The Moroccan General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) is actively preparing to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025 and the World Cup in 2030. To ensure the security of these major events, the authorities have put in place a complete and reinforced system, detailed in the 2024 activity report of the DGSN.
Marrakech is emerging as a choice destination to celebrate the holidays. The ochre city is experiencing a resurgence of tourism activity, after a slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis years, which saw the number of visitors drop from 13 million to 3.7 million, seem to be a thing of the past.
The issue of importing personal medications often arises for travelers visiting Morocco. The Moroccan Customs Administration has provided a duty-free customs franchise for personal medications. Here are the key points to know.
A few months after the start of the season, the piracy of Ligue 1 remains a major problem for DAZN and the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). Despite their efforts, illegal platforms like Telegram and IPTV services, sometimes based in Morocco, continue to broadcast the matches, siphoning off a considerable audience and impacting the rights holders’ revenues.
The Moroccan Family Code is about to undergo substantial changes. This is what Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, revealed on Tuesday, during a briefing at the Royal Academy in Rabat. The legal age of marriage and the conditions for polygamy are at the heart of these announced changes.
Moroccan taxi drivers are sounding the alarm. They are calling for a revision of the rates, which they consider unsuitable for the surge in fuel prices and the suspension, last May, of the exceptional aid granted to the road transport sector.
Morocco is actively preparing for the 2030 World Cup and clearly displaying its ambitions. The travel time between certain cities will be halved. This is at least what Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, promised on Tuesday evening before the House of Advisors.
Morocco is actively preparing to host the 2030 World Cup. The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, announced a major project: the construction of a new terminal at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca. This infrastructure, intended for Royal Air Maroc’s (RAM) long-haul flights, should be completed by 2029.
The Casablanca-Settat region is currently undergoing major transformations. In 2024, efforts have continued to make it a major player in national development.
A new highway is planned in southern Morocco. It has just been unveiled by the Minister of Equipment, Nizar Baraka.
The Western Sahara conflict, which has been going on for decades, could see a significant development. The situation, marked by a rapprochement of the positions of certain key players, offers a window of opportunity for the next US administration to get involved in the search for a definitive solution.
The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, presented the progress of Morocco’s major road projects before the Council of Advisors. He notably addressed the situation of the Ourika tunnel.