Fouzi Lekjaa takes over as head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, replacing Nadia Fettah. The new government led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, appointed Friday by Mohammed VI, retains Nasser Bourita and Abdelouafi Laftit in their posts.
A 33-year-old Moroccan man who has lived in France since 1999 faced deportation to his country of birth despite having five French children and expecting a sixth. The Cergy-Pontoise administrative court has now overturned his removal order, despite several criminal convictions.
A letter dated 1402 recounts an Italian merchant’s business dealings in Fez, involving pepper, wax and valuable dyes. Its author was none other than Leonardo da Vinci’s grandfather. This little-known story will be presented on October 20 at the Italian consulate in Casablanca.
FranceA fruitful collaboration with Morocco has allowed the French police to arrest a 25-year-old man involved in the theft of several dozen state-of-the-art mobile phones from a store in the center of Toulouse.
MoroccoThe Jordanian Center for Research and Islamic Studies has published the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. King Mohammed VI is in the top 15.
MoroccoA serious traffic accident on the El Jadida highway caused the death of one person and several serious injuries on Friday morning.
SportOlympique de Marseille (OM) is providing reassuring news about its Moroccan striker Bilal Nadir, who suffered a fainting spell that occurred on Wednesday during the match against SCO d’Angers (2-2).
SportThe Moroccan attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech has signed with Wydad Casablanca to relaunch his career before the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025). When will he be presented to the supporters of the Casablanca club ?
MoroccoSix years after its adoption, the maintenance of the GMT+1 all year round in Morocco continues to generate lively debate. As winter sets in, criticism is resurfacing on social networks, pointing to the inconveniences of a shifted daily routine, particularly the dark mornings for schoolchildren.
MoroccoAbdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, presented the draft budget of his department, amounting to nearly 29 billion dirhams, to the Commission on Infrastructure, Energy, Mines, Environment and Sustainable Development at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
MoroccoThe public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance of Marrakech ordered the provisional detention of a woman of around 30 years old in the Oudaya prison and her indictment for adultery and corruption.
MoroccoThe Criminal Chamber in charge of financial crimes at the Court of Appeal of Rabat has postponed to November 17 the examination of the file of the embezzlement of nearly 260 million dirhams within a bank agency in Tetouan.
MoroccoThe Spanish authorities have managed to intercept a total of 117 off-road vehicles and sports cars stolen in Canada and destined for Morocco over the past six months.