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Morocco’s Phosphate Fertilizer Exports to India Set to Rise by 40% in 2025 with Growth Expected to Continue in 2026

A recent report revealed a significant increase in India’s demand for Moroccan phosphate fertilizers this year, with Morocco’s exports to India expected to rise by up to 40 percent, surpassing 2.5 million tonnes compared to around 1.8 million tonnes in 2024. The report, published by Hindu Business Line and citing officials from the Office Chérifien ...

Morocco
19:32 Et December 8, 2025

Spain Expects 55% Surge in Investments in Morocco in 2025 After High-Level Meeting

Spanish investments in Morocco are poised for a significant boost in 2025, with ...

Morocco–Spain Energy Ties Strengthened After Algeria Gas Cut, Minister Says

Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, said that Algeria’s ...

Morocco Says UN Resolution 2797 Enshrines Autonomy Plan as Only Negotiated Solution to Sahara Dispute

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and international organizations in Vienna, ...

19th World Water Congress Adopts “Marrakech Declaration,” Calls for Elevating Water to Global Priority

The 19th World Water Congress concluded on Friday with the adoption of the ...

A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel ...

Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership

 A $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while ...

Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the ...

Putin and Modi to discuss Russia-India trade and defense ties amid US pressure

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual ...

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 ...

Morocco

Netherlands Backs Moroccan Autonomy Plan as Rabat and The Hague Move to Establish Strategic Partnership

The Netherlands reaffirmed on Friday that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most feasible solution” to end the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, marking a significant step in the growing international support for Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative championed by King Mohammed VI. This position was formalized in a Joint Statement issued following talks in ...

December 5, 2025

CGEM Chief: Morocco–Spain Partnership Poised to Drive Europe–Africa Economic Integration

Morocco’s position as a gateway to Africa and Spain’s role as a bridge to Latin ...

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 ...

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 adoption of ...

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 the total ...

Tourism in Morocco

World

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 buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ...

11:42 Et November 30, 2025

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 ...

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 ...

Middle East

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 ceasefire deal even though it also said that partial remains returned by militants did not match the hostages still in Gaza. The missing remains of the two hostages threaten to stall a ceasefire between Israel ...

11:56 Et December 3, 2025

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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

World Cup 2026 Draw Places Morocco in Group C with Brazil, Scotland, Haiti

Morocco was drawn in Group C of the 2026 World Cup alongside Brazil, Scotland, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Trump hails 'historic' peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal ...

Trump to host signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign ...

Conference on African Victims of Terrorism Adopts Rabat Declaration

 The ministerial segment of the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism, held Tuesday in ...

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 ...