Moroccan truck drivers are of interest to European companies facing a shortage of drivers. But recognition of their professional qualifications remains an obstacle. An assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the difficulties they face and the steps being taken to make it easier to recruit them.
Aircraft flying over Morocco have transmitted data showing occasional declines in GPS accuracy. The latest observations concern areas around Agadir and Tangier, among others. A specialist platform tracks these anomalies using navigation data broadcast by aircraft.
Spain has approved more than €3.16 billion in contracts to modernize its S-80 submarines and equip them with new missiles. The Spanish government approved two funding packages on November 10 as part of efforts to strengthen the capabilities of its navy.
MoroccoThe attack carried out against civilians in Smara in the Moroccan Sahara is a "state terrorism" committed by Algeria against Morocco, said Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Moroccan Minister of Justice, at the 111th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) of the UN which was held on Wednesday and Thursday in Geneva.
FranceIn Stains, firefighters saved the child of a Moroccan woman trapped in a massive fire that broke out in a dilapidated building overnight from Friday to Saturday on the Place du Colonel Fabien while he was blocked in the apartment where he lives with his parents. He is currently hospitalized and in "absolute emergency".
SportIn an interview, Hervé Renard , coach of the French women’s national team and former coach of the Moroccan men’s national team, comments on Morocco’s spectacular progress in women’s football. For their first participation, the Lionesses of the Atlas reached the round of 16 of the 2023 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand before being eliminated by the Blues.
MoroccoIn Morocco, women continue to suffer all kinds of violence, with reported cases continuing to increase to the point of concern.
SpainMoroccans residing in Spain participated on Saturday in Madrid in an information session on the new housing assistance program initiated by the Moroccan government for first-time buyers residing in Morocco or abroad.
SpainThe Spanish Navy frigate "Santa María" carried out a series of counter-terrorism exercises with the Moroccan Navy ship "Sultan Moulay Ismail", as part of NATO’s "Sea Guardian" operation.
MoroccoThe regional brigade of the judicial police in Fez arrested on Thursday eleven individuals, including a director and civil servants of a public hospital as well as three managers of private healthcare facilities in Taza.
SportThe Moroccan women’s national team must play two friendly matches in early December, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has just announced.
BelgiumAccording to a recent study conducted by the Flemish government, despite notable progress in several areas, third-generation citizens of migrant origin still face discrimination in Flanders.
FranceAlgerians suspected of trafficking in unaccompanied foreign minors, including Moroccans, drugs, psychotropics and receiving stolen goods will appear in December before the Paris Criminal Court.