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[ad_1] Morocco in partnership with India’s TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) inaugurated  this Tuesday Morocco’s first 8×8 combat armored vehicles plant in Berchid. The plant was opened at high directives of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). The King had previously urged the setting up of a competitive defense industry in the country. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, who inaugurated the plant along with Morocco’s minister in charge of the administration of national defense, Abdellatif Loudiyi, wrote on his X page that the initiative, marking the first Indian defense…

[ad_1] Rabat – A military delegation from Niger arrived in Morocco for a week-long visit to discuss cooperation and ways to strengthen relations further. Army Corps General Mohammed  Berrid received the high-level military delegation led by Niger’s Division General Moussa Salaou Barmou. Buried received Barmou under King Mohammed VI’s instructions, noted a statement by the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR). The two officers discussed the exceptional quality of relations between the two armies, it said. They hailed the rapidly improving ties between Niamey and Rabat, stressing that the relationship between the two countries is “based on strong fraternal ties and…

[ad_1] The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (CONCAMIN) signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday in Mexico City meant to strengthen economic and industrial cooperation between the two countries and establish a strategic partnership in investment and trade. The agreement, signed by CGEM President Chakib Alj, who is visiting Mexico at the head of a CGEM delegation September 22-25, and CONCAMIN President Alejandro Malagón Barragán, aims to explore new opportunities for investment and partnership in sectors of mutual interest and to diversify trade exchanges. It is also destined to facilitate joint…

[ad_1] Rabat – South Africa appears unwilling to adopt the international consensus supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only framework to end the dispute over Western Sahara. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took to the UNGA podium today to address the Sahara question, notably voicing the isolated position that only Algeria, the Polisario, and their faltering base of third-worldist intellectuals and self-righteous activists currently cling to in an international community that has drastically shifted toward embracing the Moroccan Autonomy Plan.  Ramaphosa tellingly concluded his speech by appealing to Algeria’s regime, echoing the Polisario Front’s “self-determination” talking points while voicing support…

[ad_1] Military cooperation between Morocco and Niger that covers a range of activities, including training, operational readiness of the forces, military healthcare, and the exchange of visits and expertise, was reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday between Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, and Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces, Major General Moussa Salaou Barmou. Talks between Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid and Major General Moussa Salaou Barmou, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom September 21 through 27at the head of a senior military…

[ad_1] Rabat – Panama and Suriname have reiterated support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, taking place in New York. Panama’s Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha Vasques reiterated his country’s position in a press briefing following discussions with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. “Today we reiterated our support for the Autonomy Plan” to achieve a definitive resolution to the regional dispute, he said. In November last year, Panama suspended diplomatic ties with the separatist Polisario Front’s self-proclaimed “republic” headquartered in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. The country said that the decision aligns with its commitment…

[ad_1] Algeria’s public finances are under mounting pressure after a dramatic drop in budget revenues in 2024, driven by falling hydrocarbon income and sluggish non-oil tax collection, according to the Bank of Algeria’s. Total budget revenues fell by 22.66% year-on-year, with hydrocarbon revenues plunging by 31.13% and non-hydrocarbon revenues declining by 13.50%, the Bank said in its annual report. The fiscal shock has pushed the country’s budget deficit to 4,930.28 billion dinars ($38 bln) in 2024, nearly quadrupling from 1,406.87 billion dinars in 2023. As a share of GDP, the budget deficit surged from 4.18% in 2023 to 13.78% in…

[ad_1] Marrakech – Kacem El Ghazzali, representing the Center for Inquiry (CFI) at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session, condemned Morocco’s 30-month prison sentence for activist Ibtissame Lachgar. Speaking during Item 4 General Debate on situations requiring urgent attention, El Ghazzali questioned the basis of her imprisonment. “What is Ibtissame Lachgar’s crime? Did she embezzle public funds? No. Did she assault anyone? No,” he declared. “Her crime is simply challenging religious authority through an expressive act.” “She didn’t impose her opinion on anyone but merely demanded her right to a different opinion, which she expressed freely. But Morocco sentenced…

[ad_1] Morocco’s Central bank has decided to maintain its key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 %, while continuing to strengthen the measures aimed at easing financing conditions for businesses, especially very small enterprises (VSEs). The decision was made Tuesday by the Bank’s board after having analyzed national and international economic developments and reviewed medium-term macroeconomic projections. Bank Al-Maghrib anticipates an acceleration in economic growth from 3.8% in 2024 to 4.6% this year, and a consolidation to 4.4% in 2026. Agricultural value added is expected to increase by 5% this year, considering a cereal harvest of 41.3 million quintals (MQx), then…

[ad_1] Marrakech – Spanish authorities have identified a growing phenomenon in the city of Bilbao: Moroccan parents bringing their minor children to the city and leaving them in the hands of the foster care system run by the Provincial Council of Vizcaya. While previous migration patterns included unaccompanied minors traveling to Ceuta, Melilla, the mainland Iberian Peninsula, or the Canary Islands via sea routes, this emerging practice has been increasingly detected by social services and police forces in recent months. According to the investigative work published by Spanish news outlet El Correo, some provincial officials compare this to a “free…