French diplomats and military officials landed Tuesday afternoon at Laayoune airport. The delegation includes senior officers, among them Colonel Mathieu Duthier de La Rocher, head of the United Nations division at the French Ministry of Defense. The visit’s agenda features meetings with Alexander Ivanko, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, as well as with General Fakhrul Ahsan, commander of the peacekeeping forces. The
On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met on Tuesday, September 23, in New York with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares. According to Moroccan diplomacy, the two officials «expressed their satisfaction with the friendship that unites Morocco and Spain and reviewed several issues of common interest». «We discussed our excellent bilateral relations, which have never been better. Our ties of
The governor of Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), has finally commented on the entry of British neobank Revolut into the Moroccan market. Speaking Tuesday in Rabat during a press briefing following the third quarterly meeting of BAM's Council in 2025, Abdellatif Jouahri recalled that Revolut representatives were received last June by BAM’s General Directorate. «The board of the British digital bank plans to visit Rabat in October to present its projects»,
During his visit to Washington, General Mohammed Gadih, the inspector of the Moroccan Air Force, engaged in a series of meetings with American officials. Among those he met was Stanley Brown, Principal Deputy Assistant at the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the State Department, under the leadership of Marco Rubio. «They had a fruitful exchange highlighting the historic U.S.-Morocco partnership and the vital role Morocco plays in advancing regional security and stability»,
La nueva fábrica de vehículos blindados inaugurada en Berrechid marca la primera presencia de India en el sector de defensa en África. Apoya la voluntad de Marruecos de desarrollar una industria de defensa nacional y adquirir una autonomía estratégica. También corona años de relaciones bilaterales cada vez más estrechas.
The Franco-Moroccan artist Sara Ouhaddou is presenting her first solo exhibition, «Cosmogrammes», at the Institute of Islamic Cultures in Paris, running from September 20, 2025, to February 15, 2026. With a fusion of art and craft, including ceramics, glass, and embroidery, Ouhaddou shines a spotlight on her cultural roots and ancestral Amazigh heritage, striving to preserve them with meticulous care. Her journey begins with the desire «to tell stories», as she seeks to
The newly inaugurated armoured vehicles plant in Berrechid cements India’s first defence footprint in Africa while advancing Morocco’s push for a home-grown defence industry and strategic autonomy. It also crowns years of steadily deepening military-defence ties between the two countries.
The Spanish National Court has revoked the Spanish citizenship of a Moroccan man that was granted in 2022, following a legal review finding he did not meet all statutory requirements. The man has lived for more than twenty years in Villamanta (Madrid province) with his Spanish wife and children, maintaining lawful residence and no violations while taking part in local community life. The review established that, although he filed his application in 2016 with proof of registration for the CCSE
Morocco has overtaken Spain to become the European Union’s second-largest tomato supplier this year, behind only the Netherlands, according to data from the EU’s statistical office. Since 2016, Morocco’s tomato exports to the EU have grown by 40.66%, while Spanish sales have dropped by 35.23% over the same period. Dutch shipments have also declined, by 19.48%. Morocco now holds the second position with 568.37 million kilograms of tomatoes exported (19.63% of the total),
Populous, a global architectural and design practice specializing in sports facilities, has announced it designed the new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, inaugurated on Friday, September 5. The 68,700-seat venue was delivered in just 24 months, from concept to completion, thanks to close coordination among Populous teams across multiple offices and adaptation to Moroccan construction methods under the leadership of the General Company for Moroccan Works. François