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.
MoroccoRelations between Morocco and France have experienced strong tensions in recent years for various reasons, including the rapprochement with Algeria, Morocco’s neighboring rival, and Paris’s reluctance to recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara, as already done by the United States, Spain, Israel and Germany. Today, the power of Emmanuel Macron is working to turn the page on tensions.
MoroccoAlthough it is ahead of its peers in terms of the density of paved roads, according to a World Bank analysis, Morocco wants to adopt a new strategy for 2030, the year in which it will co-host the World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
MoroccoThe high fares of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair are pushing many Moroccan internet users to question the support of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) for low-cost airlines.
MoroccoWhile begging is increasing on the streets and in public spaces in Morocco, especially during the month of Ramadan, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) is calling for a rethinking of the criminalization of the phenomenon. On Wednesday, the CESE made public the conclusions of a study on the theme: "For a cohesive society, free of begging."
SportMorocco has entrusted the American architectural firm Populous and its Moroccan counterpart Oualalou+Choi with the design of the architecture of the Grand Stadium of Casablanca, one of the sports venues that will host matches of the 2030 World Cup, which will be co-organized with Spain and Portugal. The infrastructure will meet FIFA standards.
MoroccoElements of the Tourist Police Brigade of Marrakech managed a nice catch this week, arresting an individual suspected of snatching. The operation took place in the Sidi Youb neighborhood, in the heart of the medina, a few minutes after an assault on two foreign tourists.
SportMorocco hosts Angola at the Grand Stadium of Agadir. More than a friendly match, the confrontation with the Black Antelopes will surely serve as an evaluation for the Atlas Lions, after their early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023).
MoroccoThe Correctional Court of Imintanout sentenced two people, a father and his son, to five months in prison and a fine of 2,000 dirhams each. They were prosecuted for preventing the holding of a Quran class .
MoroccoThe airline Air France has decided not to renew a route between Nice and a Moroccan city this summer. Volotea or Transavia should take over the route.
MoroccoAn incident occurred during the commemoration of the death of King Mohammed V in Rabat, which was attended by Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).