A Chinese textile giant arrives in Morocco: 11,000 jobs in sight! The Chinese group Sunrise, one of the world leaders in textiles, has announced an investment of 422.2 million dollars (4.1 billion dirhams) in Morocco. The announcement was made during a meeting in Beijing between Aziz Akhannouch and Lei Xu, chairman of the Chinese group, […]
Morocco: Oujda Angads airport under water The torrential rains that fell in the Oriental region caused flooding in the cities of Oujda and the municipalities of Bni Drar, Ahfir and Berkane. The Oujda Angads airport was not spared. Traffic on the national road linking the cities of Oujda and Berkane, via Bni Drar, was cut […]
Tangier: Woman arrested red-handed for witchcraft in cemetery Tangier police arrested a 65-year-old woman, suspected of being a witch, in a cemetery as she was preparing to sacrifice a cat. Accused of practicing witchcraft, the defendant was placed in police custody. An investigation was opened under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office to […]
Morocco: Increase in food poisoning cases causes concern In Morocco, the increase in cases of food poisoning in several cities is worrying consumer rights associations, which are calling for increased controls in restaurants and fast food establishments to ensure that hygiene and health safety rules are respected. Ali Chtour, president of the Moroccan Association for […]
Moroccans, time is running out for the declaration of assets abroad The regularization of taxpayers, as well as the declaration of liquid assets held abroad, are coming to an end. These two operations had been launched by the Foreign Exchange Office and the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI). Taxpayers have until December 31, the final […]
Heavy rains in Morocco: no climate manipulation, according to experts The heavy rainfall recorded last weekend in Morocco, which caused flooding in several regions and provinces of the kingdom, was not caused, Moroccan experts assured. These torrential rains accompanied by violent winds which hit several Moroccan regions from Friday to Sunday, as announced by the […]
TGV Kenitra-Marrakech: The France-China battle The first batch of civil engineering works for the Kenitra-Marrakech High-Speed Rail Line (HSL) megaproject was awarded to the Chinese public operator China Railway NO.4 Engineering (CREC 4), by the National Railways Office (ONCF), while the Egis-Systra-Novec consortium led by the French Egis Rail won the strategic contract for project […]
Morocco: a school put up for sale with its students? In Morocco, a real estate agent finds himself at the heart of a controversy after publishing an advertisement for the sale of a private school including the students. “Private school for sale in Kenitra. Surface area 412 square meters, number of students 373, has three […]
Ryanair dominates Royal Air Maroc The Irish low-cost Ryanair has contributed significantly to the significant development of the air transport market between Morocco and Europe, ahead of the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM). From 2019 to 2024, the air transport seat capacity between Morocco and Europe increased by 36.3%. A positive result for the […]
Morocco hit by devastating floods The torrential rains that have fallen in Morocco in recent days have caused the death of 11 people and the disappearance of 9 others, according to official data provided by the Ministry of the Interior. According to the provisional report presented by the department of Abdelouafi Laftit, the floods caused […]