As announced in January 2023, the Airbus A380 giant of the airline Emirates has made its first flight to Casablanca, marking its grand return to the economic capital.
Morocco will soon have two vehicle battery manufacturing plants. The projects are estimated at 6 billion euros and 4 billion euros, Ryad Mezzour, the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced this week.
The Moroccan government has taken an exceptional measure by deciding to grant an additional day off to civil servants on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which should take place in Morocco on Saturday, April 22.
The attendance at Brussels Airport (Brussels-Zaventem) increased by 42% in March 2023 compared to the same period last year. This is partly due to Morocco, one of the ten most visited countries last month.
In Canada, a Franco-Moroccan inspired restaurant located in the city of Toronto is forced to close its doors due to a lack of manpower.
In Morocco, the Collectif 490 continues its fight for the repeal of Article 490 of the Penal Code which punishes "imprisonment of one month to one year all persons of different sex who, not being united by the bonds of marriage, have sexual relations between them." Recently, it launched a new digital campaign.
Many Moroccans spend their day watching the royal convoy in the hope of meeting King Mohammed VI and conveying their grievances. They are nicknamed the "Smayria".
The Rabat Court of Appeal has just sentenced a lawyer involved in a case of fraud and corruption to a five-year prison sentence, accompanied by a heavy fine.
The statements of the President of the House of Councilors, Ennam Mayara (Istiqlal), on the Moroccanness of Ceuta and Melilla sparked a major outrage within the royal palace. Nizar Baraka, the party’s secretary general, is trying to correct the situation.
Buoyed by his success in Morocco and the Arab world, El Grande Toto announces an international tour in 2023 that will make a stop at the Olympia in Paris on November 5.
A heat wave is expected in several provinces of the Kingdom starting this Saturday, announced the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). Maximum temperatures could reach up to 40°C in some regions, with orange vigilance alerts issued for certain areas.
The amount of Zakat Al Fitr has just been announced by the Moroccan religious authorities, and more specifically by the Supreme Council of Ulema (CSO).