Several foreign groups are fiercely competing to win the international tender recently launched by the National Railway Office (ONCF) for the acquisition of 168 trains, including 18 high-speed trains, to modernize its fleet and the rail network in Morocco by 2030.
Found guilty by the judges of the Versailles Court of Appeal in a racketeering case, the former mayor of Mantes-La-Jolie, Sidi El Haimer, a leading figure of the Polisario in the Paris region, sentenced in January 2023 to a suspended one-year prison sentence, sees his sentence increased.
Discriminated against in France, the children of many Moroccans living in the Hexagon experience a malaise during their holidays in the kingdom. Nicknamed "French Arabics", these third-generation French, who feel rejected in both countries, are facing strong criticism on social networks.
Suspended in 2021 due to diplomatic tensions between Morocco and France, negotiations between the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the French manufacturer Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of twelve French Caracal H225M helicopters have resumed.
The Moroccan police are waging a relentless fight against urban rodeos on motocross or cars, and are arousing the admiration of Le Point. While in France the fight is not yet taking off, in Morocco, the actions taken are fruitful.
The first lot of civil engineering works for the Kenitra-Marrakech High Speed Line (LGV) megaproject was awarded to the Chinese public operator China Railway NO.4 Engineering (CREC 4) by the National Railway Office (ONCF), while the Egis-Systra-Novec consortium led by the French Egis Rail won the strategic contract for project management assistance for the ONCF for the extension of the High Speed Line to Marrakech.
Rachid, a 51-year-old man cycling in Avignon, died after being hit by a Lamborghini. The suspect is a 25-year-old man whose license had been suspended. An investigation is underway to shed light on this accident.
A 37-year-old French national of Turkish origin was arrested on Friday by the national security elements at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.
Dassault Aviation could well end the year on a high note. After concluding the sale of twelve Rafale aircraft to Serbia during the visit of President Emmanuel Macron, the French aerospace manufacturer could sell its aircraft to Morocco.
Morocco dominates the ranking of (non-European) destinations that are the most financially advantageous from France during the month of September.
Morocco was the leading supplier of watermelons to Spain and France in 2023. 65% of Spanish imports and more than 45% of French imports of this fruit come from the kingdom.
Many experts and stakeholders attribute the failure of the education system in Morocco to the decline of the French language, calling for the adoption of English to change the situation.