A 49-year-old Moroccan woman who says she worked up to 17 hours a day for 500 euros a month collapsed Thursday at the Bobigny court. Her former employers were standing trial on charges of exploitation amounting to modern slavery.
Does Morocco have compromising information about Pedro Sánchez? Asked on Spanish television Thursday evening whether the kingdom might have leverage over him, the prime minister responded with humor, referring to UFOs and the contents of his mobile phone.
Morocco could become a uranium supplier to French nuclear power plants. OCP is in talks with EDF and Orano on an industrial partnership that would produce the fuel from Moroccan phosphate, with a first plant planned as early as 2028.
SpainThe Civil Guard and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie have dismantled a criminal organization specialized in the trafficking of hashish from Morocco to Spain via helicopters. In total, nine people were arrested and two helicopters as well as 795 kilos of hashish were seized.
SportThe friendly match between Morocco and Angola on Friday at the Grand Stadium of Agadir resulted in a victory for the Atlas Lions over the Black Antelopes (1-0). A slim victory to which the new players called up by Walid Regragui, the national coach, contributed.
MoroccoThe introduction by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs led by Ahmed Taoufiq of a clause that obliges the Moroccan pilgrim for the 2024 hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, "not to protest even in case of flight delay," is causing controversy.
MoroccoAccused of cultural appropriation, the French luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has been forced to remove a pair of mules strongly inspired by the traditional Moroccan babouches.
SportSofyan Amrabat’s English adventure will likely come to an end next June. Arrived on loan with a purchase option at Manchester United last summer, the Moroccan midfielder has failed to establish himself with the Red Devils. The English club has decided not to exercise the purchase option, and Amrabat will therefore return to Fiorentina or join another club.
SportMorocco did the bare minimum against Angola on Friday night in a friendly match. The Atlas Lions won the match thanks to a goal by David Carmo against his own team.
MoroccoMorocco has dropped seven places in the 2024 World Happiness Ranking, now ranking 107th, according to the report published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network on the occasion of the World Happiness Day.
MoroccoThe General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has issued an orange alert bulletin for strong gusts of wind accompanied by dust storms, expected from Friday to Sunday in several provinces of the Kingdom.
MoroccoThe 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal will have huge economic repercussions for it. This is at least what a report from the company specialized in financial analysis and brokerage on the Moroccan stock exchange indicates.
MoroccoThe Haraki group in the House of Representatives has questioned the Minister of Agriculture, Mohamed Sidiki, about the dates, particularly of Algerian origin, that have flooded the Moroccan market before the start of the month of Ramadan.