In 1213, King John of England sent a diplomatic embassy to Morocco to seal a deal with Almohad’s Sultan Mohamed Ennassir. John’s offer included converting to Islam and subjugating his kingdom to Almohads.
Over the course of 2023, Morocco showed a strong increase in export revenue in the fresh vegetable sector, even as actual export volumes declined, according to EastFruit. Vegetable exports generated export earnings of around US$1.6 billion - a 12% increase from the previous year and a figure almost 50% higher than the five-year average. Despite adverse weather events resulting in a 14% drop in Morocco's fresh vegetable export volume to 1.06 million tons, this figure still represents a 5%
Banking group Societe Generale SA has agreed to sell its Moroccan business to Moroccan private holding Saham, founded and owned by former Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy. The deal, estimated at €745 million, will see Societe Generale SA sell its stake in Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques, its subsidiaries, and stakes in insurance firm La Marocaine Vie, according to a statement by Dociete Generale on Friday. «Société Générale continues to
The Spanish government has reaffirmed that Morocco did not spy on Pedro Sanchez's cell phone. This clarification was made by Oscar Lopez, the 12th Moncloa Chief of Staff, when appearing before the Joint Security Committee of the House of Representatives. He called the allegations attributing to Morocco the operation using Israeli Pegasus software a «hoax, slander and conspiracy theory», revealed by the government in May 2022. Lopez’ statement is as the same as the
Ferhat Mehenni, leader of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK), sent a letter to King Mohammed VI of Morocco regarding the group's planned declaration of a «State of Kabylie» on April 20. In the letter obtained by Yabiladi, Mehenni writes, «We would like to inform you of a historic event we have scheduled for April 20: the rebirth of the State of Kabylia». Mehenni outlined the reasons behind MAK's planned declaration, including grievances against
While France has given the green light to its public operators to invest in the Sahara, Dakhla will be in the spotlight in the new edition of the Morocco-Spain investment forum on April 16, in Madrid. A meeting organized by the Kingdom's embassy in Spain and the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, according to an Iberian media outlet close to the Polisario. The forum had the blessing of the Madrid city council and the autonomous government of the Madrid region, led by the Popular Party, adds the
Three people were wounded in a shooting that occurred during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia. Police arrest five people, stress that the shooting does not appear to be an ideologically driven or targeted attack.
Morocco has unveiled the logo that legal products obtained from the processing of cannabis in Morocco must bear. The logo consists of the emblematic cannabis leaf in green in the middle of a Morocco-inspired shape in red, symbolizing the colors of the Moroccan flag, according to images published in the Moroccan Official bulletin on April the 1st. The logo comes as Morocco has recently exported its first legal cannabis lot abroad. According to information compiled by Medias24, two
Announced in December 2023, the partnership agreements with Energean plc Group have been finalized. Energean now holds 45% and 37.5% respectively in the Lixus and Rissana offshore licenses, becoming the operator. Chariot retains a 30% and 37.5% interest in these licenses respectively, while ONHYM maintains its 25% stake in each. Chariot has received the initial payment of US$10 million from Energean. Additionally, a drilling contract has been signed with Stena Drilling for the use of its Stena
Ahead of his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart in Paris, Stéphane Séjourné emphasized that France economically recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara on economy matters. This recognition should encourage other countries, such as Germany, to follow Paris' lead. The head of diplomacy left the diplomatic side of the full recognition to King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron.
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