Morocco has moved from the «medium human development» category to the «high human development» category in the 2025 Human Development Index, released today by the United Nations Development Programme, ranking 120th globally.
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Morocco has recorded a significant increase in tomato exports to Norway during the current season, according to EastFruit. Between July 2024 and March 2025, Morocco exported a total of 5,000 tons of tomatoes to Norway, marking a 37.9% increase (...)
In the 2025 Reporters Without Borders ranking, Morocco saw a slight improvement in the Press Freedom Index, moving from 129th to 120th place globally. Despite this progress, the media in Morocco continues to face significant challenges, particularly (...)
The Democracy Index 2024 report, published by the British newspaper The Economist today, ranked Morocco 91st globally out of 167 countries, placing it in the category of hybrid regimes.
Morocco ranked 91st globally out of 167 countries in the 2024 (...)
Uyghur human rights activist Idris Hasan, held in Morocco since July 2021 and facing extradition to China, has finally been freed. Hasan, whom China accuses of terrorism, has resettled in the United States, arriving on February 14, according to (...)
The Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Residing Abroad has announced the deployment of a 272-member mission from February 27 to April 1, 2025, to provide religious support to Moroccan expatriates during Ramadan.
This delegation includes 38 (...)
Israel's Defense Minister has acknowledged the existence of plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to other countries. However, in his clarification, Israel Katz did not mention Morocco as a possible destination for Gazans—a rumor initially spread (...)
Good news for Moroccan tourism is coming from Norway. The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) has announced a partnership with the airline Norwegian. This collaboration will allow, starting in May 2025, the launch of a direct air route between (...)
The Justice and Development Party and the Party of Progress and Socialism welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants yesterday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (...)
Morocco continues to lead the global race toward carbon neutrality, climbing to 8th place in the 2025 Climate Performance Index (CCPI), unveiled on Wednesday at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate (...)
Nabil Ayouch's latest film, «Everybody Loves Touda», has qualified in all the main sections of the Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actress. The film's Moroccan producers are delighted with this «great first for Morocco, which has never (...)
On Monday, November 4, Moroccan authorities expelled two Norwegian nationals—a man and a woman—from Laayoune, according to a Spanish newspaper. The pair had arrived in Laayoune to «inquire about the human rights situation» in the Sahara and planned (...)
Morocco maintained its 92nd position in the 2024 Global Rule of Law Index with a score of 0.48, unchanged from last year. The country ranked 6th in the Arab world, with Denmark, Norway, and Finland leading the global rankings.
Morocco maintained its (...)
National team coach Walid Regragui announced on Thursday the final list of players summoned for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Central African Republic on October 12 and 15 at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda. The (...)
Denmark has expressed support for Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan for Western Sahara, joining other European countries like Finland and France in backing the initiative as a credible basis for resolving the conflict.
Denmark has joined the list of (...)
La Marocaine Malak El Allami a remporté le titre en double du Grand Chelem US Open de tennis (juniors), aux côtés de la Norvégienne Emily Sartz-Lunde. Les deux tenniswomen se sont brillamment imposées en finale face à la paire Julie Pastikova (...)
Moroccan-Norwegian footballer Osame Sahraoui has chosen to change his football allegiance to Morocco, the Norwegian football national team announced on Friday.
«Osame Sahraoui has decided that he wants to represent Morocco in the future. We thank (...)
The controversy surrounding the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development's authorization to import more than two million tons of waste from European countries has reached the Moroccan parliament. This incident echoes the events of (...)
Morocco ranked 137th globally in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Global Gender Gap Report, placing it near the bottom in terms of gender equality worldwide.
Morocco ranked 137th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum's latest Global Gender (...)
From May 27 to 30, the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) organized a Light Tour of the four Scandinavian capitals: Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), and Oslo (Norway). The event aimed to strengthen ties with tour (...)
The official recognition of the State of Palestine by Spain, Norway and Ireland is an «important step» towards a two-state solution and lasting peace in the Middle East, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said.
Speaking at the ministerial (...)
At the International Robotics Championship, First Lego League Open European Championship (OEC) 2024, held in Norway, Moroccan teams shone brightly among the competition's 50 teams representing around forty different countries.
The 3andi Blasti team (...)
Nabil Ayouch's latest film Everybody Loves Touda had its world premiere on Friday evening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25, 2024), where cinema worked its magic on an admiring audience.
Shown in the Cannes Première category, it received a (...)
Suardiaz, a company specializing in roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) maritime transport, has acquired the Viking Amber from Gram Carriers of Norway and renamed it «Asturias» for its Morocco-North Europe route.
Built in 2010, the vessel has a cargo capacity (...)
Morocco ranked 129th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Ranking 2024, up 15 places from last year's ranking.
Morocco moved up 15 places in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without (...)