Dining at Alain Ducasse’s restaurant on the 33rd floor of the Tour Mohammed VI comes at a considerable price. Gault&Millau puts the bill at between 900 and 1,200 dirhams per person, excluding drinks. It gives the new Rabat restaurant a score of 14/20.
Three police interventions during celebrations after Morocco’s matches at the 2026 World Cup did not comply with the rules in force in the Netherlands. Police leadership accepted the findings of a specialist commission, according to an official report published Friday, October 16, by The Hague city government.
In 1989, a British man injured himself skateboarding with his son. Immobilized in hospital, he came across an announcement by King Hassan II encouraging investment in Morocco. A few years later, an abandoned kasbah in the High Atlas became a renowned hotel, now celebrated by the Financial Times.
MoroccoThe National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) saw its net profit plummet by 44% in 2024, despite an 8% increase in traffic and an 18% increase in its turnover. The culprit is the "unfavorable" fluctuations in the exchange rate for this company, which is burdened with an estimated debt of 38 billion dirhams.
FranceThe Évry criminal court sentenced Amar K., 72 years old, and his accomplice Naour Addine T., 50 years old, to prison for importing cannabis resin from Spain via Morocco.
MoroccoTransavia, the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France group, has launched a new direct route between Morocco and France.
SportPierre Ménès, former consultant for Canal+, has analyzed the historic feat of the Moroccan U20 team, which won the World Cup in its category after defeating Argentina 2-0 in the final. This is the first world title won by a Moroccan team, in any category.
SportAfter months of uncertainty about his future, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech could find an unexpected way out. A Moroccan track is now being seriously considered to relaunch the player’s career, who is currently without a contract.
MoroccoThe Moroccan government has unveiled the major infrastructure projects that will be carried out in the road, highway, rail, port, logistics, air and maritime sectors in 2026, for which it is dedicating large investments.
MoroccoThe authors of a new book on Mehdi Ben Barka make rare revelations about the kidnapping and disappearance of the most famous opponent to Kings Mohammed V and Hassan II, in Paris in October 1965.
SpainIn the Barcelona neighborhood of La Sagrera, a shantytown is growing in front of the construction site of the future high-speed train station. While the city plans to build a large park, as well as hotels and housing in this area, dozens of homeless people are setting up makeshift shacks, some of whom are of Moroccan origin.
SportLamine Yamal watched from afar as Morocco won the U20 World Cup in Chile. The Barcelona prodigy, born in Spain to a Moroccan father and an Equatorial Guinean mother, had declined the offer to play for Morocco, preferring to join La Roja.
MoroccoNational Geographic has chosen Rabat among the most beautiful destinations to visit in 2026. Between the Kasbah of the Oudayas, the Mohammed VI Tower and the Royal Theater designed by Zaha Hadid, the capital of Morocco shines internationally.