At the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 30, Algeria called for the «decolonization of Western Sahara», according to an official media source. The Algerian Foreign Minister stated, «The colonization of this region is bound to end, no matter how long it takes. The legitimate rights of the Saharawi people will eventually be fulfilled». He added, «Algeria rejects any attempt to impose a fait accompli. The Saharawi people will
Morocco's national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced that some of its flights to and from Brussels will be canceled tomorrow, Tuesday, due to a general strike in Belgium. The company explained on its «X» official account that the affected flights are AT678/AT679 and AT832/AT833. Annonce importante ?En raison du Préavis de grève générale le 1er Octobre à Bruxelles, nous sommes contraints de procéder à
Local authorities in Tata have discovered another body of a man among the victims of the bus that was swept away during the September 20 floods in the region. «The competent health authorities at the Tata regional hospital are working to identify the victim, who was found near Sidi Mahdaoui», Mbarek Outachrifat, head of the Ifous Forum, a local NGO, told Yabiladi on Monday evening. The total number of bodies recovered after the bus accident has now reached 14, and the search
In New York, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita received the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura. As in previous meetings with de Mistura, Bourita reiterated Morocco's consistent position on this issue, which has already been reaffirmed by King Mohammed VI to the UN Secretary-General. The Moroccan side assured the UN envoy of Rabat's support for «the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for a realistic, pragmatic, and lasting
A man who stormed the Moroccan Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, smashing windows and hanging a rainbow flag from a window, was arrested, according to police. Quoted by AFP, police stated that they entered the building to apprehend the man, who was armed with a knife and had barricaded himself in a room before the arrest. The motive behind the man's attack was not known, police reported. The arrestee is suspected of breaking and entering the embassy, aggravated vandalism, and causing
Moroccan families in Lebanon, caught in the escalating Israeli strikes, are urgently requesting repatriation as they fear for their lives. Many have fled their homes and are struggling with unsafe conditions, awaiting further instructions from the Moroccan embassy.
TotalEnergies Marketing Maroc reported a corporate net income of 402 million dirhams (MDH) and a consolidated net income of 406 MDH in the first half of 2024, compared to 136 MDH and 96 MDH, respectively, during the same period last year. According to a press release, this growth is attributed to the economic recovery, which drove an increase in sales alongside a drop in prices and the impact of lower inventories. TotalEnergies Marketing Maroc operates a network of 393 service stations.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved €70 million in financing for Morocco’s Bank of Africa. The funding is intended to help the Moroccan lender enhance access to trade across Africa, AfDB announced on Monday. This trade finance facility comprises a €50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) and a €20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit (TFLOC), according to Reuters, citing an AfDB statement. The funding from AfDB is expected to boost trade by nearly
A World Bank study warns that climate change could significantly reduce tourist arrivals in Morocco, leading to job losses in the blue tourism sector and impacting related industries.
The Weir Group plc, a Scottish multinational engineering company headquartered in Glasgow, announced on Monday, September 30, that it had secured a £25m contract to provide energy-efficient and sustainable solutions for the next phase of OCP Group’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco. In a statement published on its website, the company stated that the contract will support the continued construction of the Louta project and the tripling of production at