Morocco to create its first electric car battery zone

Morocco will establish a new 283-hectare industrial zone dedicated to electric car battery production. The zone, expected to generate 4,000 jobs, has already attracted three initial investments totaling approximately USD $2.3 billion, according to Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour. «This is the first time Morocco has established an industrial zone specifically for electric battery manufacturing», Mezzour told Al Sharq. He added that the first investments, including a joint

Sahara : After Pretoria and Moscow, De Mistura visits London

The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, landed in London, where he held talks with British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the UN and the Commonwealth, Lord Ahmad Tariq. «The UK continues to support Staffan de Mistura and MINURSO, and encourages constructive engagement with the UN-led political process», Lord Tariq wrote on his X account. De Mistura's visit comes after trips to South Africa

Morocco’s Head of government receives US Congressmen delegation

The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, received Monday in Rabat a delegation of six members of the US Congress representing the Republican and Democratic parties, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Morocco, Puneet Talwar. This visit aims to examine ways to strengthen strategic relations between Morocco and the United States of America, reads a press release from the Head of Government’s Department. During the meeting, the two parties highlighted the various aspects of multi-sector

الصحراء: بعد بريتوريا وموسكو.. دي ميستورا يحل بلندن

يواصل المبعوث الشخصي للأمين العام للأمم المتحدة إلى الصحراء، ستافان دي ميستورا رحلته في العواصم العالمية، وحل بلندن حيث أجرى محادثات مع وزير الدولة البريطاني للشؤون الخارجية لجنوب ووسط آسيا وشمال إفريقيا والأمم المتحدة الكومنولث، اللورد أحمد طارق. وكتب طارق على منصة

Moroccan naval maneuvers off Sahara spark concern in Spain

The Royal Moroccan Navy is planning to carry out military maneuvers in Moroccan Atlantic waters from March 29 to June 28. The news of naval forces sailing 120 kilometers off the Canary Islands has put Iberian media on high alert. On March 19, two days before the publication of the EU court Advocate General’s opinion on the Morocco-EU agreements, orders were given to fishing boats to avoid the areas where these naval exercises will take place. In Spain, on Monday, March 25th, the Popular

توقيف ثلاثة أشخاص للاشتباه في تورطهم في الاختطاف والاحتجاز وتنظيم الهجرة غير النظامية

أسفرت عملية مشتركة بين عناصر الشرطة القضائية بمدينتي فاس والناظور، مساء أمس الأحد، عن توقيف ثلاثة أشخاص من ذوي السوابق القضائية، تتراوح أعمارهم بين 35 و 41 سنة، وذلك للاشتباه في تورطهم في قضايا تتعلق بالاختطاف والاحتجاز وطلب الفدية وتنظيم الهجرة غير النظامية والاتجار

Saudi solar plant in Morocco suffers breakdown with cost estimated $47 million

Renewable energy utility ACWA Power International reported a storage breakdown at one of its solar power plants in Morocco on Sunday. According to a Reuters report quoting a company statement on the Saudi Stock Exchange website, the breakdown will cost the firm an estimated $47 million. The 150-megawatt Noor III plant, part of the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, will be inactive until November 2024 due to the issue. This is not the first problem at the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant. In

Des exercices navals du Maroc au large du Sahara préoccupent en Espagne

La Marine royale du Maroc prévoit d'effectuer, du 29 mars au 28 juin, des manœuvres militaires dans les eaux atlantiques marocaines. Les forces navales navigueront à environ 125 kilomètres au large des Iles Canaries, s'inquiètent les médias ibériques. Des ordres ont été donnés, le 19 mars soit deux jours avant la publication de l’avis de l’avocate générale de la CJUE sur les accords

Sahara : Après Pretoria et Moscou, De Mistura fait escale à Londres

Staffan de Mistura poursuit son périple dans les capitales internationales. L’envoyé personnel du secrétaire général de l’ONU pour le Sahara occidental a jeté l’ancre à Londres où il a eu des entretiens avec le ministre d’Etat britannique aux Affaires étrangères pour l’Asie du Sud et du Centre, l’Afrique du Nord, l’ONU et le Commonwealth, Lord Ahmad Tariq. «Le Royaume-Uni

Maroc : Akhannouch reçoit des sénateurs américains

Le chef du gouvernement, Aziz Akhannouch a reçu, lundi 25 mars à Rabat, une délégation américaine composée de six sénateurs, représentant les partis républicain et démocrate. Ont assisté à la réunion, la ministre de la Transition Energétique et du Développement Durable, Leila Benali, et le ministre délégué chargé de l’Investissement, de la Convergence et de