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EBRD Says 2025 to Be Record Year for New Contracts with Morocco

The year 2025 will mark a record level of new contracts signed between Morocco and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with total commitments expected to reach around $1 billion, according to the Bank’s First Vice-President, Greg Guyett. In an interview with the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), Guyett attributed this strong momentum to ...

Morocco

18:04 Et December 15, 2025

Flash Floods in Morocco Claim 37 Lives, Authorities Urge Vigilance

Local authorities in Morocco’s Safi Province announced on Monday morning that the death ...

Heavy Rainfall Triggers Flooding Across Moroccan Cities, Leaving Seven Dead in Safi

Morocco has witnessed heavy rainfall since Saturday, causing flooding in several regions and ...

Former U.S. Ambassador: King Mohammed VI’s Initiatives Strengthen Morocco’s Leadership in Africa

Morocco is reinforcing its leadership role on the African continent thanks to the ...

Morocco, Malawi Parliaments Sign MoU to Boost Legislative Cooperation

Morocco’s House of Representatives and the National Assembly of Malawi signed a memorandum ...

Israeli Military Expansion in Syria Heightens Tensions as Forces Establish a Buffer Zone

Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within ...

Girls and Women Escaping Mali Report Sexual Abuse by Russian Forces

The girl lay in a makeshift health clinic, her eyes glazed over and her mouth open, flies resting on her ...

Kremlin official says Russian police, National Guard forces will remain in Ukraine’s Donbas region after the war

A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and ...

Winter Storm Batters Gaza, Flooding Tent Camps and Exposing Gaps in Aid Efforts

Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on ...

Aid flow into Gaza falls short of the ceasefire terms, Israeli figures show

Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling far short of the amount called for under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated ...

Morocco, EBRD sign €150m deal to boost water security and climate resilience in Saiss Plain

Morocco has signed a €150m financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the final phase of a major water conservation project in the Saiss Plain, aimed at easing water stress and boosting climate resilience. The agreement was signed on Friday in Rabat and is backed by additional grants worth ...

December 13, 2025

Morocco’s Atlantic initiative a strategic turning point for Africa, analysts say

Morocco’s initiative to give Sahel countries access to the Atlantic Ocean marks a major strategic ...

Morocco Highlights Global Importance of Stable Maritime Corridors at Atlantic Dialogues

Morocco places strong emphasis on the stability of maritime corridors, a strategic global issue closely ...

Morocco Deploys Israeli-Made Barak MX Air Defense System at Sidi Yahya el Gharb Base

Satellite imagery has confirmed Morocco’s deployment of the Israeli-made Barak MX air defense system at ...

Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative ‘Reshaping a Fragmented Region’, Says Ambassador Amrani

Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, has said that King Mohammed VI’s Atlantic ...

Zelenskyy Rejects Territorial Concessions to Russia, Seeks Stronger European Backing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the pope near Rome on Tuesday as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine while resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia. Answering reporters’ questions ...

11:38 Et December 9, 2025

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 ...

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 ...

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 forces pushing toward the capital threw open its doors to release the prisoners. Arrested in 2018 for fleeing compulsory military service, the father of three had cycled through four other lockups before landing in Saydnaya, ...

11:53 Et December 8, 2025

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

US may require foreign tourists to disclose five years of social media history before entry

Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year ...

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 ...

Dutch Travel Industry Shows Strong Interest in Morocco

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

India, Morocco Celebrate Dual UNESCO Recognition for Deepavali, Moroccan Caftan in Rabat

The Embassy of India in Rabat hosted a major cultural celebration on Wednesday at the ...

Russian Folk Choir “Otrada” Performs in Rabat, Next Stop Tangier on November 7

The Russian folk choir “Otrada” from the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Convent in Russia held ...

Culture Minister in Cairo to Represent Morocco's King at Grand Egyptian Museum Opening

Morocco's Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid arrived on Saturday to ...

World Cup 2026: 5 Mln Ticket Requests in 24 Hours, Brazil–Morocco Second Most Sought-after Match, Says FIFA

Five million ticket applications were submitted in the first 24 hours of the new random ...

AFCON Morocco-2025: Morocco's Head Coach Unveils List of Players

National coach Walid Regragui unveiled on Thursday a list of 28 players, including 2 ...

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, ...

Israel deploys radar systems in UAE, Bahrain against Iran: Report

Israel placed early warning radar systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to detect "missile threats" from Iran, according to local media on Friday. The radar systems worked just a few months ago when Iran tried to attack Israel with drones above Iraqi airspace, Israeli Channel 12 reported. The report claimed that the ...

13:45 Et June 11, 2022

Confidential NATO report: Reliance on Algerian gas is a threat to European security

A confidential NATO report considers that Algerian gas carries risks to European security, due to ...

Almost One Third of Moroccans Wish to Switch Jobs, Study Finds

About one third of Moroccans would like to move to a new job in 2022, ...

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI named in child abuse report

A child abuse report released in Germany on Thursday found former Pope Benedict failed to act ...

Report: Turkey arrests US diplomat for allegedly forging passport

Turkish authorities have arrested an American diplomat working at the US consulate in Beirut, for ...

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 ...

Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales

The German government is setting in motion plans to legalize the sale of cannabis for ...

Study: Omicron less effective at attacking lungs than other variants

British research has found Omicron might be less efficient at attacking the lungs than ...

How the coronavirus destroys the lungs

We've long known what damage a severe case of Covid-19 can do to a ...

Paris' Louvre museum visitors fell by three quarters in 2020 due to COVID crisis

The Louvre museum in Paris - home to the Mona Lisa and other world famous ...

Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread

Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and ...

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 ...

Cities Across Europe Face Major Surge In Rents: Report

Rents have been on the rise in major cities across Europe amid continent-wide trends affecting all accommodation types, according to an international rent index for the third quarter of this year. Following a reversal of the rent cap (Mietendeckel) in Berlin, apartment rents surged year-on-year by a striking 22.36%, followed by Hamburg with 19.94%, the ...

12:15 Et October 19, 2021

Africa News

EBRD Says 2025 to Be Record Year for New Contracts with Morocco

West African bloc rejects Guinea-Bissau's military transition plan

Flash Floods in Morocco Claim 37 Lives, Authorities Urge Vigilance

Heavy Rainfall Triggers Flooding Across Moroccan Cities, Leaving Seven Dead in Safi

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