Sabre Benabdalla, a former banking executive of Moroccan origin, gave it all up to open an Italian halal food shop with his wife. After a difficult start in Mantes-la-Jolie, the couple now attracts customers from across Europe. Their signature sandwich has become a TikTok phenomenon.
Morocco is one of three markets selected by London to test a new financing scheme that could mobilise up to £5 billion. The idea is simple: make it easier for foreign buyers to obtain credit so they place more orders with British companies.
Watermelon, mint tea and orange blossom: Sophia Gyé-Jacquot draws on scents associated with Morocco to create perfumes in Paris. With her fragrance house MEZEL, founded in 2024, she presented her creations this month at the Fragranze trade show in Florence.
TUI will open a route between London-Gatwick and Tangier in summer 2027. The group will also increase its capacity to Marrakech and Agadir from Belgium, while Fès and Essaouira are among the new routes under consideration.
Predator Oil & Gas has begun drilling the MOU-6 well at Guercif. The operation is intended to determine whether the gas already identified in the area can be extracted at a sufficient flow rate to launch initial commercial production.
Having left Morocco at 17 without being able to obtain a student loan in the United Kingdom, Ismail El Yacoubi made numerous sacrifices to fund his studies. At 26, his investment and pension portfolio is worth approximately €138,000.
Morocco will permanently change its time zone overnight from Saturday to Sunday. At 2 a.m., clocks will be turned back by 60 minutes. The kingdom will then remain on GMT all year round, with no further change during Ramadan.
The United Kingdom has just detailed the assistance offered to Moroccans without the right to remain who return voluntarily or are sent back to Morocco. Upon arrival, they may receive accommodation, money for their immediate needs and support extending to the creation of a business.
The British government estimates that investments expected in Morocco over the next five to six years will exceed £50 billion, or approximately 640 billion dirhams at the current exchange rate. London is simultaneously preparing an agreement intended to facilitate its companies’ access to Moroccan public procurement markets.
Algeria has ended the tenure of its consul in Oujda, Hicham Ferhati, who has now been sent to London. No successor in Morocco appears in the new series of appointments decided by Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
A 55-year-old Briton found himself stranded in Marrakech after his flight to London was cancelled. He says he was only informed upon arriving at the airport and had to pay for two additional nights in Morocco.
As of November 30, a Moroccan student will have to prove they have up to 14,130 pounds to live for nine months in London, excluding tuition fees. This increase in the required funds should not be confused with a new tax.