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Moroccan King, Israeli PM hold first phone call since normalization
Moroccan King Mohammed VI welcomed the reactivation of cooperation mechanisms between the two countries within framework of peaceful relations

What does US-brokered normalisation deal between Morocco, Israel mean for related parties?
Major Islamist groups in Morocco reject Rabat’s plan to normalise relations with Israel

Morocco agrees to normalize ties with Israel
Morocco will also facilitate direct flights to transport Jews of Moroccan origin and Israeli tourists to and from Morocco

UNSMIL supports Libyan parliamentary consultative session in Morocco
More than 100 Libyan MPs representing Libya’s eastern, western, and southern areas, as well as both sides of the crisis in the war-torn country, are gathering in the Moroccan city on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Egypt’s Al Ahly and Zamalek ready to take on Morocco’s Wydad and Raja in Cairo
Zamalek’s second leg match against Raja Casablanca faces potential delay as 8 of Moroccan team’s players confirm COVID-19 diagnoses

Egypt’s Al Ahly, Zamalek in Morocco for CAF Champions League semi-finals
Al Ahly’s South African coach Pitso Mosimane has played a series of manoeuvres over the status of winger Mahmoud Kahraba who remains a doubt for the match due to his injury.

Al Ahly reportedly close to sealing Morocco’s Banoun deal
Reports have appeared in both the Moroccan and Egyptian press stating that Al Ahly had completed its agreement with its Moroccan counterpart to take on the 26-year-old player, whose contract with Raja extends until 2022

Libyan factions praise constructive peace talks in Morocco
All hope to achieve tangible results to pave way for comprehensive political settlement in Libya, says joint statement

Egypt, Morocco Foreign Ministers discuss Libya updates
Talks continue between Libyan rivals in Morocco for third day hoping for agreement

Egyptian consortium competes in transmission line tenders in Morocco
Several tenders already won by consortium in cooperation with local authorities, says Koraytem

Edita subsidiary obtains MAD 80m from Arab Bank – Morocco
Company’s Morocco factory will start operations by beginning of 2021, says Shams Eldin

Morocco reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, 6,652 in total
On April 18, Morocco extended the state of medical emergency until May 20 in an intensified effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. A nationwide one-month nighttime curfew was launched on April 25 in Morocco

Morocco reports 94 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 6,512
On April 18, Morocco extended the state of medical emergency until May 20 in an intensified effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Morocco opens COVID-19 field hospital in Casablanca
The field hospital hosts six intensive care units, a facility for biological analysis, along with several examination rooms and offices.

Over 30 officials from Morocco, Palestine, Sudan attend JICA’s Egypt agricultural workshop
The workshop will take place in Cairo, Minya, and Assiut governorates, and it will be attended by Vice President of JICA Sato Tadashi, Chief Representative of JICA Egypt Office Omura Yoshifumi, and several officials from the ministry of agriculture and international donors working in Egypt.

$681m trade exchange between Egypt, Morocco in 2019: Minister
Egyptian exports to Morocco amounted to $540m, while the country’s imports from Morocco recorded $141 m

Egyptian scientist’s body returns to his homeland
Funeral held in his hometown on Wednesday among his friends, students

Egyptian atomic scientist cause of death in Morocco to be issued in a week: Egypt’s ambassador
Ramadan recently died after suffering from an emergency health condition in his hotel room in the region of Agdal in Marrakech.

Egypt follows procedures to bring back body of nuclear researcher who died in Morocco
Moroccan Public Prosecution conducting an in-depth analysis to determine exact cause of death

297 Egyptian athletes partake in 2019 All-Africa Games in Morocco
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhy, called on the participating athletes to do their best. He expressed his confidence in the players and their ability to win medals.

Zamalek heads to Morocco for CAF Confederation Cup final
Some media reports ruled out that the team’s third-choice goalkeeper Omar Salah can travel with Zamalek to Morocco due to conscription.

Ramadan in the Maghreb
The atmosphere of Ramadan and the celebration of the coming of the holy month are similar in most Muslim countries, but there are details for each nation in their customs and traditions.

Thousands of Moroccans demand release of 42 Hirak Rif activists
Court upheld prison sentence of 15 to 20 years to activists accused of threatening state security

Egypt, Morocco implement important fintech initiatives for modernisation of payment systems: IMF
IMF conducted survey on countries’ views on BFA’s priorities

Morocco’s Hakimi named African Youth Player of Year
Real Madrid loanee and Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund, has won the 2018 African Youth Player of the Year award. The preliminary list for the award included Hakimi, Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria – Leicester City), Andre Onana (Cameroon – AFC Ajax), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal – Rennes), Mahmoud Benhalib (Morocco – Raja Club …

Morocco, South Africa dominate 2018 CAF awards for women
To traditional music, Africa celebrated the 2018 Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre in the Senegalese capital of Dakar amidst a large presence of African football stars who previously won these awards and put smiles on their fans’ faces. Nigeria beat the likes of Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, and …

Egypt’s Cultural Week begins in Morocco
Minister of Culture inaugurated Egyptian Cultural Week at Mohammed VI theatre in Morocco

EIB approves €1.8bn investments for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia
EU member states give €130m grant to create jobs, improve education, transport, water, energy

World Cup 2018: Ronaldo header knocks out Morocco

Lions of Atlas to clash with Portugal in 2nd round of Group B
Saudi Arabia aims to make positive result against Uruguay