Wheat: Morocco abandons France for Russia The severe drought that has hit Morocco for more than five years is affecting its agricultural production and forcing it to increase its imports of French and also Russian wheat. The wheat sector is one of the most affected by the persistent drought which has affected Morocco for almost […]
Willie Walsh (IATA) denounces the closure of Algerian airspace in Morocco Willie Walsh, president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), protests against the decision of the Algerian authorities to close their airspace in Morocco. Algeria closed its airspace to Moroccan civil and military aircraft and those with a Moroccan registration number on September 22, […]
End of recruitment of Moroccan nurses in Canada Quebec has decided to no longer recruit Moroccan nurses, thus giving in to pressure from the Moroccan government. Recruitment stops in all African countries, except Tunisia for ethical reasons, learns Radio-Canadaspecifying that Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco are no longer among Quebec’s recruitment destinations. Souriya Otmani, Ambassador […]
Morocco: calls to ban watermelon cultivation In Morocco, environmental defenders are calling for a total ban on the cultivation of watermelon, which consumes a lot of water. “Watermelon farming consumes enormous amounts of water, putting a lot of pressure on water resources in the southeast,” says an environmental activist, saying that relying on Seasonal rainfall […]
Real estate in Morocco: the tax certificate that slows down transactions The legal requirement to present a tax certificate before any real estate transaction, which came into force on July 1 in Morocco, is causing dissatisfaction, both among economic operators and notaries. The measure aims to introduce more rigor and transparency in the real estate […]
Sahara: Omar Hilale’s dry response to Algeria Omar Hilaleambassador permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, says he notes that Algeria has remained “stuck in the Cold War era” while the Moroccan Sahara has been fully integrated into the kingdom for more than 50 years. Omar Hilale debunks Algerian allegations on economic development in […]
Trafficking in false certificates in Rabat: the sentences fall Four officials from the city of Rabat were convicted by the city’s court of first instance for their membership in a network of falsification of residence certificates allowing non-residents to obtain city registration plates. The agents set up a network selling false residence certificates, allowing non-residents […]
Nicolas Sarkozy praises King Mohammed VI (video) While the “obligation to leave French territory” (OQTF) returns to the forefront in France’s relations with the Maghreb after the assassination in Paris of a young French woman, Filipina, whose alleged perpetrator is a young Moroccan subject to this administrative measure, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes the […]
MRE victims of real estate fraud call on King Mohammed VI for help Many Moroccans living abroad have been waiting for several years to take possession of their apartments, the construction of which was entrusted to the promoter of the “El Ghali” real estate project. They request the intervention of King Mohammed VI. In a […]
Morocco: a deputy brutally attacked in Fez In Fez, a deputy from the Authenticity and Modernity party (PAM) was attacked with a knife and seriously injured, along with the director of one of his hotel establishments. The attack took place on Tuesday October 1 in a palace located on the road to Meknes near a […]