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Morocco–Spain Ties Deepen with New MoUs on Foreign Policy, Agriculture, and Justice

Morocco and Spain signed a broad set of cooperation agreements on Thursday in Madrid, covering foreign policy, economy, justice, transportation, agriculture, maritime fisheries, education, scientific research, sports, and sustainable mobility. The signing ceremony took place during the 13th High-Level Meeting, co-chaired by Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and ...

Morocco
21:45 Et December 4, 2025

Madrid Endorses UN Resolution 2797 as Morocco–Spain Partnership Advances at High-Level Meeting

Spain reaffirmed its strong support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative on Thursday, welcoming the ...

Morocco Hits Historic 18 Million Tourists in 2025, Surpassing Last Year’s Record

Morocco received 18 million tourists during the first eleven months of 2025, surpassing ...

GCC Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sahara Sovereignty and Autonomy Initiative

The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab States ...

Bourita Receives New U.S. Ambassador Hours After Arrival, Signaling Accelerated Coordination on Sahara Issue

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita received the new U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Richard ...

Putin says Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas region militarily or otherwise

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region ...

Israel says it will start letting Palestinians leave Gaza through reopened border crossing

Israel on Wednesday said it will start letting Palestinians leave Gaza through a reopened border crossing, complying with a U.S.-backed ...

Israeli fire kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank

Israeli forces on Tuesday killed a journalist and a man near a refugee camp in Gaza, health workers said, and ...

Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end ...

Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns

The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out ...

Morocco

Strengthening Partnerships: U.S. Ambassador Duke Buchan Arrives in Morocco

The new U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Duke Buchan, has arrived in Rabat, where he marked his first official moments in the country by raising the American flag over his residence, assisted by members of the U.S. Marine Corps, according to a statement published by the U.S. Embassy on its official social media ...

December 2, 2025

Morocco Secures 17th Mandate on IMO Council for 2026–27 Term

Morocco has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the ...

Morocco, UN Counter-Terrorism Chief Discuss Rising Global Threats and New Areas of Cooperation

The Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, held talks on Monday ...

Morocco Showcases New Era of Integrated Water Management at World Water Congress in Marrakech

Morocco has entered a new phase in the mobilization and governance of water resources, marked ...

Turkish Delegation to Visit Morocco Soon as World Cup Projects and Trade Expansion Drive Closer Economic Ties

A high-level Turkish delegation composed of senior government officials, investors, and sectoral professionals is expected ...

Tourism in Morocco

World

Dozens more bodies recovered after Hong Kong blaze, raising death toll to 128

Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday during an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise tower complex, after a massive fire engulfed seven of its eight buildings. The death toll in one of ...

10:55 Et November 28, 2025

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as towers burn for a second day

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen ...

Russian attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine while US peace plan is discussed

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least six people in strikes that hit city ...

Proposed peace plan for Ukraine leaves country in a delicate position between US and Russia

An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ...

Middle East

Ten people killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports

Ten people were killed by Israeli fire in a village in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said five soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend members of a militant group there. Syrian state media reports suggested the Israeli raid in the Beit Jinn area ...

10:58 Et November 28, 2025

Israel has handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies, hospital officials in Gaza say

Hospital officials in Gaza said Wednesday that Israel had handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies, ...

Houthi court in Yemen hands down death sentences to 17 people accused of spying

A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen’s capital convicted 17 people of spying for foreign governments and ...

Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire’s start

A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed ...

Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed one person and wounded 11 ...

Economy

Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs as new CEO ignites 'turnaround fire'

Nestle will cut 16,000 jobs, new CEO Philipp Navratil said on Thursday, as the world's largest ...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs ...

China’s Xi says there are no winners in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he ...

Tourism

Canada Launches New Digital Visa System, Selects Morocco as First Pilot Country

Canada has taken an unprecedented step by launching a new digital visa system aimed at ...

Dutch Travel Industry Shows Strong Interest in Morocco

Morocco’s strong momentum as a fast-growing tourist destination is drawing significant interest from Dutch ...

Spanish Media Showcases Morocco’s Timeless Charm and Legendary Hospitality

Spanish media outlet Mallorcadiario published on Friday a comprehensive feature on Morocco, portraying the ...

Sport

TV5: Morocco Becomes the Locomotive of African Football Before AFCON Kickoff

As the host of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco is consolidating its ...

Achraf Hakimi Crowned African Player of the Year at CAF Awards 2025

Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi was named African Player of the Year at the CAF ...

Mohammed VI Academy Spearheads Rising Moroccan Football, Spanish Outlet Writes

The Mohammed VI Academy is spearheading a booming Moroccan football, driven by excellent training, ...

Technology

Google boss warns 'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts

Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of ...

Reuters: TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs

A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold ...

Maroc Telecom Named Fastest Mobile and Fixed Internet Provider in Morocco

Maroc Telecom has retained its position as the fastest provider of mobile and fixed ...

Africa

Nigeria's defence minister quits as government faces rising violence

Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu's office said, as the ...

Guinea-Bissau military rulers ban protests ahead of ECOWAS visit

Guinea-Bissau's military rulers have banned protests and strikes as they tighten control ahead of ...

Moroccan Diaspora in Spain Encouraged to Boost Investment Ties with the Kingdom

Efforts to enhance the contribution of Moroccans living abroad to the Kingdom’s economic development ...

Variety

Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes world's tallest church

The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the ...

'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies aged 88

US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his ...

Nine People Arrested in Morocco for Forgery, Irregular Migration & Human Trafficking

Moroccan police arrested nine individuals on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in forgery and ...