More than $10 billion in Chinese investment has been committed in Morocco, mainly in energy and electric vehicles. Yet Chinese automakers still do not assemble their cars there. A crucial step is missing to fully benefit from privileged access to the European market.
In Amsterdam, a woman of Moroccan origin gave up her home in 2019 to care for her sick parents. After they died, the social housing provider demanded that she leave within 30 days. A court has now recognized that they shared a household.
On August 8, 1956, a mining disaster in Belgium killed 262 men, including 136 Italians. Italy suspended the dispatch of miners. Belgium turned to other countries, including Morocco, with which it would sign a recruitment agreement in 1964.
SportAfrican champion and best player of the Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Morocco, Atlas Lioness Jasmine Demraoui has started her international career well.
MoroccoDuring the forum "Morocco & Spain - Investing Together for a Sustainable and Shared Future" in Madrid, Karim Zidane, Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, highlighted the incentive measures put in place by the kingdom to attract foreign investors.
FranceIn France, Moroccans are among the irregular foreigners most frequently detained in Administrative Detention Centers (CRA) for deportation. This is revealed in a joint report by five associations, including La Cimade, which are also alarmed by the increase in the average duration of detention.
MoroccoThe Moroccan government has revised upwards the salaries of civil servants and state agents. Younès Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, is the bearer of this good news.
MoroccoMoroccan actor, writer, and intellectual Mohamed Choubi, a renowned figure in Moroccan cinema and television, passed away on Friday, May 2, at the military hospital in Rabat, following a long illness.
SportNew disappointment for kickboxer Tyjani Beztati. His quest for a historic double at Glory once again hit a draw against his rival and compatriot Chico Kwasi, welterweight champion, Friday night in Miami.
MoroccoAfter adopting a law on general mobilization to prepare for potential alert situations, Algeria accuses Morocco of being behind the tensions between Mali and itself.
MoroccoTwenty small cents less at the pump. This is the decrease applied to diesel and gasoline in Morocco this Thursday, May 1st. A reduction deemed very insufficient by many observers.
MoroccoHeavy rains in several areas of the Drâa-Tafilalet region have caused flooding. As a direct consequence, national road No. 10, connecting Ouarzazate to Errachidia, has been closed to traffic. The interruption affects a section at the level of the Aït Hakou wadi in the province of Tinghir.
MoroccoBritish mining company Emmerson Plc has initiated arbitration proceedings against Morocco before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank’s arbitration body. It is claiming 2.2 billion dollars in compensation for its potash project in Khemisset.