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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 shift for Africa, according to a senior figure at the US-based Atlantic Council. Peter Pham was speaking in Rabat on Friday during a panel at The Atlantic Dialogues, an international conference organised by the Policy Center for the New South. ...

Morocco

10:26 Et December 13, 2025

Morocco Highlights Global Importance of Stable Maritime Corridors at Atlantic Dialogues

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

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 ...

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 ...

Airbus Completes Full Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems’ Aircraft Plant in Morocco

Airbus, the European aerospace giant, has officially completed the takeover of Spirit AeroSystems’ ...

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 ...

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 social media history as a ...

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 ...

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 historic Chellah Archaeological Site, marking the recent inscription of “Deepavali – Festival of Lights” onto UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The event, held in partnership with Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication and the ...

December 11, 2025

AfDB Approves €150 Million Credit Line to Boost Sustainable Local Development in Morocco

The Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €150 million credit line to Morocco’s ...

Spain’s Foreign Minister: Relations with Morocco at “Their Best Historical Moment”

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares affirmed on Wednesday ...

Morocco’s Southern Provinces Investment Opportunities Showcased in Paris Meeting

Investment prospects and development achievements in Morocco’s Southern provinces were highlighted on Wednesday in Paris ...

Moroccan Caftan Inscribed on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Moroccan caftan was officially added on Wednesday in New Delhi to UNESCO’s List of ...

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 demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top ...

11:30 Et December 7, 2025

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 a ...

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 ...

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, ...

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 reserves, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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

Tunisia sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to 12 years in jail

Morocco Highlights Global Importance of Stable Maritime Corridors at Atlantic Dialogues

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

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