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September 9, 2026 1:19 AM

India, Morocco hold inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting to deepen military cooperation

India and Morocco held their inaugural Joint Defence Committee (JDC) meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, marking a fresh push to expand bilateral defence cooperation across training, military exercises, peacekeeping, cyber security and defence manufacturing. The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence Amitabh Prasad and Chief of the 2nd Bureau of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Brigadier General Abdellah Athmani. The two sides discussed a w...

August 27, 2026 11:04 AM

India, Morocco agree to double bilateral trade in five years; JWG to explore preferential trade pact

India and Morocco have agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade over the next five years and decided to establish a Joint Working Group (JWG) to explore opportunities for expanding trade and the feasibility of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two countries. The decisions were taken during the 7th Session of the India-Morocco Joint Commission, co-chaired by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology Jitin Prasada and Morocco's ...

July 5, 2026 11:15 AM

FIFA World Cup 2026: Clinical Morocco ease past Canada 3-0 to reach quarter-finals

Morocco dispatched a determined Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and the North Africans ended the co-hosts' record run while advancing to the quarter-finals for the second time in a row. The scoreline flattered Morocco, who were on the back foot for most of the opening period and failed to register an attempt on goal until the 28th minute after Canada had spurned a number of solid chances. The tame first-half performance caused Morocco's visibly f...

June 23, 2026 11:30 AM

India, Morocco hold second joint working group meeting on counter-terrorism in New Delhi

India and Morocco on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation against terrorism as the two countries held the second meeting of the India-Morocco Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Hicham Baali, Head of the National Judicial Police Brigade at Morocco's Directorate General of the National Police. According to MEA, ...

March 18, 2026 10:45 AM

Senegal stripped of title, Morocco declared 2025 AFCON champions as CAF overturns final result

Morocco have been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's walk-off. Senegal had beaten Morocco 1-0 in the January 18 final, but the match was marred by controversy when Senegal's players refused to continue after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the score level. Play resumed after a 17-minute delay. Brahim Diaz's penalty was saved before Pape Gueye scored the winner fo...

January 13, 2026 3:28 PM

Morocco declares end of seven-year drought after winter rains

Morocco's seven-year drought has come to an end after abundant rainfall this winter, Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Monday. Rainfall levels so far this winter are up 95% from a year earlier and 17% above the seasonal average, Baraka told members of parliament. The average dam-filling rate has risen to 46%, with several key reservoirs now at full capacity, official data showed. The rainfall has provided relief to the agricultural sector after years of water restrictions. Seven years of d...

December 10, 2025 5:11 PM

At least 22 killed in collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s old city of Fez

At least 22 people were killed late on Tuesday after two buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco's oldest cities and a key tourist destination, with the state broadcaster saying the blocks had shown signs of cracking. Local authorities in Fez prefecture reported two adjacent four-storey buildings had collapsed overnight, state news agency MAP said. The buildings were inhabited by eight families and were in the Al-Mustaqbal neighborhood, a densely populated area in the west of the city, it r...

November 1, 2025 9:10 AM

UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty could be the most feasible solution to Rabat's 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Western Sahara, a tract of desert the size of Britain, has been the scene of Africa's longest-running territorial dispute since colonial power Spain left in 1975. The U.N. Security Council, in a U.S.-drafted text, called for the parties to engage in ...

September 23, 2025 6:33 PM

Rajnath Singh inaugurates TASL’s defence manufacturing facility in Morocco

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdelatif Loudyi on Tuesday jointly inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)’s state-of-the-art defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, marking a historic milestone in India-Morocco strategic ties. Spread across 20,000 square metres, the facility will produce the indigenously developed Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8x8, jointly designed by TASL and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). ...

September 23, 2025 2:50 PM

Rajnath Singh discusses defence sector ties with Morocco Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Morocco’s Minister of Trade, Ryad Mezzour, in Rabat to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in key sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, the Ministry of Defence said. In a post on X, a ministry official said, “Mr Mezzour warmly welcomed the Raksha Mantri and highlighted the importance of enhancing industrial cooperation between the two nations, which share a long-standing friendship. The discussions focused on expanding partne...