In Bouarfa, in the Oriental region, Moroccans living abroad play an essential role in the local economy. The city has 23 money-transfer outlets, while funds sent by the diaspora support families, businesses and part of the construction sector.
In Belgium, 49.5% of women of North African origin are inactive, compared with 22.7% of women of Belgian origin. A study by Ghent University reveals a considerable gap in the labor market, affecting people of Moroccan origin in particular.
Badly burned at the age of 7, Abdelaali El Badaoui began his career cleaning hospitals before becoming a nurse and social entrepreneur. The son of Moroccan shepherds now sits on the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), one of the major institutions of the French Republic.
MoroccoThe local authorities of the city of Saïdia threaten to revoke the licenses of merchants who create anarchy and to apply the law to usurpers of the public domain on the city’s beach.
SportThe Atlas Lions are actively preparing for the matches against Zambia and Congo, scheduled for June 7 and 11 as part of the third and fourth rounds of the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers. However, Noussair Mazraoui and Amir Richardson could be missing.
SpainFour international drug trafficking networks, including the Mocro Maffia, are trying to expand their sphere of influence in Spain to escape police pressure in the Strait of Gibraltar.
MoroccoGlobal warming and the evolution of ocean currents are encouraging sardines and other small pelagic fish species to move northward along the coast of North-West Africa, including Morocco. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from Senegal, France, Norway, Morocco, Mauritania and Gambia.
MoroccoThe port of Tanger Med maintains its position in the world’s top 4, and for the second consecutive year, outperforms all ports in Africa, Europe and the MENA region.
SpainThe shipping company Trasmediterránea has decided to change the name of the ship "Ciudad de Melilla" and restore its original name, Fortuny, after the ship, which served the Malaga-Melilla route, was selected to serve the Nador-Almeria line as part of Operation Marhaba 2024.
MoroccoThe Ministry of Transport and Logistics is working to successfully organize Operation Marhaba 2024 . Nearly three million Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are expected in Morocco this summer.
MoroccoMany residents of Fez have denounced on social networks the unsanitary conditions experienced by certain neighborhoods and streets of the city, calling on the authorities in charge of waste and garbage collection to play their role.
MoroccoThe Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) supports the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, accused of having a romantic relationship with an Australian businessman . The political party denounces a "systematic targeting campaign" against the minister.
MoroccoGovernor Hassan Zitouni has decided to restrict bathing on the beaches of Al Hoceima, a very popular tourist region during the summer holidays.