The ‘Shanghai Four’ Shine Brightest Amid Market Slowdown

Call Shushu/Tong, Oude Waag, Samuel Gui Yang and Mark Gong the Shanghai Four. Out of a sea of fashion shows, these designers have emerged as the brightest young stars for the spring 2026 season of Shanghai Fashion Week, despite broader economic...

The UN endorses Morocco's Autonomy Plan, marking a historic turning point in the Sahara conflict

The resolution reinforces sovereignty and consolidates Moroccan autonomy The UN resolution and its significance Mohamed VI: from diplomacy to territorial vision Nasser Bourita: the consolidation of a state project Current data and trends in...

Setting the Record Straight: Response to The Economist

The Economist’s recent article, “Morocco is practising a strange sort of colonialism,” misrepresents Morocco’s presence in the Sahara region by reducing a complex political and developmental reality to a tired trope. By invoking the tired...

Morocco, France Determined to Boost Economic Alliance in Southern Provinces

Dakhl — Business leaders from Morocco and France gathered in Dakhla today in a high-level economic forum focused on developing the country’s southern provinces. The event marks a significant boost to the bilateral partnership, extending...

U and Morocco tweak trade deal covering W. Sahara

SK AFP | Brussels Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The European Union and Morocco have agreed to alter a trade deal to cover imports from the disputed Western Sahara region, Brussels said yesterday. The move comes after the EU’s top court last...

MEPs urge Metsola to rebuke Commission over Morocco trade deal

The European Commission’s decision to apply a new EU–Morocco trade deal without consulting Parliament has sparked outrage among MEPs and farmers. On Wednesday, 29 cross-party MEPs sent a letter to Parliament President Roberta Metsola, urging her...

Oubi Bouchraya Bachir denounces EU-Morocco Trade Deal as “flagrant violation” of International Law

Strasbourg (European Parliament) 09 October 2025 (SPS) –Sahrawi Ambassador and Chairperson of the Committee in Charge of Natural Resources and Legal Affairs, Oubi Bouchraya Bachir, strongly condemned the newly endorsed European Union–Morocco trade...

Casablanca-Settat tops new business creation as Morocco records over 72,000 companies in 2025

Morocco registered 72,116 new businesses by the end of August 2025, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). Of these, 51,979 are legal entities and 20,137 are sole proprietorships. The data show a strong...

Spanish COAG challenges EU-Morocco trade deal

The Coordinating Body of Farmers and Livestock Breeders Organizations in Spain (COAG) has announced plans to pursue legal action against the trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco, claiming that it improperly includes products...

Tindouf Camps See Rising Security Chaos as Armed Attack Exposes Algeria-Polisario Rift

Dakhla — Tensions are escalating in and around the Tindouf camps in southern Algeria as new reports reveal a sharp rise in insecurity. Reports emerged this week of a recent armed attack targeting Chinese workers, exposing the fragile situation in...

EU and Morocco tweak trade deal covering W. Sahara

The European Union and Morocco have agreed to alter a trade deal to cover imports from the disputed Western Sahara region, Brussels said on Monday. The move comes after the EU’s top court last year ordered the farm produce agreement to be scrapped...

EU Commission under fire: Parliament Trade Chief calls EU Commission’s handling of Morocco deal “Outrageous”

Brussels (European Parliament) 06 October 2025 (SPS)- Bernd Lange, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA), strongly denounced the Commission’s handling of EU-Morocco agreement that includes the products and...

Morocco and Senegal Seek to Boost Partnership, Economic Cooperation

Rabat – Morocco’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, met on Tuesday in Dakar with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the “Invest In Senegal” forum. In the meeting, Bourita conveyed the King’s...

Morocco's resounding victory; the facts are clear

By endorsing, approving, recognizing, and thus legitimizing Morocco's national cause in the Sahara, the United Nations Security Council has paid a fine tribute to the moral qualities of King Hassan II and his son King Mohammed VI. With its vote on...

Parliament trade chief calls Commission’s handling of Morocco deal ‘outrageous’

A rushed move to fast-track a Morocco trade deal before the EU top court’s deadline has triggered a power struggle in Brussels, with MEPs accusing the European Commission of bypassing the European Parliament’s authority. The amended EU–Morocco...

Akdital denies receiving public investment aid, reaffirms self-financing model

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENMonday 6 October 2025 - 19:00 Moroccan healthcare group Akdital said it has never received any form of government or public funding for its investments, stressing that all its projects were financed...

The POLISARIO Front rejects the EU-Morocco agreement and announces it will resort to all legal means to defend Sahrawi rights

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), October 3, 2025 (SPS) – The POLISARIO Front issued an official statement on Friday evening strongly condemning the new agreement concluded between the Council of the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, which...

Germany’s SME Association Opens Office in Rabat to Strengthen Business Ties

Rabat – The Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW), German association representing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has opened its Morocco office in Rabat. The new office aims to make it easier for German SMEs to set up...

US Official: Morocco’s Sahara Offers Major Opportunities for American Investors

Rabat – The Executive Director of the International Trade Coalition of Miami-Dade County, Gerard Philippeaux, said on Tuesday that Morocco’s Western Sahara region offers major investment opportunities for American companies across several sectors....

Yemeni Journalist Criticizes Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman’s Recent Remarks

The fierce attack on Yemen’s only Nobel laureate reveals how deeply the Arab world remains split over what constitutes legitimate resistance versus destructive extremism. The Weight of Words in a Fractured Region Tawakkol Karman’s journey from...