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The head of the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), responsible for Morocco, Roberto Cardarelli, praised the Kingdom’s efforts to generalize social welfare to all Moroccans. “Staff commends the authorities for their determined efforts to expand social assistance this year,” Cardarelli said at a press conference to present the …

Morocco wants to secure its air territory and prevent any external attack. As such, the Kingdom has signed a new contract to strengthen the surveillance capacities of its TPS-77 MRR radars. It is the most modern version of the radars manufactured by the American security giant Lockheed Martin. In Morocco, …

The normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Morocco is taking shape. This is evidenced by Abu Dhabi’s determination to open a consulate general in Laayoune. An announcement made by Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Zayed to King Mohammed VI during a telephone conversation on Monday, October 27, …

Speaking in the House of Representatives, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, Noureddine Boutayeb, stressed that the authorities have arrested and fined those violating the decision to wear a mask in public spaces. Some 624,543 offenders were arrested in the period from July 25 to October 23, …

The Field Medical and Surgical Hospital deployed in Beirut has completed its humanitarian mission for the benefit of the victims of the explosion at the port of Beirut on July 4, 2020, which left at least 137 dead and 5,000 wounded, a source military said. Operational since August 10, 2020, …

The standards for the protection of migrants in North Africa are proving to be weak, as a consequence of European migration policies which have been anchored in the southern shore of the Mediterranean. Dedicated largely to Morocco, a recent Oxfam study analyzes the situation. In the Mediterranean region, migration policies …

The rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded the long-term foreign currency default issuer rating from BBB- to BB+ on Friday, with a stable outlook for Morocco. In its briefing note, the agency refers to “the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Moroccan economy and on public and external finances”. …

Burkina Faso opened, this Friday, October 23, 2020, a consulate general in Dakhla. It thus join other African countries whose consulates are already open in the Moroccan Sahara region. The inauguration ceremony of the Brkina Faso consulate was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living …

Madrid is concerned about the new military agreement between the United States and Morocco. Spain, which is unable to renew its arsenal, fears that the balance of power will change, with the possible delivery to Morocco of the F-35, the most expensive and the most efficient aircraft in the world. …

In its report released on Monday, the World Bank reviewed its outlook for Morocco. Thus, because of the pandemic and the effects of poor rainfall on the agricultural sector, the institution predicts that real GDP will contract by 6.3% in 2020 while extreme poverty will increase slightly. Due to the …