Hundreds of Moroccans demonstrated on Saturday in front of the parliament in Rabat and in various cities of the kingdom against the rise in prices of basic necessities. They denounce the government’s management of the situation.
The American automotive supplier Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) has chosen Morocco for its first headquarters in Africa. It will open a factory there that will act as a hub with its other manufacturing sites for electrical systems.
The Director General of the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP), Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, died on Saturday morning in Rabat at the age of 67, after a long illness.
Bouchra el Korachi is one of hundreds of "Morchidates" or preachers appointed by the Moroccan Ministry of Islamic Affairs to teach the Quran, Sharia and "fiqh", Islamic law, in the various mosques of the kingdom. During the holy month of Ramadan, they intensify their courses to give advice to women.
The Moroccan Association for the Protection of Animals and Nature (AMPA), chaired by veterinarian Youssef Lhor, reacted to the shocking images and videos that would have been filmed in a "shelter" for stray dogs in Arjat, near Salé.
Nearly three years later, many Moroccans continue to display their opposition to the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. Sion Assidon, a human rights activist, believes that this rapprochement has become "a military alliance".
The signs heralding the success of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project are visible. The Nigerian partner is ready to invest 50% of the total cost of the project.
A 11-year-old Moroccan girl, raped several times by three men two years ago, became pregnant after this assault and gave birth. Her father filed a complaint and the perpetrators of this crime were recently sentenced to sentences of one and a half to two years in prison. Insignificant sentences that have caused outrage in the kingdom.
The collaboration between Moroccan and American intelligence services is strengthening. CIA Director William Burns met Friday with DGST chief Abdellatif Hammouchi in Rabat. The two officials discussed the risks related to terrorist activity in the Sahel region and security issues in other countries in the region.
The film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", the fifth installment of which was partly shot in Fez, has been unveiled in a spectacular trailer on the occasion of the Star Wars Celebration in London. The French will be able to discover it in preview at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18.
A Chinese national was arrested on Wednesday by elements of the Laâyoune police prefecture, in southern Morocco. Aged 38, he was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Chinese judicial authorities for his alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of public funds.
The maritime transport company Baleària recorded a 30% growth in freight traffic in the first quarter of 2023 on its connection lines with Morocco. It thus transported a total of 570,000 linear meters of goods on the Almería-Nador, Algeciras-Tangier and the Motril-Tangier line, launched in November 2022. The most transported products are textiles, automotive and food (fresh vegetables).