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The Russian artist who captured Morocco like no other

Zinaida Serebriakova's critically acclaimed work captured light, colour and life in a vivid celebration of place and helped redefine her famous career

Ismail Ghazaly 28 October 2024

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
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Activists protest near the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. Activists staged multiple demonstrations near the Capitol to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington and Israel's war on Gaza. Alex Wong/ AFP
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Americans are tiring of Israel. Will US policy follow?

01 September 2025

While the US public has long been supportive of Israel, its genocide in Gaza appears to have had a big effect, with most young Americans now outright hostile towards it

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
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Politics

The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

02 September 2025

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Saab
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How Saudi Arabia is redefining the global mining map

06 September 2025

The Future Minerals Forum has become one of the world's most influential gatherings in the minerals sector, uniting stakeholders around the shared goal of building sustainable mineral supply chains

Faisal Faeq
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Al Majalla’s Film Watch

03 September 2025

Every month, Al Majalla offers its take on the screen's newest releases, with the occasional dip into the archives to review an older classic.

Areej Jamal

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