In 2023, the national economy recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 1,463.3 billion dirhams (MAD), reflecting a 10% increase compared to 2022, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The corporate sector (both financial and non-financial) was the largest contributor to national wealth, accounting for 45.1% of GDP, the HCP reports in its […]
Morocco ranked in the 73rd position globally in terms of public administration and civil service, according to a recent study conducted by Oxford University and published in the Blavatnik Index of Government Performance. The index, which assessed the performance and characteristics of public administrations across approximately 120 countries, evaluated Morocco alongside nations such as Azerbaijan, […]
Slovenia considers Morocco “a friendly and partner country, united by shared values and common aspirations for peace, prosperity, and mutual understanding,” stated the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, on Monday. “I am delighted that Slovenia regards Morocco as a friend and partner, united by shared values and […]
Morocco plans to establish a rail factory in the coming years to meet national railway needs and position itself as an exporter of trains, said Abdessamad Qaiouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics in response to a parliamentary question about modernizing the country’s railway network. During the weekly oral question session in the House of Representatives […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his appearance in court, is the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial.
A Casablanca court sentenced two popular Moroccan YouTubers, Reda Bouzidi (“Weld Chinouia”) and another woman known as “Bent Abbas,” to prison for online harassment. Bouzidi received a three-year sentence, while Bent Abbas was given two and a half years. The sentences were handed down late Monday night. The two YouTubers were found guilty on multiple […]
The Israeli military on Tuesday denied reports that its tanks were advancing towards Damascus, insisting that Israeli forces were stationed in a buffer zone near the Israeli-Syrian border. “The reports circulated by some media outlets claiming that the Israeli Defense Forces (military) are advancing towards or nearing Damascus are completely false,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee […]
The level of reservoir storage in dams as of December 6 amounts to approximately 4.90 billion cubic meters, representing a filling rate of 29.13%, compared to 23.70% recorded during the same period last year, according to Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Equipment and Water, on Monday. Responding to an oral question about water management and […]
The Casablanca Stock Exchange started Tuesday on a negative note , with its main index, the MASI, slipping 0.16% to settle at 14,775.29 points. This decline follows a positive close the previous day, where the MASI posted a 0.24% gain.
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