Morocco links new digital law to its push for global AI governance
Morocco is moving ahead with a new legal framework for its digital ecosystem just as it steps up efforts to position itself as a key player in global talks on artificial intelligence governance. The draft “Digital X.0” framework law, now under review by the General Secretariat of the Government, is designed to regulate the use......
Morocco automotive exports jump 19% to MAD 12 billion in January
Morocco’s automotive exports rose to more than MAD 12.24 billion, or $1.34 billion, in January 2026, marking a 19.1 percent increase from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the Exchange Office. The sector’s expansion contrasted with a 2.7 percent decline in overall national exports, which totaled MAD......
SGTM revenue jumps to $1.52 billion as order book doubles
Moroccan construction and engineering group SGTM reported consolidated revenue of MAD 15.2 billion, or $1.52 billion, in 2025, up 36.6 percent from MAD 11.1 billion in 2024. The company linked the increase to faster execution of ongoing projects and the launch of major infrastructure programs. Fourth-quarter revenue reached MAD 4.9 billion,......
Morocco industry slows as sales decline in January survey
Morocco’s industrial sector began 2026 with uneven performance, as overall production slowed and sales declined across several branches, according to Bank Al-Maghrib’s latest monthly survey. The central bank reported that factories operated at 77 percent of capacity in January, indicating underused production potential. Behind......
Researchers revive centuries-old physics to build durable sodium batteries
An international team of scientists has adapted a 270-year-old physics principle to develop a sodium-ion battery that endures more than 10,000 charge and discharge cycles, potentially reducing reliance on lithium for large-scale energy storage. The research, published in the journal Small, brought together experts from India’s IISER......
Cornell imaging method reveals atomic scale defects in semiconductor chips
A Cornell led team has directly imaged atomic scale defects inside advanced computer chips, using a high resolution three dimensional electron microscopy technique developed with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Advanced Semiconductor Materials. The method, based on multislice electron ptychography and an electron microscope......
Iran’s mass drone and missile strikes rattle Gulf security
Iran has unleashed a sweeping campaign of missile and drone attacks across the Persian Gulf, striking the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq in response to coordinated United States and Israeli airstrikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The offensive, which began on 28 February and......
US and Israel intensify air campaign in Iran as conflict enters fourth day
The joint US and Israeli offensive on Iran has entered its fourth day, with more than 1,250 targets struck across the country since the first wave of attacks on 28 February 2026. The operation, known in Washington as Epic Fury and paired with Israel’s own campaign, has focused on Iranian leadership, ballistic missile infrastructure,......
Byd’s denza z9 gt targets record electric range with new batteries and charging tech
BYD’s luxury brand Denza is preparing to launch an updated Z9 GT electric shooting brake that claims up to 1,036 kilometers of range on China’s CLTC test cycle, or 644 miles, a figure that would place it among the longest-range production electric vehicles on the market. The new model improves range by about 64 percent compared......
Why mindset, not the brain, determines long term success
As artificial intelligence transforms industries and professional visibility is shaped by social media, a central question emerges: does the brain shield individuals from risk, or does it quietly hold them back? Many professionals express strong ambition yet remain confined by recurring patterns. Fear of failure, social expectations and economic......
UAE president walks through Dubai Mall during Iranian strikes
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan toured Dubai Mall on Monday evening alongside Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, greeting shoppers and dining in public as Iranian missiles and drones targeted the United Arab Emirates. Dubai’s Media Office confirmed the visit on X, saying the president was......
Eurozone inflation edges up to 1.9 percent as Iran conflict fuels energy shock
Eurozone inflation picked up in February as the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel sent energy markets into turmoil and revived concerns about new price pressures in Europe. A flash estimate from Eurostat showed consumer prices in the 21-country currency bloc rising 1.9 percent year on year, up from 1.7 percent in January and......
Eurozone inflation edges up to 1.9 percent as Iran conflict fuels energy shock
Eurozone inflation picked up in February as the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel sent energy markets into turmoil and revived concerns about new price pressures in Europe. A flash estimate from Eurostat showed consumer prices in the 21-country currency bloc rising 1.9 percent year on year, up from 1.7 percent in January and......
Oil producers outside Middle East conflict zone gain from market shock
The surge in oil prices following US and Israeli strikes on Iran is creating fresh revenue opportunities for crude exporters far from the fighting. As Brent crude jumped as much as 13 percent to above 82 dollars a barrel after the attacks, countries such as Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Guyana are emerging as key suppliers for importers......
US bombers hit Iran after nonstop flight from South Dakota
Three US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew nonstop from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to strike Iranian military targets overnight, in the second long-range bomber mission of Operation Epic Fury as the joint US Israeli campaign entered its third day on Monday. The aircraft, tracked on open-source flight monitoring under the callsigns......