The European Union will allocate €112 million to Morocco’s economic and social resilience. Behind its support for the economy and the welfare state, Brussels is also pursuing a migration objective: improving prospects in the kingdom to reduce the factors that drive people to leave.
One million jobs in five years and no pension below 3,000 dirhams. With the legislative elections approaching, the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) is putting forward several particularly ambitious social commitments.
A French man and woman were arrested Saturday at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca. Aged 26 and 28, they are suspected of being involved in a fatal accident that occurred in Marrakech and of having attempted to mislead justice.
In Tangier, a demonstration behind the wheel of a Ferrari ended in front of the police. The driver of the high-performance car was arrested after driving deemed spectacular and dangerous through the city’s streets.
Ten friends had booked an entire riad in Marrakech to enjoy their holiday in Morocco. On the very first night, one of the travelers woke up covered in bites. Inspecting her bed, the group discovered what they identified as bedbugs .
A potassium-rich rock found in Morocco could be used to produce a slow-release fertilizer. Researchers have managed to make its nutrients more accessible to plants, opening up a potential way to reduce dependence on imported potash fertilizers.
A new long-range cruise missile was tested in Morocco during an exercise involving Moroccan and American military personnel. Named Anthem, the weapon is being developed by Covenant with the aim of offering a less expensive alternative to traditional heavy cruise missiles.
The future Gotion High-Tech battery plant in Kénitra will be directly connected to the railway network. Morocco has just allocated nearly 24 hectares of land for the construction of this new infrastructure.
Buying or selling a titled property in Morocco is about to become simpler. The new law on adouls removes a major territorial constraint, with particular benefits for MREs managing a property remotely.
The Moroccan dirham gained ground this week against the two main currencies used by MREs. It appreciated by 0.2% against the euro and by 0.1% against the dollar between 6 and 12 August, according to the latest weekly indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
Morocco is turning the 2030 World Cup into a powerful tool for development and international influence. But a German report takes a much more critical view of this strategy, arguing that major projects and sports infrastructure sometimes compete with more urgent social needs.
The move of the American consulate in Casablanca to Casa Finance City gave rise to a rather unusual contract: Washington hired a company to prepare its own employees for the change. The first attempt was even canceled for lack of funding.