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Morocco has consolidated its fruit and vegetable exports to Canadian market for the fourth consecutive year from 2018 to 2023, EastFruit news platform said. Moroccan exporters shipped 94 thousand tons of fresh, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables to Canada in 2023, worth $95 million. This is a remarkable increase from four years ago, when […]
As the United Nations Mission in the Sahara winds down after 35 years, its head, Russian diplomat Alexander Ivanko, has held talks in Rabat while leaving the Polisario Front out of the process entirely. On Monday, November 2, Ivanko briefed some MINURSO staff in Laayoune on the departure arrangements. The following day he traveled to […]
Following the UN Security Council’s decision not to renew MINURSO’s mandate, King Mohammed VI chaired a working session on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, devoted to monitoring and preparing for the next phase following the end of the UN mission’s activities. During the working session, the Monarch reiterated Morocco’s full […]
The Moroccan Parliament expressed on Monday total mobilization behind King Mohammed VI in defending the Kingdom’s territorial integrity and Moroccanness of the Sahara. This unanimous position was expressed by the lawmakers during an extraordinary session convened by the two Chambers of the Parliament following the non-renewal the MINURSO mandate by the UN Security Council, putting […]
Ten months after its announcement, Marsa Maroc’s planned acquisition of a 45% stake in Spanish group Boluda’s maritime terminals subsidiary continues to face political resistance in Spain, raising questions about whether nationality rather than economics is driving the controversy. In December 2025, Morocco’s leading port operator agreed to invest €80 million for a minority share […]
King Mohammed VI was represented by Minister of Youth, Culture, and Sports Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (Dakar 2026 YOG) Held Saturday. Morocco is participating in the Dakar 2026 YOG with a delegation of 39 athletes competing in 17 sports categories. The first Olympic event held on the […]
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return to its traditional two-year cycle instead of four years. The U-turn was made by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a review. In December 2025, CAF President Patrice Motsepe had announced that AFCON will be held every four years starting 2028. The […]
King Mohammed VI has congratulated the members of the national futsal team on winning their fourth CAF Futsal AFCON title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final match played Wednesday in Rabat. In his message of congratulations, the King expressed pride over the victory of the national futsal team at the Futsal Africa Cup of […]
Morocco won their fourth African futsal title after defeating Angola 5-2 in the final of CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations-2026 played Wednesday in Rabat. The hosts, who had lifted the trophy in 2016, 2020 and 2024, delivered a commanding performance in front of their home supporters to retain their crown. Moroccan Othmane Elidrissi opened […]
After 35 years, the United Nations Mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) has outlived any justification for its existence. Established in 1991 to oversee a ceasefire and organize a referendum that never happened, the mission has become a symbol of bureaucratic inertia, financial waste, and the artificial internationalization of a regional dispute over Morocco’s southern provinces. […]
Laayoune’s Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy signed two memoranda of understanding with American institutions on Thursday to strengthen academic cooperation between Morocco and the U.S. in medical training, scientific research and patient care. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the second Morocco-U.S. Medical Days, which bring together doctors, professors and researchers from both […]
As the United Nations Mission in the Sahara winds down after 35 years, its head, Russian diplomat Alexander Ivanko, has held talks in Rabat while leaving the Polisario Front out of the process entirely. On Monday, November 2, Ivanko briefed some MINURSO staff in Laayoune on the departure arrangements. The following day he traveled to […]
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, lawyer and mayor of Marrakech, who was appointed Tuesday by King Mohammed VI as Morocco’s first female Head of Government, declared the nomination a “historic moment for our country” and pledged to deliver practical answers to citizens’ expectations, especially those of young people. Speaking to the press immediately after her audience […]
