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Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy

Around 16 million young Moroccans are unemployed, costing the economy $12bn a year amid an uneven rebound that is fuelling outward migration. The upcoming budget will focus on this issue.

Mohamed Sharki 23 October 2024
The high-speed Buraq train, at Tangier railway station. Shutterstock

Bidders eye Moroccan rail as transformative $37bn project sets off

Companies from France, Spain, Britain, China, South Korea are vying for a share of the work as the Kingdom bets big on trains to drive its economic development ambitions on a continental scale

Mohamed Sharki 18 September 2024
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, flanked by his son Crown Prince Hussein and his brother Rachid, August 20, 2022, on the 69th anniversary of an anti-colonial revolution.

Morocco’s king has much to celebrate after 25 years on the throne

King Mohammed VI took over a largely agrarian economy and used the country's location to best advantage by growing its manufacturing industries for export to Europe. What do the next 25 years hold?

Mohamed Sharki 01 August 2024
Morocco and Saudi Arabia have forged close links over recent years and know they could enjoy a mutually beneficial trade relationship Axel Rangel Garcia

An economic Saudi-Moroccan pact drives mutual benefits

The largest deal of its kind between two Arab countries on different continents focuses on collaboration and investment in cars, batteries, energy, and phosphates. It is all part of a bigger vision.

Mohamed Sharki 20 June 2024
A worker assembles vehicle parts on a production line inside the Renault factory, on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, which has grown to become a giant in automobile manufacturing over the past 15 years, April 29, 2024. AP

Morocco’s thriving auto industry braces for challenges ahead

The industry for electric vehicles and their related infrastructure counts the North African country as a crucial hub, but legislative, social, and political changes may shake things up.

Mohamed Sharki 03 June 2024

Algeria-Morocco rivalry is alive and well and focused on Africa

The North African neighbours who never miss an opportunity to irk one another are vying for regional influence through diplomacy

Rabia Khreis 18 May 2024
France thinks Morocco may be a source of future economic growth, but Rabat has widened its choices and has plenty of offers elsewhere. Nash Weerasekera

As Morocco diversifies its economic partnerships, France vies for a seat at the table

The old colonial power thinks this North African nation it knows so well may be a source of future economic growth, but Rabat has widened its choices and now has plenty of offers from elsewhere.

Mohamed Sharki 09 May 2024
Morocco's phosphate resources are a key ingredient in the fertilisers that can help increase food production around the world. Andrei Cojocaru

Morocco capitalises on its vast phosphate reserves

Phosphates will be vital for global food security, and Morocco, which straddles key maritime trade routes, is home to three-quarters of the world's supply

Mohamed Sharki 29 April 2024
A farmer pours industrial honey during a protest to denounce their conditions and the European agricultural policy, on the Castellana avenue in Madrid, on February 26, 2024. AFP

Moroccan food exports fly into European farmers' storm

The production and export of food are economically important for both Morocco and its customers, both in Europe and Africa. Yet not everyone is pleased, as France's president found out this week.

Mohamed Sharki 06 March 2024
A new form of green fuel could quickly provide some of Europe's big energy solutions. From across the Mediterranean, producer states like Morocco are getting ready. Al Majalla

Green hydrogen could be a win-win for North Africa and Europe

A new form of green fuel could quickly provide some of Europe's big energy solutions. From across the Mediterranean, producer states like Morocco are getting ready.

Mohamed Sharki 01 March 2024
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
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Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

27 August 2026

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

Con Coughlin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

26 August 2026

Beijing says it will not abide by the new 'Economic D-Day' measures and warns the US of retaliation if they hurt their oil trade with Tehran

Rana Freifer
Nigel Buchanan
Politics

Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

27 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

When myth replaces medicine

25 August 2026

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Mohammed Mansour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab

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