A hundred baguettes covered a trapdoor on a property in southern Spain. Police found more than a tonne of hashish beneath it. As they continued their search, they eventually seized more than four tonnes of the drug.
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.
English is now the main language for broadcasting information on board the Moroccan high-speed trains (TGVs), ahead of Arabic, informs the National Railway Office (ONCF). TEXTE: The information intended for customers on the display screens on board the TGVs connecting the cities of Casablanca and Tangier, via Rabat and Kénitra, will now be available in English, the language required by FIFA for the host countries of the World Cup. The replacement of French by English in the Moroccan TGVs is part of the preparations for the 2030 World Cup that the kingdom will host alongside Spain and Portugal. To recall, FIFA had already imposed the introduction of English in essential services such as transportation (trains, metros, buses, planes), restaurants and hotels in the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Morocco as a destination is still booming in France. Three Moroccan cities are among the most sought-after destinations by French tourists this summer.
The Belgian Consumer Protection Organization accuses the airline Ryanair of violating European consumer rights by imposing additional fees for hand luggage and files a complaint against it.
An EasyJet plane traveling from London to Marrakech had to make an emergency landing in Madrid due to the aggressive behavior of a passenger on board the flight.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was crowned French champion on Saturday. Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi celebrated this new title in a special way by waving the Moroccan flag.
Like the United States , France is also working towards resolving the Western Sahara conflict between Morocco and Polisario. This is at least what its ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, suggests.
The Ceuta Ya! party is preparing to question the government about the situation at the land border with Morocco during the next plenary session of the Assembly. The political group will ask what measures the Executive intends to implement to end what they call chaos.
Achraf Fayda, Director General of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) unveiled during the Congress of Travel Companies (EDV) in Taghazout, the kingdom’s ambitious plan for 2030 where it hopes to reach 30 million travelers.
In Morocco, olive oil prices are not decreasing despite imports. This highly sought-after product is sold at 75 or even 85 dirhams per liter. For independent farmers, the price has exceeded 100 dirhams.