Trains ordered by Morocco from Spanish manufacturer CAF are at the center of controversy following the rail disaster at Urda, which killed 69 people. Their specifications call for a safety technology that had not yet been fully deployed on the Madrid–Seville line at the time of the accident.
In Casablanca, Arié Elmaleh spoke French at home and Arabic with his friends. The actor, currently appearing in “Le Sens de l’humour” in Paris, talks about his Moroccan childhood, his father’s performances and his first steps away from the shadow of his famous brother, Gad.
At 18, Salma Lakhal is the first in her family to attend university in Spain. The daughter of parents who came from Morocco, she tells El País about her journey. In Almería, the young student has also been recognized for her academic achievements, despite a severe visual impairment.
SpainThe Spanish government canceled on Friday the departure of several animals from Ceuta to France, demanding that they first be examined by veterinarians on the peninsula. A rule that was only applied to animals from Morocco where rabies is still raging.
SportMoroccan athlete Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi reflects on her historic victory in the Women’s Marathon at the World Athletics Championships, and talks about her goals for the future.
FranceTwo Moroccans appeared in late July before the Créteil judicial court for refusing to board the plane at Orly that was to return them to Barbados in the Caribbean, after they were denied entry into France.
SportInjured in the knee on Thursday during the match against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League, Zakaria Aboukhlal should undergo surgery this week.
FranceThe French Council of State has just rejected a request to suspend the circular of the Ministry of National Education banning the wearing of the abaya in schools from the start of this school year.
SportA month later, Moroccan striker Rosella Ayane looks back on the very first participation of the Atlas Lionesses in the Women’s World Cup, which took place from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
MoroccoMorocco maintains its import restitution system for soft wheat for the benefit of operators. A significant quantity of this cereal will soon be ordered.
MoroccoMorocco’s acquisition of Israeli, Turkish and Chinese weapons is not aimed at attacking anyone, but at deterring any potential aggression by the Algerian army.
MoroccoThe Lycée Descartes de Rabat is at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal. The victim is a student, the alleged perpetrator is a Franco-Algerian teacher.
SpainThe Spanish Company for Studies on Fixed Communications across the Strait of Gibraltar (Secegsa), in charge of the project to build a tunnel connecting Spain to Morocco under the Strait , has not been able to start the execution of this project for 43 years, despite the financial resources made available to it.