The Palace of La Mamounia changes hands Global phosphate giant OCP has become the majority shareholder of La Mamounia Hotel following the sale by the State of its stake in the establishment. This transaction is part of the policy of divestment of assets deemed non-essential, aimed at financing national development initiatives. The Cherifian Phosphate Office […]
Hakim Ziyech: an uncertain future With a sparkling Hakim Ziyech, Galatasaray easily won against FK AS Trencin (4-1) in pre-season. But the future of the Moroccan international within the Turkish club remains, for the moment, uncertain. Hakim Ziyech proves once again that he deserves to be there next season. On Thursday, he scored his club’s […]
Mohamed Boudrika: the fall Based on an international arrest warrant issued by Morocco, German authorities have arrested Mohamed Boudrika, president of Raja Casablanca, at Hamburg airport. His extradition is expected in a few days. While he went to Germany to meet the coach of the first team, Josef Zinnbauer in order to convince him to […]
The gloomy summer of Moroccan tourism This year, many Moroccan families have chosen not to travel within the kingdom for their summer holidays. The reasons are the general increase in prices and the advance payment of June salaries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. In mid-July and a few days before August, the summer season […]
Ryanair: Royal Air Maroc in the crosshairs The third company to operate domestic flights in Morocco, the Irish low-cost company is thinking big. It is particularly interested in the Moroccan diaspora in Belgium. The Irish airline now serves 12 Moroccan cities on 175 different routes and 1,100 flights each week in high season, with the […]
Morocco: Towards the end of French supremacy? The House of Advisors has once again put the issue of the predominance of French in Moroccan administration and education back on the table. A parliamentary report recommends a rebalancing in favor of Arabic and Amazigh, the country’s two official languages. The report highlights a flagrant imbalance in […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn launches a vast hotel project in Morocco Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), also former French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, is increasing his investments in Morocco. He is launching a vast hotel project south of Tangier. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is said to have acquired a large […]
Rapper Morad in prison Responding favorably to a request from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the judge of the Prison Surveillance Court revoked the semi-liberty of the Spanish rapper of Moroccan origin Morad. The legal troubles continue for rapper Morad. On Tuesday, he returned to Brians 2 prison. His semi-liberty was revoked. Until now, he had […]
Big real estate scam in Tangier And renowned real estate developer in Tangier and his son were taken into custody last Tuesday on the orders of the competent prosecutor, in connection with a case of alleged fraud and swindling. According to concordant sources, this arrest follows multiple complaints filed against the developer and his son, […]
Azzedine Ounahi threatened! Olympique de Marseille (OM) sports advisor Medhi Benatia reportedly threatened to put Olympique de Marseille’s Moroccan midfielder, Azzedine Ounahi out of the group if he refused to sign in Qatar. Qatar, Azzedine Ounahi’s next destination? The OM midfielder is on the verge of leaving Marseille to sign for a Qatari club this […]