
UAE's Mirage Fighter Jets Not Headed to Morocco, Analyst Says
The information that France has accepted the transfer of 30 Emirati Mirage 2000-9 aircraft to Morocco is false.

The information that France has accepted the transfer of 30 Emirati Mirage 2000-9 aircraft to Morocco is false.

The governor of the Marrakech-Safi region, Farid Chourak, intends to implement a policy of relocating polluting industries located in residential areas to specially developed industrial zones, in order to preserve the tranquility of the inhabitants. Concerns have already arisen among some companies.

The F-16 aircraft of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are receiving technical and technological support from the American company specializing in the manufacture of weapons, Lockheed Martin, under a contract that came into effect last month.

Morocco continues to modernize its army. The Moroccan Auxiliary Forces have received nearly 90 BearCat armored vehicles from the American company Lenco Industries.

The automotive manufacturer Stellantis is investing 300 million euros in the expansion of its first Moroccan plant inaugurated in Kénitra in 2019. This expansion will double its production capacity to 450,000 vehicles per year.

In Morocco, the British company specializing in gas exploration, Chariot Oil & Gas, is active in the commercialization of its natural gas extracted from the exploration wells of the Anchois and Loukkos gas fields in the Gharb basin.

Morocco is showing great ambitions for the aerospace industry. It plans to manufacture its own plane.

The authorities of the commune of Issaguen, in the province of Al Hoceima, have decided to mobilize nearly 45 million dirhams for the construction of an economic zone dedicated to the transformation of cannabis.

Morocco is working to set up a robust defense industry. It unveils its strategy focused on the creation of industrial zones.

After 42 years of work at the Trimouns quarry located 15 km from Luzenac, Mohamed Abouti, 63, an eminent talc sorter, is returning to Morocco. He is allowed to retire.

The Chinese giant of tires Qingdao Sentury Tire has decided to expand its activities in Morocco where it is installing its light vehicle tire plant. In this sense, it plans a heavy investment for phase II of the project.

Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer CNGR Advanced Material and investment fund Al Mada are partnering in the manufacture of battery components for electric vehicles. A factory will soon be built.