaunched in 2025
Morocco plans to move to the next stage in the construction of a major gas pipeline with Nigeria, as bids...
At last! Morocco moves to allow cryptos in the kingdom
Crypto currencies, which are currently illegal to both buy or trade in Morocco, will soon be perfectly legal, according to...
Ismail Lghazauoi: Moroccan activist charged for Israel boycott
Ismail Lghazauoi, a Moroccan anti war protester affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) has been charged with incitement to violence...
EU offers aid of €200m for Morocco earthquake rebuild
The European Union will offer 200 million euros ($210 million) to help Morocco earthquake reconstruction efforts, in what appears to...
Morocco: China’s Xi Jinping meets with crown prince and PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on November 21st, meeting with the Crown Prince Moulay El...
Moroccan doctors announce 3-day strike for higher salaries
Doctors employed at Moroccan public hospitals announced on November 18th that a three-day strike would start the next day to...
Moroccan lawmaker bemoans speech restrictions on Palestine
A Moroccan lawmaker has criticised the curtailing of speech on the issue of Palestine within Morocco, according to Africa News...
Morocco: Journalist Hamid Mahdaoui jailed for defamation
Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced to 18 months in prison on a charge of defamation against a government minister...
Russia-Africa Partnership Forum: Morocco and Russia’s FMs meet
Morocco’s minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita met with his Russian counterpart on November 10th at the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum,...
Morocco’s population grew to 36.8 million in 2024
The population of Morocco grew to 36.82 million by September 2024, according to the Arab News via Reuters. The information,...
Western Sahara: Morocco not against Atlantic access for Algeria
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said he does not oppose granting Algeria access to the Atlantic Ocean through Western Sahara,...
Morocco: Military accords signed with Czechia and Azerbaijan
Morocco has signed two military and technical cooperation agreements with Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic during an air show in...
