The automotive sector is a flagship of the national industry. Over the years, it has acquired a place of reference in the national economic landscape, to the point of becoming the leading exporter in front of historical and strategic sectors such as phosphates, agricultural products or textiles.

The mint tea is the national drink par excellence consumed everywhere in Morocco. If the tea is mainly imported, mint is produced locally in all agricultural regions of the Kingdom.

The sector has great potential both for the national market and for export.

APRNEWS - Morocco, South Africa, Rwanda and Nigeria have expressed interest in hosting a Formula One race, commercial managing director Sean Bratches said on Thursday.

Bratches said they are considering a return to the African continent and are having discussions on the possibility of staging a race in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh and South Africa’s Kyalami circuit.

APRNEWS - In Q1, 2019, some 2.506 million tourists visited Morocco, Moroccan Tourism Observatory reveals. This represents a 4.1% rise compared with the performance in Q1, 2018.

APRNEWS - Pope Francis on Thursday sent a message of peace ahead of his 2 day visit to Morocco.

The head of the Vatican is the first pope to visit the north African nation in 35 years.

APRNEWS - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned a total of 188 people linked to the “Hirak” protest movement on the occasion of Islam’s Eid al-Adha religious feast, the National Council on Human Rights said Tuesday.

APRNEWS - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Sunday urged the government to take “urgent action” to address social issues, in particular health and education in the north African country which has been hit by protests over employment and corruption.

APRNEWS - Some 400 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa reached Spain Thursday after storming a double barrier between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta, with some attacking security forces with quicklime, police said.

APRNEWS - The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host the 2026 World Cup after easily beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations on Wednesday.

AFP - Iran on Wednesday denied that it was involved in a weapons delivery to the Polisario Front movement seeking independence for Western Sahara after Morocco cut diplomatic ties with Tehran over the allegations.