A vast plan to modernize Moroccan airports Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, announced a vast plan to modernize Moroccan airports. This ambitious program aims to increase the reception capacity of existing infrastructure and improve the services offered to travelers. During a question-and-answer session in the House of Representatives, the minister insisted on the […]
Morocco: the surge in prices of small apartments worries The exaggerated increase in the prices of small apartments (60 and 70 square meters), sold for more than 500,000 dirhams, aroused the anger of deputies who called on the government on this subject. Parliamentarian Marwa El Ansari, from the Istiqlalien group, expressed her indignation at this […]
Morocco wants to put an end to clandestine transport in the countryside No more clandestine journeys? In Morocco, the government is considering legalizing informal transport in rural areas, known as “khattafa”. These transporters, who travel along difficult-to-access roads to connect isolated villages, play a vital role for local populations. MP Mohamed Mohadab (PAM) questioned the […]
Morocco: a warning message for British tourists British tourists wishing to travel to Morocco during the Christmas and end-of-year holidays will have to present a printed boarding pass or risk being fined. “Airlines have just issued a warning on boarding passes for vacationers heading to this popular destination,” budget travel expert Sabrina Escapes informed a […]
A “historic” visit by the French ambassador to the Sahara Christophe Lecourtier, French ambassador to Morocco, is visiting the Sahara region. This trip, described as “historic” by many Moroccan media, began on November 11 and will end on November 13. Accompanied by representatives of the Culture, Education and Economy sectors, the ambassador will travel to […]
Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui returns to prison Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison and a fine of 1.5 million dirhams for defamation. Editor-in-chief of the news site Badil.info, he accused the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, of corruption and fraud in a video. These accusations follow […]
2024, the hottest year of the century… except in Morocco 2024 is expected to be the hottest year on record worldwide, except in Morocco. The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) explains the reasons. With a projected increase in annual global temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius, the year 2024 would be the hottest on record, according […]
The Hassan II mosque in Casablanca now has a fee and it’s very expensive! Many Casablancans and tourists expressed their dissatisfaction on social networks with the sudden decision to impose entrance fees to the esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque. The inhabitants of the economic capital of the kingdom, as well as national and foreign […]
New military drones for the Moroccan army Morocco is preparing to receive its combat drones Turkish Bayraktar Akinci, ordered from the Baykar company. Delivery of these machines is scheduled for February 2025. As part of its strategy to modernize and strengthen its Royal Armed Forces, Morocco acquired 19 Bayraktar TB2 drones in 2021 for the […]
Morocco: a football team victim of a serious road accident A serious road accident occurred on Sunday not far from Azouair, near Oulad Yaïch (province of Béni Mellal), involving the bus of the youth team of the Dir El Ksiba club and a car. The report shows 26 injured. Aïcha Lotfi, director of the Béni […]