TLScontact Morocco: more difficult to defraud for Schengen visas Since September 18, 2024, French visa applicants in Morocco can make an appointment by video call at the Rabat visa center, TLScontact announced. A measure aimed at combating fraud. This new system applies to Schengen visas for family, tourist or private visits, for scientific research, business […]
The paradoxes of Moroccan olive oil Paradox in Morocco. While olive oil is becoming increasingly inaccessible for Moroccans due to its high price, exports of this highly prized product have soared in the first six months of the current year. According to the Foreign Exchange Office, exports of crude and refined olive oil reached 8,498 […]
Deadly shark attack: Moroccan rescue services requested Spanish rescue services have called on their Moroccan counterparts to come to the aid of a German tourist who had just been bitten on the leg by a shark off the Canary Islands. This will be her last navigation at sea. Monday, while she was sailing aboard the […]
Extratropical cyclone turns Sahara into ephemeral lake The Sahara Desert experiences heavy rainfall, the most recent of which was an extratropical cyclone that crossed the northwestern Sahara on 7-8 September and flooded large areas of treeless land in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, even though these regions rarely receive rain. “Although moderate rainfall occurs in […]
Transport via applications: Morocco prepares strict regulations The government of Aziz Akhannouch is working to regulate transport via mobile applications. In this sense, Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, and his colleagues intend to develop a national charter for the development of sustainable and inclusive mobility. Responding to a written question from the Haraki […]
Record broken: Operation Marhaba (MRE) reaches unprecedented figures Operation Marhaba, marking the return to Morocco of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) during the summer, exceeded all expectations this year. A total of 3.4 million MREs and more than 847,000 vehicles traveled between Spain and Morocco between June 13 and September 15. According to data from the […]
Good news for Moroccan employees Moroccan employees can rub their hands with glee. Tax measures that are favorable to them are included in the draft finance law (PLF-2025). Moroccan salaries will increase from January 2025. The government has decided to implement the agreement it concluded last April with the unions, more specifically tax breaks. This […]
F-16 Viper: New equipment for Moroccan pilots British company Survitec, a leader in survival technology solutions, will soon start serial production of new flight equipment for F-16 Block 70/72 Viper pilots from Taiwan and Morocco. Morocco and Taiwan will be the first beneficiaries of the new survival equipment for F-16 Viper pilots. After obtaining approval […]
Abdelilah Benkirane’s confidences about King Mohammed VI The Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkiranerecently confided that he had repeatedly asked King Mohammed VI to remove him from his position as Head of Government. “Without exaggerating, I would say that I asked to be removed from the presidency of the government […]
Olive oil: soaring prices sow concern in Morocco The price of olive oil has reached record levels in Morocco. This upward trend could continue in the coming months, which worries a member of parliament who has questioned the government on this subject. In a question addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, Fatima Tamni indicated that […]