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.
MoroccoYoung people’s access to housing is a recurring problem in Morocco, Spain and most Mediterranean countries. This is revealed by a study published by the Esade Center for Economic Policy and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
SportThe Atlas Lions will face Tanzania on November 21 in Dar Es Salaam as part of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and are also preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Côte d’Ivoire in 2024. Challenges that Sofyan Amrabat promises his teammates and him will take up.
SportAchraf Hakimi has no intention of leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and even less of returning to Inter Milan, his agent Alejandro Camano recently assured.
FranceArrested on Wednesday, November 8 as he was trying to jump from the top of his building, rue de Claret in Montpellier, the 45-year-old Moroccan who admitted to having stabbed his 80-year-old wife to death has just been charged with murder.
MoroccoBritish model and actress of Moroccan origin Laila Rouass spoke out on the conflict between Israel and the Hamas Palestinian movement that continues to intensify. She calls for an immediate ceasefire.
SportLamine Yamal scored the first goal for Spain against Cyprus last Thursday. In three matches with La Roja, the young striker of Moroccan origin has now scored his second goal after the one he scored against Georgia in September. He should play his fourth match this Sunday, definitively closing the door to Morocco.
FrancePrime Minister Élisabeth Borne has stripped Karim Mohamed-Aggad, brother of Foued, the third suicide bomber in the terrorist attack that hit the Bataclan concert hall on November 13, 2015, of his French nationality. He could be deported to Algeria, his father’s country, or Morocco, the country of origin of his mother.
MoroccoPoultry prices have risen considerably in recent days in Morocco, reaching 20 dirhams per kilogram for live chicken. An increase that does not help consumers whose purchasing power is already greatly weakened by the rise in prices of certain basic necessities.
MoroccoThe national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is forced to cancel its flights to and from Paris. The reason is a nationwide strike concerning all French air traffic control centers that will take place next week.
MoroccoTo celebrate the 67th anniversary of Morocco’s independence this Saturday, November 18, Google has created a "doodle" in the colors of the national emblem.