In Meknès, Malaysian group DXN is launching its first North African dietary supplement plant. The project involves an investment of 161 million dirhams and around 250 jobs. Yet just three weeks earlier, its agreement with the Moroccan government had expired.
A professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat defended relations between Morocco and Israel at a conference in Ashkelon on October 19. Three days later, a Moroccan union condemned the participation of academics from Rabat and Fez.
He had lived in France for ten years and earned a master’s degree there in 2017. But his answers about French history and institutions led the Interior Ministry to defer his naturalization application. The courts have now upheld that decision.
SportSolid defensively and involved offensively, Achraf Hakimi delivered a controlled performance during the French Cup final against Reims. Scoring a goal, he was one of PSG’s most prominent players, just days before the Champions League final.
MoroccoMourning in the Moroccan artistic world. Amazigh artist Bourhim Outfnout, whose real name was Abderrahmane Bourhim, has died at the age of 87.
MoroccoSeveral Moroccan cities appear in the global ranking of the Global Cities Index by Oxford Economics, which measures the strengths and weaknesses of major metropolises across five key dimensions, including economy, quality of life, and human capital
MoroccoThe criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal has postponed the trial of drug baron Reda Abakrim, alias "Turbo", the alleged murderer of Moroccan singer Rym Fikri’s husband, to June 17. The latter will appear as a witness during this hearing.
MoroccoNavantia will launch the Avante 1800 patrol vessel, ordered by Morocco, next week. The ship will be delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy in 2026.
Morocco37 Moroccan gendarmes are on trial for their involvement in a drug trafficking network in Beni Mellal. The drug lord is already behind bars.
FranceAs in recent years, Morocco maintains its position at the top of the ranking of countries of origin for foreign students enrolled in French higher education.
MoroccoA Moroccan city appears in the ranking of the 10 most sought-after destinations by French people for this summer.
SportThe coach of the Moroccan national team continues to refine his list of players for the upcoming friendly matches against Tunisia and Benin, scheduled for June. Walid Regragui is working to fill the absences of the Atlas Lions who are out of form or participating with their clubs in the Club World Cup in the United States.
SpainA Moroccan residing in Catalonia denounces a certain hypocrisy of his compatriots regarding the situation of Moroccan migrants who are sometimes accused of sowing chaos in this region. In a TikTok video, he stated that if the situation were reversed and Spanish migrants committed criminal acts in Morocco, they would be chased away "with stones and kicks."