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Tunisia’s economy has shown signs of recovery after several difficult years, but high public debt, limited access to external financing and persistent structural weaknesses continue to threaten the country’s outlook, the World Bank said. Tunisia’s economy grew by 2.5% in 2025, up from 1.6% a year earlier, driven by a recovery in agriculture and increased […]
U.S. Permanent Representative to UN Mike Waltz met on Tuesday a delegation of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace, a political body set up in 2020 by former Polisario members who broke away from the Algeria-backed separatist group. These Sahrawis are “voices committed to peace, compromise, and a durable solution,” to the Sahara issue, said the […]
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted lately a resolution authorizing new measures to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against UN peacekeepers face justice. The move makes the Algeria-backed Polisario militias extremely anxious over the fallout of their rocket attacks that targeted the UN Mission in the Sahara. Resolution 2823 on accountability for crimes committed […]
A forum on terrorism held in Spain’s Canary Islands has reignited criticism of the Polisario Front, with victims’ groups and activists urging a reassessment of its status and greater accountability for attacks attributed to the movement. The event, titled “First Forum on Terrorism in the Canary Islands: Global Terrorism and Extremism,” placed a strong spotlight […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom have formalized a significant update to the commercial framework governing their bilateral trade, with the signing of Decision No. 01/2026 of the Association Council on 16 March 2026. The decision amends Protocol 4 of the Association Agreement between the two countries, which covers the definition of originating products and the […]
Morocco’s World Cup journey ended with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat to France, but the Atlas Lions departed the United States with their heads held high, having once again carried the hopes of the Moroccan nation and sympathizers from across the world into football’s biggest tournament. For the second consecutive World Cup, Morocco were the last […]
Ahead of Morocco’s quarterfinal clash with France on Thursday evening, several French media have published analyses on the rising Moroccan football. For French weekly magazine Le Point, Morocco has become a major force in both African and world football, the result of a strategy driven at the highest level of government. “Over the past four […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has hailed Morocco’s qualification for the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a convincing 3-0 victory over Canada, saying that the Atlas Lions continue to make history on the global stage. CAF noted in a statement posted on its official website that Morocco has become the first […]
A cooperation agreement was signed on Saturday in Larache between the Royal Moroccan Triathlon Federation (FRMTI) and its Spanish counterpart (FETRI), marking a new step in strengthening ties between the two countries in the field of triathlon. The agreement was sealed on the sidelines of the Larache International Triathlon, held from July 3 to 5, […]
Morocco’s remarkable rise in international football has evolved into a symbol of what nations from the Global South can achieve through vision, investment, resilience, and belief, international media says. As highlighted by recent analyses in The Guardian, Modern Diplomacy, and The New Yorker, the Atlas Lions have come to represent a wider aspiration shared by […]
Ibn Zohr University concluded two institutional partnership agreements with leading Canary Islands universities at a ceremony held in Laayoune on Tuesday, in a development that extends Morocco-Spain academic cooperation into the southern provinces. University President Nabil Hmina signed both conventions, which build on a partnership dynamic that has been active since the start of the […]
U.S. Permanent Representative to UN Mike Waltz met on Tuesday a delegation of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace, a political body set up in 2020 by former Polisario members who broke away from the Algeria-backed separatist group. These Sahrawis are “voices committed to peace, compromise, and a durable solution,” to the Sahara issue, said the […]
Dr. Sofia Ghacham, electrical engineer, ICT researcher, and founder of Women in AI Morocco, made the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. The path to AI advocacy of Ghacham, who made the […]
