In a Dutch garage, writer Abdelkader Benali reflects on how far he has come since his childhood in his family’s butcher shop in Rotterdam. The Moroccans he observes today work, study, plan for their children’s future and no longer sit around waiting.
Watermelon, mint tea and orange blossom: Sophia Gyé-Jacquot draws on scents associated with Morocco to create perfumes in Paris. With her fragrance house MEZEL, founded in 2024, she presented her creations this month at the Fragranze trade show in Florence.
She had been working part-time as a hairdresser for more than two years. Yet, after being arrested in Yvelines, a Moroccan woman received an OQTF with no deadline to leave and a one-year ban on returning. The Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal has just rejected her appeal.
MoroccoTanger Med Passengers has published its 2026 traffic forecasts. The highest passenger volumes are expected in July for arrivals in Morocco and in August for departures.
BelgiumMoroccan retirees living in Morocco and receiving a Belgian pension must submit a certificate of life to their pension provider. A forgotten document, missing signature, or incomplete form can block payment.
SportMohamed Ouahbi responded to comments made by Sofyan Amrabat’s brother after the World Cup. Morocco’s coach prefers to speak of family emotion, while assuring that the midfielder has no problem with him.
MoroccoThe World Bank and Morocco are launching a new ten-year partnership. Central objective: create more jobs, particularly for young people and women , by giving greater prominence to the private sector.
MoroccoProfessional athletes, coaches, educators and technical staff continue to benefit from an advantageous tax regime in Morocco . Nadia Fettah defends these deductions, intended to support the professionalization and transparency of the sports sector.
MoroccoRabat is relaunching its amphibious bus project on the Bouregreg . Two 36-seat vehicles, capable of driving on roads and navigating water, are to be acquired for tourist transport.
SportFive days after Morocco’s elimination by France, Mohamed Ouahbi acknowledged that the Atlas Lions had lacked maturity and personality to impose their game on the Blues.
MoroccoUnauthorized intermediaries would be selling tickets in Marrakech for hot air balloon excursions that don’t exist . The professional association in the sector is alerting tourists, particularly foreign visitors approached on Jemaa el-Fna square.
MoroccoAn 18-year-old from a Moroccan-Dutch family died in the Nador region after a family outing. Several relatives reportedly suffered from food poisoning. An autopsy has been ordered.
MoroccoLatifa Akharbach, president of the HACA, denounced a disinformation campaign targeting Morocco during the last CAN , with hateful content, rumors, racism and deepfakes amplified by social networks.