Moroccan businessmen hunted Controllers from the Foreign Exchange Office are currently verifying the documents of certain Moroccan businessmen who transferred tens of millions of dirhams to finance investments in the Gulf countries and Africa. While foreign exchange regulations allow companies to transfer sums which can reach 200 million dirhams per year to finance projects abroad, […]
Moroccan nationality: soon a right for the children of Moroccan Jews? MPs introduced a bill into the Moroccan Parliament this week aimed at granting Moroccan nationality to all the children and grandchildren of Moroccan Jews. In this proposal, the deputies deplore “the suffering of Moroccan Jews” who lost their nationality for reasons beyond their control. […]
Chicago: a Moroccan man shoots two people dead after an argument During an argument, Mehdi Medellel, 42, an employee in a fast food restaurant in Chicago, in the United States, opened fire on two customers. The latter died on the spot. Shooting in the Wrightwood neighborhood, near 79th Street and Western Avenue, around 10:30 p.m. […]
New blow for Jamal Ben Saddik The Belgian-Moroccan Jamal Ben Saddik received a ten-month suspension last March, after a positive doping test, the kickboxing organization Glory announced at the beginning of October. Jamal Ben Saddik tested positive for clomiphene, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during an out-of-competition test last March. The […]
Algerians angry with Zina Daoudia The Moroccan singer Zina Daoudia is the subject of a call for a boycott because of his refusal to display himself with the Algerian flag during a dinner show in Paris last weekend. Algerian Internet users are unhappy with Zina Daoudia and have launched a boycott campaign against her. At […]
Lionel Messi votes Eliesse Ben Seghir and Lamine Yamal Argentina star Lionel Messi selects Moroccan attacking midfielder from Monaco Eliesse Ben Seghir and 9 other talented players for its advertising campaign with the German brand Adidas, entitled “Messi+10”. Adidas’ promotional video features Messi, who chose the other 10 starters to make up an 11-man squad. […]
A 100% Moroccan military drone Atlas Istar, the first Moroccan military drone made in Morocco, successfully completed its first flight. The Moroccan company Aerodrive Engineering Services (AES) welcomes the success of the first flight of its military drone, Atlas Istar. “This milestone marks an important step in our journey to develop a state-of-the-art unmanned aerial […]
Sahara: Mohammed VI thanks Emmanuel Macron for his “frank” support King Mohammed VI thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his “frank support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara”. Accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, King Mohammed VI chaired, Friday in Rabat, the opening of the first session of the fourth […]
Rising prices: how Morocco intends to do it The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, announced Thursday, during a session with professionals from the agricultural sector, the establishment of a plan aimed at ensuring the availability of certain products on the market and lowering their prices. The Moroccan Executive wants to straighten out the production chains […]
Erosion and submersion: the threat intensifies on the Moroccan coasts The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has just provided explanations on the assertions of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) according to which the main Moroccan coastal cities, such as Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir are threatened by rising sea waters , coastal erosion and land submersion, […]