Maroc Telecom: Etisalat threatens to leave Morocco A record fine is forcing Etisalat and (Eand) to consider ending its Moroccan adventure. The Emirati group owns 53% of Maroc Telecom. 6.368 billion Moroccan dirhams (approximately 645 million dollars). This is the heavy financial penalty that the Casablanca Court of Appeal imposed on Maroc Telecom, in favor […]
Air Arabia: big scare on board a Casablanca-Istanbul flight An incident was recorded on Wednesday July 10 on an Airbus A320-200 of the airline Air Arabia operating between Casablanca and Istanbul, in Turkey. Passengers on the Casablanca-Istanbul flight were given a big scare after an incident occurred mid-flight. After taking off late due to maintenance […]
Three Moroccan cities in the top of travelers Three Moroccan cities feature in the ranking of the 10 favorite cities of readers in Africa and the Middle East of an American specialist media. The American specialist media “Travel+Leisure” has drawn up its ranking of the 10 favourite cities of its readers in Africa and the […]
French group leaves Morocco Present in Casablanca since 2013, the French insurance broker SPB (Société de prévoyance bancaire) has just ended its activities. In Morocco, the French broker SPB has decided to close its doors, after having handled part of its back-office operations in the kingdom for 11 years. It has not communicated the reasons […]
Morocco: Anger of party hall managers Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their activities, owners and managers of function rooms say they are now facing unbearable unfair competition from certain individuals offering informal rooms and private villas for organizing celebrations. The summer season, during which large turnovers are made, has started badly for […]
Ryanair plane diverted to Marrakech: what really happened? A Ryanair plane flying from Agadir to London on Wednesday 3 July was diverted to Marrakech. The airline has clarified the reasons for this unexpected diversion. “This flight from Agadir to London Stansted (July 3) was diverted to Marrakech when a small group of passengers became disruptive, […]
A Moroccan city in the world top A Moroccan city is among the ten best tourist cities in the world, ahead of the most famous cities like Berlin (Germany) and Montreal (Canada). Marrakech ranks seventh in the ranking of the 10 best tourist cities in the world, established by a British magazine specializing in tourism […]
Fez prepares for a giant facelift Major projects will soon be implemented to reduce traffic congestion in Fez and improve mobility within the city, ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup, which Morocco will co-host alongside Spain and Portugal. Fez begins developing its infrastructure. The Fez-Meknes Regional Council has announced […]
Moroccan dirham falls against the euro THE Moroccan dirham depreciated by 0.93% against the euro and by 0.16% against the US dollar during the period from June 27 to July 3, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM). During this period, no auction operations were carried out on the foreign exchange market, BAM said in its weekly […]
Trains in Morocco: five rail giants in the running for a mega-contract The call for competition launched by the National Railways Office (ONCF) to acquire 168 new trains, including 18 high-speed trains, is whetting appetites. Five international railway manufacturers are battling to win this mega contract. News for the ONCF call for tenders for the […]