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stroke-linejoin="round"/> <path d="M16 26.333V28.333" stroke="white" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> <path d="M10.5788 21.4209L8.99994 22.9997" stroke="white" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> <path d="M5.66666 16L3.66666 16" stroke="white" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> <path d="M10.5787 10.5789L8.99988 9" stroke="white" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> </svg> <span class="label">19掳C</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-d1152d9ac85159afda84d0c2da3c78d2e577c81d74f4cd6407f785187e141d9e view--taxonomy-term view--taxonomy-term--featured"> <section class="section section--leading-news section--taxonomy-term-page section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="grid grid--featured-content"> <div class="grid__start"> <div class="vertical-listing-medium"> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/12/growing-arms-race-tests-moroccos-military-tech-edge-israel-ties" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-12/GettyImages-2154857041.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=nfKGOqu7" width="870" height="489" alt="FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/12/growing-arms-race-tests-moroccos-military-tech-edge-israel-ties" > Growing arms race tests Morocco鈥檚 military tech edge, Israel ties </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/12/growing-arms-race-tests-moroccos-military-tech-edge-israel-ties" > Morocco has been steadily building up its military in recent years and in November reports surfaced that the North African country was in talks to acquire Turkish drones. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/samuel-wendel" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_5242.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=H_8mfdJw" alt="Samuel Wendel" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/samuel-wendel" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Samuel Wendel</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Washington, DC</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business and tech</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/chinas-xi-jingping-morocco-beijing-eyes-bigger-role-africas-infrastructure-boom" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2185438192%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=2uNUqbPK" width="870" height="489" alt="Xi Jinping president of China waves during the first working session as part of the G20 summit 2024 at Museu de Arte Moderna on Nov. 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/chinas-xi-jingping-morocco-beijing-eyes-bigger-role-africas-infrastructure-boom" > China's Xi Jingping in Morocco as Beijing eyes bigger role in Africa's infrastructure boom </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/chinas-xi-jingping-morocco-beijing-eyes-bigger-role-africas-infrastructure-boom" > Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Morocco on Thursday as China wades deeper into Morocco's transportation and EV industries. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/morocco" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__middle"> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card 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link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/five-global-firms-shortlisted-moroccos-controversial-western-sahara-energy-plans" > Construction on the multibillion-dollar energy project, based in Dakhla in the disputed territory, is scheduled for completion in 2029. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/morocco" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/relations-between-france-algeria-grow-cooler-over-morocco-ties" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2181241342.jpg?h=76acbb3b&itok=NzIncz2c" width="870" height="489" alt="French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron embark on an aircraft at the airport of Sale, north of Rabat, on Oct. 30, 2024." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/relations-between-france-algeria-grow-cooler-over-morocco-ties" > Relations between France, Algeria grow cooler over Morocco ties </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/relations-between-france-algeria-grow-cooler-over-morocco-ties" > The latest trip of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat was the last straw in the already shaky relations between Paris and Algiers. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" 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<svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/france-morocco-ink-over-10b-deals-during-macron-visit" > France, Morocco ink over $10B in deals during Macron visit </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-10/GettyImages-2180943818.jpg?h=301dab5f&itok=yfzyQUEj" width="480" height="480" alt="Morocco's King Mohammed VI (C-R) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (C-L)." /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/morocco" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/morocco-frances-macron-dangles-western-sahara-concessions-mend-ties" > In Morocco, France's Macron dangles Western Sahara concessions to mend ties </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" 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src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-10/GettyImages-1440782375%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=9BvNE6_R" width="870" height="489" alt="A high-speed Al-Boraq train at Casablanca Casa Voyageurs train station on March 15, 2019." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/whats-behind-chinas-deepening-engagement-morocco" > What's behind China's deepening engagement with Morocco? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/10/whats-behind-chinas-deepening-engagement-morocco" > Morocco is becoming increasingly attractive to Chinese investors for a variety of reasons. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Sabena%20Siddiqui.jpg?h=ebc7b503&itok=D5yiiGsj" alt="Sabena Siddiqui" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Sabena Siddiqui</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Karachi</strong>, reporting on <strong>South Asia, Middle East, Iran</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/09/africa-summit-china-elevates-ties-libya-invests-14m-egypt" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-09/GettyImages-2169642064.jpg?h=efcd14fe&itok=2rkfwk1A" width="870" height="489" alt="China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang (C) delivers his speech." /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/09/africa-summit-china-elevates-ties-libya-invests-14m-egypt" > At Africa summit, China elevates ties with Libya, invests $14M in Egypt </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/09/africa-summit-china-elevates-ties-libya-invests-14m-egypt" > The Sino-Libyan pact was announced Wednesday by Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Libyan Presidency Council Mohamed al-Menfi at the FOCAC summit in Beijing. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/how-morocco-uae-economic-agreement-could-usher-new-era-bilateral-trade" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GTgYwiAXgAA-4ea.jpg?h=2fe364dd&itok=S01eDRSE" width="870" height="489" alt="The UAE's CEPA program continues to break new ground in Africa as we conclude the terms of a deal with Morocco. " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/how-morocco-uae-economic-agreement-could-usher-new-era-bilateral-trade" > How Morocco-UAE economic agreement could usher in new era of bilateral trade </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/how-morocco-uae-economic-agreement-could-usher-new-era-bilateral-trade" > With its CEPA program, Abu Dhabi is not only expanding its network of trade and investment partners; it is getting closer to achieving its strategic goal of increasing its non-oil foreign trade. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Sabena%20Siddiqui.jpg?h=ebc7b503&itok=D5yiiGsj" alt="Sabena Siddiqui" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Sabena Siddiqui</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Karachi</strong>, reporting on <strong>South Asia, Middle East, Iran</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--memo card--default card--medium card--not_first"> <div class="card__infoBox"> </div> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/pro/memos/morocco-turns-turkey-weapons-imports-israel-ties-strain-over-gaza" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-1946477629.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=ZLSMnGo8" width="870" height="489" alt="Visitors view a Bayraktar TB3 Armed Unmanned Aerial System on display at the UMEX Exhibition showcasing drones, robotics, and unmanned sytems at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi on January 23, 2024. (Photo by Ryan LIM / AFP) (Photo by RYAN LIM/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/pro/memos/morocco-turns-turkey-weapons-imports-israel-ties-strain-over-gaza" > Morocco turns to Turkey for weapons imports as Israel ties strain over Gaza </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francisco-serrano" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Francisco%20Serrano%20Profile%20Photo.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=FgHFaPUM" alt="Francisco Serrano" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francisco-serrano" > <div class="name"> <span class="subtitle--l">Francisco Serrano</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Lisbon</strong>, reporting on <strong>North Africa business</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/03/malis-junta-pokes-algeria-whats-stake-north-africa-and-sahel" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-1243425011.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=OCe-1yhg" width="870" height="489" alt="Supporters hold a poster depicting Malis interim leader and head of Junta, Colonel Assimi Go茂ta (L) and Guinea Interim leader and head of Junta, Mamady Doumbouya (R), in Bamako, Mali, on September 22, 2022 during Mali's Independence Day military parade. (Photo by OUSMANE MAKAVELI / AFP) (Photo by OUSMANE MAKAVELI/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/03/malis-junta-pokes-algeria-whats-stake-north-africa-and-sahel" > As Mali鈥檚 junta pokes at Algeria, what鈥檚 at stake for North Africa and Sahel? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/03/malis-junta-pokes-algeria-whats-stake-north-africa-and-sahel" > Three years after severing its ties with Morocco, Algeria faces challenges in its relations with Mali and other Sahel countries. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rina-bassist.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/rina-480x480-light.jpg?h=7f412c8f&itok=9UXg2MsR" alt="Rina Bassist" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rina-bassist.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Rina Bassist</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Paris</strong>, reporting on <strong>Israeli politics and European affairs</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/02/can-france-restore-morocco-ties-without-shifting-western-sahara" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-890896112.jpg?h=15a8853d&itok=eE4mwtRI" width="870" height="489" alt="French President Emmanuel Macron (L) escorts King Mohammed VI of Morocco (C) and Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan as they leave the Elysee palace on December 12, 2017 in Paris, following a lunch hosted by the French President as part of the One Planet Summit. The French President hosts 50 world leaders for the "One Planet Summit", hoping to jump-start the transition to a greener economy two years after the historic Paris agreement to limit climate change. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/02/can-france-restore-morocco-ties-without-shifting-western-sahara" > Can France restore Morocco ties without shifting on Western Sahara? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/02/can-france-restore-morocco-ties-without-shifting-western-sahara" > On a visit to Rabat, French Foreign minister Stephane Sejourne acknowledged for the first time the importance of the Western Sahara issue for Moroccan diplomacy, but did not commit to any movement by Paris on the issue. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rina-bassist.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/rina-480x480-light.jpg?h=7f412c8f&itok=9UXg2MsR" alt="Rina Bassist" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rina-bassist.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Rina Bassist</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Paris</strong>, reporting on <strong>Israeli politics and European affairs</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/02/morocco-spain-thaw-continues-investment-pledge-aerospace-deal" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1246738011.jpg?h=aafbd98d&itok=uhYnUhrY" width="870" height="489" alt="Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch (R) meets with his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez (L), in Rabat, on Feb. 2, 2023. " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/02/morocco-spain-thaw-continues-investment-pledge-aerospace-deal" > Morocco-Spain thaw continues with investment pledge, aerospace deal </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/02/morocco-spain-thaw-continues-investment-pledge-aerospace-deal" > Spain and Morocco have historically been at odds over Western Sahara, migration and territorial disputes. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/morocco" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/01/davos-all-roads-lead-middle-east" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-01/GettyImages-19367266211.jpg?h=3d024eaf&itok=TGhUoHVs" width="870" height="489" alt="(L-R) Bloomberg Television's journalist Francine Lacqua, Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, Co-chairman of the private equity firm of The Carlyle Group David Rubenstein, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attend a session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 19, " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-all-roads-lead-middle-east" > From Davos, all roads lead to the Middle East </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-all-roads-lead-middle-east" > At the World Economic Forum, Al-Monitor interviewed regional decision-makers on economics, energy, environment, governance and conflict across the region. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/al-monitor.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/authors/am-globe.jpg/am-globe.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=6gyE3NCZ" alt="Week in Review" /> </picture> </a> <a class="link" href="/authors/andrew-parasiliti.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/P1001473.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=2d-aIf6L" alt="Andrew Parasiliti" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l"> <a class="link" href="/authors/al-monitor.html" > Week in Review </a> , <a class="link" href="/authors/andrew-parasiliti.html" > Andrew Parasiliti </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-green-ammonia-expansion-integral-moroccos-new-hydrogen-economy" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1238897881%202.jpg?h=2794c469&itok=quuGxUzu" width="870" height="489" alt="Newly elected President of the Sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 6), Morocco's Minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali (L) adresses delegates at the 50th anniversary of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) in Nairobi on March 3, 2022 - The world has a "historic" opportunity to address plastic pollution by starting discussions in early March on a treaty to regulate this phenomenon that chokes biodiversity, according to the Executive Director of the UNEP, Inger Andersen (Photo " /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-green-ammonia-expansion-integral-moroccos-new-hydrogen-economy" > Davos 2024: Green ammonia expansion integral to Morocco鈥檚 new hydrogen economy, minister says </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/01/davos-2024-green-ammonia-expansion-integral-moroccos-new-hydrogen-economy" > Morocco's Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali told Al-Monitor in an interview that the COP28 declaration marked the first time an emergence of more inclusive messaging has been seen in official climate text. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/morocco" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#morocco"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Morocco</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--memo card--default card--medium card--not_first"> <div class="card__infoBox"> </div> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/pro/memos/unemployment-will-be-true-test-moroccos-government-policies" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1250761302.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=CSfyx6_3" width="870" height="489" alt="In this picture taken on April 2, 2023, a vendor arranges dates at his shop in Rabat, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/pro/memos/unemployment-will-be-true-test-moroccos-government-policies" > Unemployment will be true test of Morocco's government policies </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francisco-serrano" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Francisco%20Serrano%20Profile%20Photo.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=FgHFaPUM" alt="Francisco Serrano" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francisco-serrano" > <div class="name"> <span class="subtitle--l">Francisco Serrano</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Lisbon</strong>, reporting on <strong>North Africa business</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/pro/trend-reports/tourism-tipping-point-middle-east-travel-boom-delivering-economic-boost-israel" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2023-10/GettyImages-51469254.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=B9A97mG3" width="1280" height="720" alt="TABA, EGYPT: Beach resorts close to the Egyptian Taba Hilton (background-R) remain empty 11 October 2004, four days after three attacks targeted this well-known hotel in the Sinai peninsula next to the Israeli border and another two minor resorts, killing at least 32 people and causing the exodus of thousands of Israeli tourists from the area called the Egyptian Riviera. Israel's resort of Eilat, close to the border with Egypt, is set for a boom as thousands of Israelis who regularly holiday in Sinai look e" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/pro/trend-reports/tourism-tipping-point-middle-east-travel-boom-delivering-economic-boost-israel" > Tourism tipping point: Middle East travel boom delivering economic boost as Israel-Hamas war threatens recovery </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/pro/trend-reports/tourism-tipping-point-middle-east-travel-boom-delivering-economic-boost-israel" > The outbreak of fighting between Israel and Hamas in October 2023 has undercut聽a fledgling tourism rebound in the Holy Land after years of struggle. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> </div> <div class="authors__name"> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default 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