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Morocco Continues to Guide Africa’s Digital, AI Transformation
Rabat — Morocco is rapidly establishing itself as Africa’s digital powerhouse, with countries across the continent increasingly looking to Rabat for guidance on artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The latest example came this week...
Morocco’s textile industry gradually moving ppmarket - El Ansari
Morocco’s textile is gradually moving upmarket thanks to automation, digitalization, and sustainable innovation, said Anass El Ansari, president of the Moroccan Association of Textile and Clothing Industries (AMITH). “The textile sector is...
Morocco Has Dismantled Over 200 Terrorist Cells Since 2002
Rabat – Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit reiterated on Wednesday Morocco’s vigilance against terrorism, emphasizing the country’s commitment to a proactive and intelligence-led approach to tackle crimes. Laftit made the remarks before the House...
Morocco and China strengthen their strategic partnership with new opportunities for cooperation
Political framework for relations between China and Morocco Ten years of strategic cooperation between Beijing and Rabat Key data on trade between China and Morocco Outlook and five-year plan (2026-2030) Yu Jinsong, Chinese ambassador to Rabat,...
Report: China adopts more pragmatic stance on Moroccan Sahara, signals diplomatic alignment with Kingdom
China’s approach to the Moroccan Sahara issue has become increasingly pragmatic as Beijing seeks to deepen its strategic partnership with Morocco, according to a new report by the Chinese Policy Observatory, a research center specializing in the...
Morocco prepares new legislation to accelerate digital transformation
The kingdom of Morocco intends to give new momentum to its ongoing digital transformation journey with a new draft legislation that lays the groundwork for AI governance, data interoperability and digital identity. Dubbed “Digital X.o”, the draft...
Morocco Is Profiling and Imprisoning Young People to Crush Gen Z Protests
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Report finds US technology still flowing into China’s surveillance system
A new report by the Democratic minority of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, warns that China is rapidly expanding the use of facial recognition, biometric...
Morocco Cement Industry Report 2025: Portland, Blended, Specialty, And Green Cement Market Size & Forecast By Value And Volume Across 80+ Market Segments 2020-2029
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Opportunities in the Moroccan cement market include growth across residential, commercial, and infrastructure sectors. Key opportunities lie in specialty and green cement segments, various distribution channels,...
Princess Reema: Today's US-Saudi relationship built on technology and innovation
Princess Reema bint Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to the US, hailed technological relations between the two countries as Riyadh seeks to continue opening up to investment. Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, Princess Reema said the...
High-tech textiles, apparel products attract global buyers at Canton Fair
Chinese textiles and apparel products recently attracted buyers from both home and abroad at the 138th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The third phase of the 138th Canton Fair covered five...
Algeria is the breathtaking, crowd-free alternative to busy Morocco
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Morocco Moves to Regulate Digital Assets with New Draft Law
Rabat – Morocco is looking to take a decisive step in regulating digital assets. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has published Bill 42.25, a new draft law outlining a regulatory framework for digital assets and decentralized finance in...
King Mohammed VI inaugurates Mohammed VI University Hospital Complex in Rabat, commissions Agadir facility
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, has inaugurated the Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat. The project marks a major step in transforming Morocco’s healthcare system. The King also...
UN resolution on Sahara revives debate over Morocco’s constitutional readiness for autonomy plan
Following the United Nations Security Council’s recent adoption of Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara, which reaffirmed support for Rabat’s 2007 autonomy initiative, legal and political experts are debating whether Morocco’s 2011 Constitution...
Morocco’s first nationwide sleep study finds alarming rates of insomnia, especially among women
Almost a third of Moroccan adults experience significant sleep disturbances, with women showing markedly higher rates of insomnia and daytime fatigue, according to the first nationwide study assessing sleep health in the country. The...
Morocco Protests Escalate: Generation Z 212 Demands Government Reform
As Morocco’s “Generation Z 212” protests stretch into their tenth day, the kingdom faces a paradox that defines modern governance: how can traditional power structures respond to a generation that organizes faster than bureaucracies can adapt? The...
Cameroon, Morocco Seal Pact to Modernise Public Savings Management and Finance National Development
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon and Morocco have formalised a financial cooperation agreement aimed at modernising the management of public savings and strengthening institutional capacity in long-term investment financing. On 3 November 2025 in...
Morocco's renewable energy output could reach 90% by 2035
Under an optimistic model, decentralised renewable energy systems (DRES) could generate 66.8 TWh with an installed base of 28.58 GW, representing an economic market of $31.08 billion (286.45 billion Moroccan dirhams), according to a Moroccan-based...
Man sent to prison for trafficking victims to Myanmar scam compound
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