Etihad Airways will reduce its flight frequency between Abu Dhabi and Casablanca from February 8, 2027. The Emirati airline will go from seven to five flights a week for four weeks, cutting nearly 29% of its rotations on the direct route.
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.
MoroccoThe Guercif-Nador highway project is progressing. The regional director of Equipment, Transport and Logistics of the Oriental region has recently launched a call for tenders for the prequalification of companies for the execution of the works.
MoroccoThe participation of Saad Lamjarred in the 19th edition of the Mawazine Festival , scheduled from June 21 to 29, seems compromised. Sources close to the organizers have revealed the failure of negotiations between the two parties.
SportThe Glory kickboxing organization has suspended the Belgian-Moroccan Jamal Ben Saddik for six months for his unsportsmanlike gesture towards Rico Verhoeven, after the latter’s fight against Nabil Khachab, during the Glory Grand Prix semi-final on March 9.
MoroccoA security campaign led by the Marrakech police has led to the arrest of 14 individuals on Jemaa El-Fna Square and its surroundings.
MoroccoThe National Railway Office (ONCF) has been ordered to compensate the mother of a 4-year-old child who died following an accident that occurred in early November 2023 at the Rabat-Agdal station.
MoroccoAlgeria exceptionally opened its land border with Morocco, closed since 1994, on Tuesday to repatriate 15 Moroccans who have finished serving their sentences ranging from 6 months to 2 years for illegal immigration.
SpainJuan Antonio Ballesta Miñarro, second in command of the Canary Islands air force, stated that the archipelago is prepared to "respond to any potential threat from Morocco".
MoroccoWhile the attacks by the Houthi rebels are seriously disrupting global maritime traffic, Morocco, whose ports are chosen by European industrialists, is benefiting from the security crisis in the Red Sea.
MoroccoMany Moroccans are denouncing on social networks the small share reserved for Moroccan artists at the 19th edition of the Mawazine Rhythms of the World festival, which will be held from June 21 to 29 in Rabat.
MoroccoOn the web, many Moroccan internet users have criticized the Moroccan singer Zouhair Bahaoui for his collaboration with the Algerian actress and influencer Norene Harid.