The annual meetings set to take place in Morocco will be held in Washington.

Algeria's special envoy for the Western Sahara on Sunday accused Morocco of "assassinations targeting civilians" outside its "internationally recognized borders", following a recent drone attack in the disputed territory, state media reported. Moroccan authorities "carry out acts of war... and commit extrajudicial assassinations targeting civilians" in the Western Sahara, Amar...

The rise in international raw material prices has increased subsidy spending in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Moroccan ports have recorded a significant evolution of overall port traffic, which has risen from 172.1 million tons in 2020 to 192.1 million tons in 2021, an increase of 11.6 percent. According to a statement by the Ministry of Equipment and Water, domestic traffic recorded a volume of 111.5 million...

Home to 36 million inhabitants, Morocco is hoping that its vaccination drive will help eradicate Covid-19. More than 23 million people have already received a second dose against coronavirus, according to the health ministry. Authorities hope to vaccinate 80 percent of the population with either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech.

A government statement published by the country's official MAP news agency said that the ban would end on February 7.

In 2021, Triple-A estimated global crypto ownership rates at an average of 3.9 percent, with over 300 million cryptocurrency-owners and users worldwide. Over 18,000 businesses are already accepting cryptocurrency payments.

Staffan de Mistura, a former UN envoy to Syria, met the North African kingdom's top diplomat Nasser Bourita in Rabat, the foreign ministry said.

Staffan de Mistura, a veteran Italian, diplomat began his first visit to the region and landed in Rabat.

The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect reported on Tuesday that Morocco’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.2 percent in 2022 and would rise to 3.5 percent in 2023. "The output in Morocco is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2022, slowing from the previous year’s rebound”, said the...

While the likes of Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan depend heavily on tourism for revenue, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are using it to diversify their economy.

About 200 industry workers demonstrated in front of the tourism ministry in Rabat, demanding the reopening of borders.

Morocco head to Cameroon hoping to end a 46-year wait for a second Africa Cup of Nations title.

Expenses stood at 9.8 billion dirhams at the end of November 2021, against 9.58 billion dirhams a year earlier and 19.26 billion dirhams during the first eleven months of 2019.

The two sides talked about Expo 2020 Dubai and the importance of the Arab countries' participation therein.

The restrictions have dealt a punishing blow to the North African country's vital tourism sector.

Morocco and Israel have marked the first anniversary of the US-sponsored resumption of diplomatic relations between them.

The Moroccan authorities also arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization, saying it was ‘the culmination of close collaboration’ between Moroccan security forces and US law-enforcement. However, they did not give any further details about the operation itself.

This is the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister to the UAE. It comes a year after the Abraham Accords were negotiated by Bennett's predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the deals would offer Israel new regional allies.

Morocco’s new government aims to narrow the wealth gap in the country where unemployment is running at almost 13 percent. The economic recovery is expected to continue, although the pandemic may leave some scars.

The workers were trapped as heavy rains flooded the basement factory in the northern city of Tangiers.

The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or a fundamental education".

The announcement came as Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas visited Algiers on Monday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it will support the Moroccan financial system by launching an e-learning training program on capital markets, local media reports said. The program offers participants the opportunity to update their capital markets knowledge and skills, EBRD said in a statement. The...

Morocco can attract big Indian investment due to its talented human resources and an impressive investment climate, said Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Technology of India's Karnataka State. Local media reports said the Indian minister was a part of the meeting involving Director-General of the Moroccan Agency for the Development of...

Morocco will halt incoming passenger flights for two weeks starting Monday night amid concern over the spread of a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant dubbed Omicron, a government committee said. "The decision has been taken because of the quick spread of the new Covid variant, Omicron, namely in Europe and...

The United States and several European countries have taken similar steps, banning travel from at least seven southern African countries. South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla told reporters that he felt some of the reactions to the new Covid-19 variant that was found in South Africa were ‘unjustified.’

The Morocco deal came as Gantz made the first visit by an Israeli defence minister to the North African kingdom. Gantz said the deal "will enable Israeli exports here (to Morocco)". Israel’s defence ministry oversees all security exports, with the Jewish state offering state-of-art products ranging from attack drones to...

The trip comes less than a year after Morocco normalized ties with Israel in a deal brokered by former US president Donald Trump's administration.

In May, around 8,000 North African migrants swam to Spanish from Morocco which resulted diplomatic crisis between these two countries.

As part of UNICEF’s UPSHIFT program, Nokia has agreed to a partnership with Orange Foundation and UNICEF to empower marginalized young people, particularly girls, in Morocco with digital, entrepreneurial and environmental skills. The UPSHIFT program will empower young people to become resilient citizens who engage more actively with their everyday life, contribute to...

An unemployment rate of more than 11 percent and the crisis impact on entrepreneurs and startups major concerns in the region, says IMF chief.

Moroccan coast guards have assisted more than 300 migrants in difficulty aboard various craft since Friday.

After years of drought and over-pumping, the Moulouya river in Morocco comes to a halt just short of the sea. Now, with seawater entering this area, the land is turning salty and making farming near-impossible in the regions around it.

The airline said it served over 1.9 million passengers from its five hubs.

Morocco controls 80 percent of the largely desert territory, which has mineral reserves and access to rich Atlantic fisheries, as well as providing a potentially strategic trade route linking Morocco with West African markets.

In Tunisia, the land dedicated to organic farming has multiplied 20-fold since 2001. In Morocco, the area of farmland certified for organic production has more than doubled in two decades.

The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement.

The SGTC will be headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and may open regional offices in other countries.

LONDON: The United Kingdom will provide $68 million in funding to help the Middle East and North African countries' energy transition and development of green infrastructure, British Minister for the MENA region James Cleverly said. Cleverly made the announcement on the second day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)...

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco all agreed to normalize ties with Israel in 2020, as Washington under the administration of then US President Donald Trump made Arab-Israeli rapprochement a foreign policy priority.

Algeria on Friday ruled out returning to roundtable talks over Western Sahara, days after the UN appointed a new envoy for the conflict. “We confirm our formal and irreversible rejection of the so-called roundtable format,” Algeria’s Western Sahara envoy Amar Belani told the APS news agency.

Egypt and Algeria have the largest number of Nobel winners in the Arab world, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are yet to produce one.

In 2015, Moroccan authorities launched Moussalaha as part of "a new approach" to detainees.

Morocco’s Automotive industry is growing exponentially each year with car sales exceeding 160,000 units in 2021, and creating over 220,000 direct jobs.

Tunisia found itself on European nations' red lists, making it virtually impossible for holidaymakers from major markets including France, Germany and Italy to visit.

Jared Kushner, a former White House adviser married to Ivanka Trump, was a major architect of the deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.

Last weekend, Algeria recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace, which France regularly uses to reach its forces battling militants in the Sahel region to the south. The moves came after a bitter row over visas, followed by media reports that French President Emmanuel...

Algeria is the main backer of the Polisario Front independence movement in Western Sahara.

Algeria has been using the Gaz-Maghreb-Europe (GME) pipeline since 1996 to deliver several billion cubic metres per year to Spain and Portugal.