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After a difficult start marked by price pressure and market saturation, Morocco’s Hass avocado season is showing signs of recovery, driven by rising local demand and improving European market conditions. Early tensions in the market The season began with significant challenges as limited volumes and high price expectations prompted......

A nationwide strike in Portugal caused major disruptions on Thursday, affecting air travel, trains, hospitals, schools, and other public services. The unions described the action as the largest strike in more than a decade, aimed at protesting government labour reforms. Most services at Lisbon’s main train station were cancelled, and......

Morocco has secured $1.77 billion in funding from the World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) during the 2025 fiscal year, positioning itself as the 8th largest IBRD borrower globally. This achievement underscores the country’s growing economic collaboration with the multilateral institution. Morocco’s......

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, sent a message of condolences to HM King Mohammed VI following the collapse of two residential buildings in Fez, which resulted in 22 fatalities and left 16 people injured. The injured were transferred to the city’s university hospital for treatment. According to the Qatari press,......

Ukraine has carried out its first attack on a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea, signaling a significant escalation in its campaign to hit Moscow’s economic lifelines supporting the war effort. Security officials in Kyiv confirmed that long-range drones targeted the Filanovsky platform operated by Lukoil, one of Russia’s......

The African Development Bank (AfDB) board approved on Wednesday in Abidjan a €150 million credit line to Morocco’s Communal Equipment Fund (FEC) to finance new investment and sustainable infrastructure projects. The initiative aims to promote inclusive development and strengthen local territorial growth. According to the AfDB,......

Ukraine and its European allies have refined a comprehensive peace proposal initially presented by the United States, narrowing it from 28 points to a 20-point framework. The plan, soon to be delivered to Washington, outlines Ukraine’s path to full sovereignty, European Union accession by 2027, and long-term security guarantees supported......

Brahim El Othmani, chairman of the General Mutual Fund for Public Administration Staff (MGPAP) in Morocco, has been unanimously reelected for a second term as president of the African Mutuality Union (UAM). The announcement came during the 5th General Assembly of the African Confederation of Mutual Societies, held on Wednesday in Rabat. During......

European leaders intensified high-level consultations this week as diplomatic pressure mounts to shape a potential peace arrangement for Ukraine amid a renewed US push to end the conflict. Meetings in London and Brussels underscored Europe’s determination to influence any future deal, as its leaders seek to safeguard Ukraine’s......

Baghdad International Airport was forced to suspend operations from late Wednesday into early Thursday due to dense fog blanketing the Iraqi capital, the Ministry of Transport announced. According to the statement, the airport closed at 12:30 a.m. local time because visibility had dropped below acceptable safety levels. The suspension comes......

The United States and Ukraine have intensified efforts to advance their joint post-war recovery strategy through the newly launched Reconstruction Investment Fund. During a high-level virtual meeting, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reviewed progress on the initiative, which aims to mobilize......

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance in Rabat refuted circulating social media claims alleging the detention of relatives of the “victims of the Leqliaa events.” According to an official statement, the information is entirely unfounded. The prosecutor explained that on December 9, 2025, a group of individuals from......

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to present a streamlined 20-point peace plan to the Trump administration, pared down from 28 points following talks with European counterparts. The proposal aims to outline a framework for resolving the conflict, even as aerial skirmishes intensify. President Donald Trump presses for a holiday......