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.
BelgiumA Moroccan on duty at the Moroccan embassy in Belgium was the victim of a serious car accident on the ring road at the height of Wemmel.
SportThe German football club Mainz fired the Dutch player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi for his pro-Palestinian posts on social media. Unhappy, he is contesting his dismissal in court.
MoroccoMorocco wants to seize the opportunity of hosting the 2030 World Cup to modernize the transport sector as a whole, particularly highways.
SportAlgerian international Riyad Mahrez believes he is better placed than Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to win the African Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded on December 11 in Marrakech.
SportThe Moroccan under-20 national team beat Algeria 3-2 in the second round of the North African Football Union (UNAF) tournament.
SpainAchraf Hakimi was reportedly seen a few days ago in a nightclub in Madrid in the company of Karoline Lima, Eder Militao’s ex-wife, the Brazilian defender of Real Madrid.
SpainThe Spanish National Police arrested a 30-year-old man at the port of Algeciras (Cadiz) who was wanted by the French judicial authorities for his alleged involvement in the shooting that occurred in the city of Nîmes last August.
FranceThe French rugby international, Bastien Chalureau, 31, appears before the Toulouse Court of Appeal for acts of violence committed on the grounds of race or ethnicity. The correctional appeals chamber of the Toulouse court will hand down its decision on Tuesday, January 16.
FranceThe Bayonne court has handed down its verdict in the case involving a 34-year-old Moroccan. The latter was tried for aggravated violence against his 21-year-old partner.
FranceThe Great Mosque of Paris has sought to distance itself from the remarks of Imam Abdelali Mamoun regarding the rise in anti-Semitic acts in France, stating that it has "full confidence" in the figures from the Ministry of the Interior.