Seven years after winning €691,522 in cash and prizes on TF1’s “Les 12 Coups de midi,” Paul El Kharrat has revealed how he used his fortune. The 27-year-old, whose father is a former Moroccan track-and-field champion, has invested in property, among other things.
Morocco features prominently in the November issue of the Algerian army’s magazine, El Djeich. Amid accusations of sabotage, drug trafficking and references to Western Sahara, the publication repeatedly mentions the Kingdom while warning of external threats.
In Morocco, occupants of some state-owned homes can become their owners. An order signed on October 26 by Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister of Economy and Finance, and published in the Official Bulletin on November 9, gives the director of the State Domains authority to approve these sales.
MoroccoThe elements of the territorial center of the Royal Gendarmerie in Kelaat M’Gouna have put out of action a 36-year-old man wanted for rape and fraud. His appearance before the competent public prosecutor’s office should take place this Tuesday, April 9.
MoroccoThe Minister of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy, Fatima Zahra Mansouri, informed the directors of the urban agencies of the difficulties noted in the implementation of the procedure for regularizing illegal constructions, urging them to be more diligent in processing the files.
SportAfter its triumphs in 2016 in South Africa and in 2020 at home, Morocco is aiming to win the African Nations Cup (CAN) of futsal for the third consecutive time this year.
MoroccoThe Spanish group MPG, a global leader in maritime transport, logistics and special cargo handling, has announced the opening of two offices in Morocco.
MoroccoThe Swedish shipping company Stena Line Holding BV is about to acquire 49% of the shares of the Morocco-based company Africa Morocco Link, held by the Greek shipowner Attica Holdings S.A.
SpainThe director of the presidency’s cabinet, Óscar López, described as "hoax, slander and conspiracy theory" the information that Morocco would be behind the espionage of Pedro Sánchez’s mobile phone using the Israeli software Pegasus.
MoroccoThe Sahara issue remains one of the points of friction between Rabat and Algiers, which unilaterally broke off diplomatic relations with its neighbor in 2021. Professor Abderrahim Manar Slimi believes that France’s recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara would have a negative impact on Algeria, the protector of the Polisario.
MoroccoThe National Railway Office (ONCF) is preparing to launch the construction work of the Hay Riad district station in Rabat, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco.
SportThe Moroccan women’s football team lost Tuesday’s match against Zambia (0-2), counting for the last round of qualifications for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
MoroccoVAT fraud costs the state between 1 and 1.2 billion dirhams a year, revealed Younes Idrissi Kaitouni, the Director General of Taxes (DGI), during the presentation of his strategic plan for the 2024-2028 period.