This is a financial windfall that continues to break records. The latest Eurostat data confirms the vital role of the Moroccan diaspora in the Kingdom’s economy. In 2024, money transfers from Europe reached new heights, driven by an undisputed leading duo: France and Spain, which alone injected nearly 5 billion euros into Morocco.
Moroccan crafts have seen double-digit growth in the first eleven months of 2025. Driven by the enthusiasm for traditional clothing and demand from across the Atlantic, exports now exceed 1.14 billion dirhams.
LOSC has imposed a strict omerta on the international future of its prodigy. While the behind-the-scenes battle rages between France and Morocco to secure the services of Ayyoub Bouaddi , the northern club has formally prohibited any questions on the subject to "protect" its player. A defensive strategy that contrasts with the stated ambition of the midfielder: to play in the next World Cup.
The inflation is eroding pensions in France , but in Agadir, a modest retirement turns into a life of luxury. This economic equation is pushing more and more seniors to expatriate to southern Morocco, where 1000 euros per month is enough to live, eat and enjoy the sun.
Nicolas Sarkozy confirms having received a call from King Mohammed VI a few days before his entry into La Santé prison on October 21. The former president discusses this exchange and the solidarity expressed by the Moroccan sovereign in his book The Diary of a Prisoner, to be published on December 10.
Morocco sees the French threat becoming more specific for Ayoub Bouaddi. Didier Deschamps has personally contacted the young prodigy to lock him in with the Blues, forcing the Moroccan Federation to play its last card: a call-up for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Clément Besneville disappeared in Rabat in April 2024 , leaving behind all his personal effects. Faced with this mystery, the French National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office has opened a preliminary investigation, suggesting a complex criminal trail behind this shattered life project.
France and Spain took advantage of a moment of weakness in Morocco, then led by Moulay Abdelaziz, successor to Moulay Hassan who died in 1894, to establish their colonial domination over the kingdom.
The Spanish actress Hiba Abouk saw a door slam shut abruptly in France last year, losing a role in a series. The reason was not artistic but political: her public stance in favor of the Palestinian cause led the production to exclude her.
Whenever her schedule allows it, Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture, enjoys spending good times in Casablanca, where she recharges at her father’s house.
The deputies of the Les Républicains (LR) party have recently tabled a bill aimed at banning fasting during Ramadan for minors under the age of 16 in France.
By the end of October, more than 100,000 French fans have already purchased tickets for the final matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) starting on December 21 in Morocco, according to data from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).