The dollar reached nearly 9.99 dirhams on Monday, October 5, after rising almost 4% since September 25. For Moroccans sending dollars home, the exchange rate is becoming more favorable. For those who need to buy dollars, the cost is rising.
Moroccan food exports are fetching higher values than last year. In the second quarter of 2026, their average value per unit rose by 16.2%. Meanwhile, the average value of food products bought abroad edged down.
In Turin, a mosque receiving financial support from Mohammed VI has just been granted a building permit. But the vice-president of Piedmont wants to change planning rules to prevent it from being built. The project also includes student housing and cultural spaces open to the neighborhood.
MoroccoMorocco is preparing to change its legal time tonight. At two o’clock in the morning this Sunday, the clocks will have to be advanced by sixty minutes to display three o’clock, marking the official return to the GMT+1 time zone .
MoroccoThe Skytrax ranking of the world’s best airports crowns Singapore-Changi and confirms the Asian hegemony. The kingdom remains on the sidelines of this excellence ranking, with no Moroccan platform managing to climb among the top hundred international infrastructures.
FranceThe Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is appearing before the French justice system again for rape allegations dating back to 2018 . On the eve of the hearings, his defense is denouncing a massive attempt at extortion to have the complaint withdrawn.
SportMinister and President of the Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa has established himself as an indispensable figure in African football . This visionary is multiplying large-scale projects to propel Morocco to the top of world football.
FranceThirteen days after his spectacular escape from the Villepinte prison , the detainee of Moroccan origin Ilyas Kherbouch was arrested. The young man had made his getaway thanks to the intervention of accomplices disguised as police officers.
MoroccoHanane, of Moroccan origin, thrives in her work as a order preparer in a Brussels supermarket. However, faced with soaring inflation and expensive rents , this mother of a family is increasingly struggling to make ends meet.
FranceA former television personality, the Franco-Moroccan chef Abdel Alaoui is deploying his Choukran brand to establish the street food of his native country. With significant fundraising, he celebrates a culinary tradition that he considers unparalleled.
SportThe Spanish coach has publicly welcomed the decision of the young Real Madrid midfielder, Thiago Pitarch, to represent Spain instead of Morocco. A strong announcement, although the player has not yet joined the first team.
MoroccoThe Moroccan avocado export campaign is ending with a disastrous balance sheet. Weighed down by extreme weather conditions and heavy logistical challenges, the 2025-2026 season marks a sudden halt after the record volumes of the previous year.
MoroccoSwept away by a wave in Casablanca at the end of January, a 7-year-old British girl remains untraceable. While the official search has been abandoned, her father is calling for experts in ocean currents.