The Moroccan passport scores just 15.5 out of 100 for international mobility, compared with 97.4 for the Spanish passport and 96.4 for the French one. Morocco thus trails its two European neighbours by more than 80 points in the ease of travelling around the world.
A Moroccan national has obtained the annulment of the decision to close his French naturalization application without further action. The Marne prefecture accused him of ignoring several summonses from the police and gendarmerie. In court, it was unable to prove they had been sent to him.
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.
MoroccoTransavia (a subsidiary of Air France) now allows its customers who have booked for a trip to Morocco before the deadly earthquake of September 8 to change the departure dates or change the destination, free of charge.
MoroccoDespite the deadly earthquake that shook Morocco on the night of Friday, September 8, the Moroccan authorities wish to host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), scheduled for October in Marrakech.
MoroccoJustice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi reacted to the controversy over the alleged "acceptance of Algerian aid" by Morocco, denouncing a misinterpretation of his remarks by certain media.
SpainThe Spanish textile giant Inditex, which has a cluster in the village of Oukaïmeden located in the province of Al Haouz, the epicenter of the earthquake that hit Morocco on the night of Friday, September 8, announced on Monday the donation of three million euros to the Spanish Red Cross to support the Moroccan Red Crescent.
FranceInvited on BFM TV on Wednesday to talk about his new book, "The Time of Battles" (Éditions Fayard) published in August, Nicolas Sarkozy, close to Morocco, reflected on his relationship with the kingdom, hit by a deadly earthquake, and its king, Mohammed VI.
BelgiumThe sky is darkening for Ryanair travelers in Belgium; no less than 58 flights out of the 288 scheduled will be canceled on Thursday and Friday at Charleroi airport due to a strike by pilots based in Belgium. Morocco is also affected.
SpainAfter nearly three years of struggle, Omar, a 16-year-old Moroccan with cerebral palsy, and his mother Mbarka, have obtained a one-year residence permit in Spain. The child, who has sudden death risk factors, will be able to benefit from continuous health care.
BelgiumSalah Abdeslam, Mohamed Abrini, Ali El Haddad Asufi, Bilal El Makhouki, and many other individuals convicted of the Brussels attacks in March 2016, expressed regrets on Monday during their trial at the Brussels court.
SportMoroccan international Sofyan Amrabat , who now plays as a midfielder at Manchester United, his dream club, could return to Fiorentina due to a "special clause inserted in his contract."
MoroccoThe celebration of a wedding saved all the inhabitants of a Moroccan village during the deadly earthquake of September 8 , which destroyed their homes.