Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Economy, Finance, and Administration Reform Mohamed Benchaaboun chaired a committee meeting with representatives from the US’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to discuss updates on the Compact II agreeme...

Rabat – UK MPs at the House of Commons unanimously approved a motion accusing China of genocide against Uyghur Muslims in the province of Xinjiang on Thursday, April 22. Calling on the British government to condemn the “crime against humanity” ...

Rabat – The Spanish right-wing news source El Mundo posted a fabricated interview with Nasser Zefzafi, the 41-year-old Moroccan activist imprisoned after the 2017 Rif protests. The publishing of the faux interview comes days after tension betwe...

Rabat – President of the National Assembly of Sao Tome and Principe, Delfim Santiago das Neves, reiterated on Tuesday his country’s unwavering support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. The official also lauded Morocco’s diplo...

Rabat – Indian pipe-manufacturing brand, Vinyl Pipes, announced that it will help improve water management needs in the Moroccan market. The company shared a press release with Morocco World News on Tuesday, announcing its expansion into Morocc...

Rabat – Morocco’s government announced, on April 27, its decision to ban all Labor Day celebrations on May 1, to avoid any possible violations of the country’s state of emergency measures. In a press release, the government suggested that t...

Rabat – Morocco will establish a new “large” cemetery in the city of Rabat to provide more space, as cemeteries currently operating are nearly full.  The cemetery will cover 26 hectares, of which 18 are a donation from Morocco’s Mini...

Rabat – Allowing for optimism in the time of COVID-19, Moroccan Professor Azeddine Ibrahimi warns the general public to remain vigilant in respecting Morocco’s containment measures.  Ibrahimi, who serves as the director of the biotechnology ...

Rabat – New data from Hortoinfo shows that Moroccan tomatoes sales to the UK have increased by 66.83%, from 49.84 million kilograms in 2016 to 83.15 million kilograms in 2020. The UK reduced Spanish tomato imports by 37.5%, a decrease from 144....

Rabat – The currently scheduled end date of Morocco’s COVID-19 state of emergency is on May 10, three days before the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Currently, the nationwide curfew is from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am and intercity travel is moderately r...