The father of the Emir of Qatar on vacation in Morocco Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad, chose Morocco to spend the end of year holidays. The former emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of the current emir, Tamim, is currently staying in […]
Morocco: snow alert THE General Directorate of Meteorology issued an orange level alert bulletin for this Sunday. Snowfall is expected on terrain exceeding 1,800 meters in altitude in several regions of the Kingdom. The provinces and prefectures of Azilal, Al Haouz, Tinghir, Midelt, Ouarzazate and Taroudant are particularly affected, with snow depths of up to […]
Rabat: a bank director facing serious accusations The director of a bank agency was arrested by elements of the Rabat judicial police and then placed in pre-trial detention in Al Arajat 2 prison after two years on the run. He is accused of having falsified a client’s power of attorney to withdraw checkbooks, with the […]
500 bombs and 30 missiles: Morocco’s new military acquisition The US State Department has given carte blanche for the sale of US bombs and air-to-air missiles to Morocco. The cost of this acquisition is estimated at $178 million. 500 GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-I), two (2) GBU-39 (T-1)/B inert bombs for training, equipped with fuses. […]
Mohammed VI, key actor in the release of French agents in Burkina Faso Four French intelligence agents, held in Ouagadougou for a year, found their freedom on December 19. A release which highlights, once again, the role played by King Mohammed VI in the negotiations. As soon as their release was announced, French President Emmanuel […]
Casablanca accelerates the construction of the new airport Morocco is embarking on an ambitious project: the construction of a new airport in Casablancawith a capacity of 20 million passengers per year. This airport will be located opposite the existing Mohammed V airport, which will be retained. The National Airports Office (ONDA) has therefore favored an […]
Death of a patient in a clinic in Casablanca, doctors in court The trial of two doctors and the legal representative of a private clinic, accused of having caused the death of a patient through negligence and medical errors, opened before the Casablanca criminal court. It all started with a complaint filed by the husband […]
Train delays in Morocco: the minister explains The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, provided clarification on the delays affecting shuttle trains and fast shuttle trains in Morocco. If acts of vandalism and technical failures are singled out, the National Railway Office (ONCF) claims to be increasing its efforts to improve the quality of […]
Tangier: when a new city project turns into a fiasco While a billion dirhams were spent on Chrafat, one of the four new towns in the Tangier metropolitan area, supposed to accommodate some 150,000 inhabitants, the objectives are far from being achieved. Launched in 2009, this project is dying. Only 36 residents are settled in […]
Fatal malaise on board a Ryanair plane in Casablanca An 83-year-old Italian passenger died this Wednesday evening, following an emergency landing at Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca. The man was traveling on a Ryanair plane from Milan, Italy, to the Canary Islands, Spain.