This is a signal that does not deceive about the ambitions of Elon Musk in the Kingdom. A few months after the administrative creation of its subsidiary, the American manufacturer is moving to the operational phase by launching its first recruitment campaign in Casablanca.
As the Trump administration pushes for a quick agreement in the Maghreb , eyes are turning to Doha. Buoyed by a successful mediation in the greatest secrecy twenty years ago, the emirate has the technical tools to restore dialogue, but is still awaiting an official invitation that is slow in coming.
The one-dirham increase is not well received as the Supratours company is about to take over urban transportation in Marrakech . Residents denounce an unjustified decision in the face of the dilapidated state of the infrastructure.
This is a decisive step forward for this long-held dream of engineers. A German study confirms the technical feasibility of a rail link under the Strait of Gibraltar, between Morocco and Spain. While tunnel boring machines can now pierce the rock, the bill is expected to be hefty and the commissioning horizon is distant.
Winter is hitting hard in the southeast of the Kingdom. Heavy snowfall has paralyzed the Drâa-Tafilalet region in recent hours, isolating thousands of inhabitants. Blocked roads, out-of-service networks: the population is going through an ordeal, while calls for better crisis management are multiplying.
Long the undisputed master of bus transportation in the major cities of the kingdom, the Spanish group Alsa sees its hegemony waver. The ONCF, through its road subsidiary Supratours, wins key contracts such as Marrakech, marking a turning point towards a more national management of mobility.
Significant flooding affected the province of Tétouan on Saturday. Beyond the considerable material damage, this rainy episode revives the debate on the dilapidated drainage networks in Fnideq and M’Diq.
Thousands of Rif farmers are leaving the underground thanks to the regulated cultivation of marijuana . While this shift to the formal economy offers unprecedented security, the nascent sector must still coexist with a powerful black market and overcome logistical challenges.
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.
The bad weather currently hitting the Andalusian coast is seriously disrupting crossings in the Strait of Gibraltar. While the ports of Malaga and Almería are spared, Tarifa can no longer provide its links to Morocco , and the situation is deteriorating in Algeciras.
With compensation set at 140,000 dirhams for a simple slip, the court of first instance in Casablanca establishes a strict precedent. This judgment puts an end to the systematic classification of these accidents as "personal faults" to impose direct responsibility on operators for the safety of their facilities.
With a historic harvest of 2 million tons, Morocco is putting an end to the surge in olive oil prices that had reached 120 dirhams. This abundance immediately imposes a return to normal, stabilizing the liter around 50 dirhams.