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The Doha-based Green Sky Capital will invest $239 million a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant to be built in Morocco’s Nador West Med port complex, according to press reports. The projected facility is designed to process used cooking oil, fats, and regional residues into green jet fuel using French Axens’ licensed Vegan HEFA technology. […]
Morocco has called on the World Bank to expand financial guarantees, reduce investment risks and improve access to financing for small businesses, arguing that developing economies need greater access to private capital to support growth and job creation. Speaking on behalf of eight countries at the 114th Development Committee meeting in Bangkok on October 15, […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, affirmed that Security Council Resolution 2797 marks a decisive turning point, moving the UN from merely managing the Moroccan Sahara question to actively resolving it. Speaking before the UN Fourth Committee, Hilale described the resolution as an “irreversible tipping point” that enshrines Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front is in open panic ahead of a decisive UN Security Council vote, launching a desperate attack on UN Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura while its Algerian sponsors scramble with contradictory statements, mass arrests of Moroccans, and frantic propaganda. In a statement released Monday in New York, Polisario leader Brahim Ghali accused […]
NGE, a major French construction & civil engineering group, has secured a $44 million contract part of the expansion of Morocco’s high-speed rail line between Kenitra to Marrakech. The contract includes key infrastructure works supporting the extension of the high-speed train line. The French company will carry out earthworks and civil engineering activities, rail platform […]
Three-Time champion Morocco crushed Algeria 0-4 in their opening match played Monday in Rabat at ongoing CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026 taking place in the North African Kingdom. The Atlas Lions took control of the contest through Younes M’Kasri, before Youssef Jouad delivered a standout performance, scoring a hat-trick to secure a comfortable […]
President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino highlighted on Thursday in Cape Verde the progress made by Morocco in football infrastructure, citing the Kingdom as one of the African countries where projects have been carried out as part of efforts to promote football on the continent. The remarks were made during […]
Morocco defeated Gabon 2-0 on Thursday evening at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, making a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a victory in the opening round of Group A. From the opening whistle by South African referee Tom Abongile, Morocco pressed the Gabonese penalty area in search […]
FC Barcelona players have collectively refused to wear LaLiga-backed t-shirts promoting a political message on Sebta, drawing a clear line against the instrumentalization of football for colonial territorial claims. The entire squad declined to don the garments carrying the slogans “Todos somos caballas” and references to Ceuta’s “Spanishness” before their match against Racing Santander. Club […]
A new analysis by Spain’s prestigious Real Instituto Elcano concludes that Morocco has successfully transformed its partnership with the United States into a broad strategic relationship, while Spain faces the risk of gradually losing influence over Washington’s North Africa agenda. Published on 16 October, the report by Carlota García Encina and Charles Powell notes that […]
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired the award ceremony of King Mohammed VI Show Jumping Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon at the Mohammed VI Exhibition Park in El Jadida. This prestigious event is the flagship competition of the national equestrian calendar, organized as part of the final of the 15th edition of the Morocco Royal […]
Morocco has called on the World Bank to expand financial guarantees, reduce investment risks and improve access to financing for small businesses, arguing that developing economies need greater access to private capital to support growth and job creation. Speaking on behalf of eight countries at the 114th Development Committee meeting in Bangkok on October 15, […]
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 […]
